Naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command in Nilaweli arrested seven local fishermen with a Fiber Glass Dingy and a Monofilament Net while fishing illegally in the seas off Kumburupiddi yesterday.
The arrested persons along with the boat were produced to the 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.
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