A boatload of Sri Lankan asylum-seekers headed for Australia has been intercepted in the Indian Ocean, The Australian reported.
Australian Border Force agents seized the vessel, believed to be carrying 20 refugees, off Christmas Island on Sunday night. The group was then taken ashore before being put on a flight back to Colombo on a government charter plane.
The incident marks the third time a group of refugees have attempted to reach Australia by sea since the federal election, bringing the total number of asylum seekers to 80.
More than 40 had to be rescued after a boat began to sink in the Indian Ocean last month. An Australian aerial patrol helped save 41 people on board, with the assistance of the Sri Lankan Navy.
The Department of Home Affairs confirmed the illegal immigrants were returned to Sri Lanka.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has interdicted Colombo Fort Magistrate Kosala Senadheera.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
Leave Comments