At least nine Indian fishermen have been arrested by the Navy for engaging in fishing activities within Sri Lanka's territorial waters in Mullaithivu sea.
The arrested fishermen are from Nagapatinam, Tamil Nadu and left their jetty yesterday and entered off Mullaithivu sea to engage in bottom trawling, an illegal fishing method that's banned in Sri Lanka.
The arrested fishermen are being taken to Trincomalee to be handed over to fisheries authorities for further legal action. (Pix by N. Lohathayalan)
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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