The Maldivian government has agreed to return 21 Sri Lankan fishermen who were caught poaching Maldivian waters, before the Sinhala and Tamil New Year.
This decision comes following talks held between Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Maldivian authorities.
The fishermen were arrested and detained at a camp along with four fishing vessels when they were returning to Sri Lanka after fishing in the Arabian seas.
However, the Maldivian government has also decided to release the multi-day fishing trawlers of the fishermen as well.
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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