Six more Indian fishing trawlers which were seized for years for poaching activities handed over back to India following completion of repair work, Navy said.
The six Indian fishing trawlers had been seized by the Sri Lanka Navy for poaching in the Sri Lankan territorial waters. A total of 26 Indian fishing trawlers which were in Sri Lankan custody have been handed over to the Indian government since September 30.
The six Indian trawlers were escorted to the IMBL north of Kankesanthurai by the Sri Lanka Coast Guard Fast Attack Craft CG 406 and handed over to the Indian Coast Guard Ship Rani Gaidinliu.
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.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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