Seven local fishermen from Mulankavil and Nilaweli were arrested by the navy for engaging in illegal fsihing, Naval personnel attached to Buwenaka in Mulankavil arrested three persons along with a Fiber Glass Dinghy and 30 kilograms of illegally harvested sea cucumbers in Nachchikuda yesterday. The arrested persons along with the items were handed over to the Assistant Director of Fisheries (Kilinochchi) for onward action.
On a separate incident, the naval personnel attached to Vijayaba in Nilaweli with the assistance of Kuchchaweli police arrested four local fishermen along with two hand nets, three pairs of diving fins, two diving masks, 15 oxygen cylinders and 8 kilograms of illegally harvested sea cucumbers in Erakkandi lagoon. The arrested persons with the items were handed over to Kuchchaweli police for onward action.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today warned that Ceylon Electricity Board Employees would have to make a choice in the next two months.
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