Navy rendered assistance to transfer a critically ill fisherman ashore, who was onboard a multiday fishing vessel named “Subodha III” in the Southern seas of Sri Lanka yesterday. Naval personnel onboard SLNS Suranimala reached the location to rescue the patient following the directives received from the Naval Headquarters Operations Room through satellite communication.
Accordingly the patient was quickly transferred to Navy ship in the seas 150 Nautical Miles off Galle at midnight and he was given prompt first aid treatment. The patient who was down with dehydration which was aggravated by rough sea condition, was subsequently handed over to the Navy’s Fast Attack Craft P 435 to rush ashore for further medical treatment today.
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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