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.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Israel, a major player in the global diamond and jewellery trade, has invited Sri Lankan gem and jewellery businessmen and designers to collaborate with Israeli diamond traders.
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