Naval craft on routine patrol attached to the Eastern Naval Command arrested 17 persons with 03 Fiber Glass Dinghies (FGDs) on the suspicion of their engagement in illegal fishing in the seas off Koneshwaram in Trincomalee today.
Two purse-seine nets were also taken into custody during the arrest. The arrested persons along with the items were handed over to Trincomalee Harbour Police for further action.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
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.
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