Seventeen Sri Lankans who were on an attempt to heading towards Australia were arrested today at 2.30 am in the seas off the Galle lighthouse, navy said.
Among the apprehended people were, a woman and two small girls and two boys. The said migrants have left from the Negombo harbor onboard fishing trawler called “Vindana 3” on 1st March. The Sri Lanka Navy apprehended the migrants on a tip off received by intelligence personnel.
The apprehended migrants were taken to the port of Galle with the help of naval craft P414 and handed over to the Police Station Galle for onward investigations.
The funeral of arguably the Queen of the Sinhala cinema Malini Fonseka, will be held with state honours on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Independence Square.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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