Sri Lanka Navy has released four Indian fishermen who were detained last month after their boat developed snag in Lankan waters, the Express reported.
The fishermen from Nagapattinam were handed over to the Indian coast guard vessel 'Rani Durgawathi' yesterday, the Lankan Navy said today.
Their release came on a day when the Lankan Navy arrested nine Indian fishermen while fishing near Iranatheevu island,
Earlier this month, Sri Lanka released 104 Indian fishermen lodged in its jails on goodwill gesture.
Of the 104 fishermen, 61 fishermen were from Nagapattinam, Pudukottai and Karaikal districts while the rest were from Rameswaram and Mandapam.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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