Navy personnel have nabbed 28 individuals including fishermen who had illegally entered Sri Lankan waters off Jaffna earlier today (Jan 13).
The crew comprising 20 fishermen and eight others who were in the possession of heroin had arrived in four fishing trawlers.
However, a fishing trawler belonging to the fishermen crew had capsized following which the Navy had intervened to rescue the members on board.
(Reporting and pic by N. Lohathayalan)
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today warned that Ceylon Electricity Board Employees would have to make a choice in the next two months.
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