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 Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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