The Navy said it has strengthened surveillance to detect people trying to leave the country illegally.
Navy spokesman Captain Indika De Silva said measures are taken to increase night patrol, deploy more intelligence officers and strengthen monitoring both in land and sea.
Indian media reported that 16 Lankan refugees, including several children from Jaffna and Mannar have reached Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu in two batches. Quoting Tamil Nadu police, Indian media said the refugees were fleeing unemployment as well as the shortage of food in Sri Lanka and about 2000 refugees are to arrive in India.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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