Navy rendered assistance to bring a critically ill fisherman ashore for immediate treatment in Trincomalee yesterday.
The fisherman who went fishing from the Codbay harbour in Trincomalee for multiday fishing trawler Danushka Putha, had fallen seriously ill due to a heart stroke out at sea.
Upon receipt of this information, Navy promptly dispatched the Fast Attack Craft to the sea area about 8.5 nautical miles off Foul Point. The patient was safely transferred to the naval craft and brought to the Naval Dockyard, Trincomalee. Subsequently,he was rushed to the Trincomalee District General Hospital for further treatment.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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