The Navy assisted the repatriation of three Indian fishermen released from custody on Wednesday. The three fishermen were remanded on charges of poaching in Lankan waters earlier this month.
They were handed over to the Indian Coast Guard Ship “Abheek” at the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) North of Kankasanthurai. Sri Lanka Coast Guard Craft “CG 48” was deployed for the mission.
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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