Six local fishermen who were engaging in illegal fishing in the seas off Koneshwaram, Trincomalee were arrested by the Naval personnel attached to SLN Dockyard, navy said.
During the arrest three Fiber Glass Dinghies, three pairs of diving fins, fifteen oxygen cylinders and 63 saltwater fish belonging to various species, were taken into custody also. The suspects and belongings were produced to the Harbour Police Station Trincomalee for onward investigations.
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.
Sri Lanka’s largest renewable energy project, the ‘Rvidanavi’ Solar Power Park project was launched in Siyambalanduwa today by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
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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