The Sri Lanka Navy seized around 11kg and 300g of gold being smuggled by sea off Baththalangunduwa Island, Kalpitiya, today.
Acting on a tip-off about a gold smuggling racket, a team from the Special Boat Squadron, based at SLNS Vijaya, intercepted a suspicious dinghy.
Three suspects were arrested in connection with the smuggling attempt.
The three suspects, all from Kalpitiya, were arrested and handed over to the Customs Preventive Office in Katunayake for further legal action.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
The Government is considering abolishing the Office of the Chief of the Defence Staff (OCDS) when the term of office of its incumbent General Shavendra Silva ends on December 31.
Former Member of Parliament J.R.P. Suriyapperuma passed away today, January 2, 2025, at the age of 96.
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