An Indian Company has won a USD 6 million worth bid to construct a Marine Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Sri Lanka.
Bharat Electronics Limited won the bid after receiving approval of the Cabinet’s Procurement Committee.
The MRCC would be tasked with rescuing distressed fishermen and naval personnel, a cabinet paper submitted by President Maithripala Sirisena in his capacity as Defence Minister read.
The Sri Lanka Air Force, Sri Lanka Coast Guard, and the Merchant Shipping Secretariat will serve as stakeholders in the project.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
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