Eighteen Indian fishermen were arreted by the Navy along with two Indian steel fishing trawlers poaching in Sri Lankan waters in the seas North-East of Point Pedro today.
The arrested fishermen and trawlers were brought to Kankesanthurai harbour and will be handed over to the officials of the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Kankesanthurai for onward action, Navy Media reported.
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The arrested fishermen handed over to the Jaffna fisheries Department. Pix by .N. Lohathayalan[/caption]
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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