The Sri Lanka Navy yesterday turned back 11 boats from India that were attempting to enter Sri Lanka illegally, Navy Spokesman Captain Indika De Silva stated.
The boats were intercepted and turned back after entering Sri Lankan territorial waters south of Mannar, he added.
Captain De Silva stated that there were 86 persons on these boats and they were trying to enter Sri Lanka claiming to be fishermen.
The Navy has stepped up security in the northwestern and northern waters by increasing 24-hour patrols, as there is a risk of the surge in the transmission of COVID-19 pandemic in the country due to possible illegal migration attempts via sea routes, the Navy Spokesman noted.
On April 30, two women and two children, who had illegally entered Sri Lanka by fishing boats, were found in the country.
By Hiran Priyankara Jayasinghe
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.
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The only orangutan held at the Dehiwala National Zoological gardens had passed away yesterday.
The Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena Organisation Ven Galagodaatte Ganasara Thera was today imprisoned for the third time.
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