Vanuatu customs detains ship with Sri Lankan crew

04 Jan, 2017

Vanuatu’s customs officials have detained a ship with an all Sri Lankan crew after failing to identify the ship’s origin, Radio New Zealand reported.

The Acting Manager for Border Control Baddley Tari said the five crew and captain, who all speak English, said they have sailed from Japan to Port Vila.

They said they were to deliver the ship to its new owner and are ready to fly out.

Tari said no one has tried to claim the ship which is estimated to be 20 years old.

He said the man who was supposed to have bought the ship is Paul Okten, who is the owner of a company called JPO Kava Export. (Colombo Gazette)

Recommended For You

Sri Lanka wants to enhance relations with Malaysia

The existing relations between Malaysia and Sri Lanka must be enhanced for the mutual benefit of the two countries, says Sri Lanka’s new High Commissioner to Malaysia, A. J. M. Muzammil. He said relations between the two countries dating back to several centuries had been transformed into a multi-faceted, mutually rewarding partnership encompassing all fields of interest, the Bernama news agency reported. Citing trade relations as an example, Muzammil pointed out that trade relations between S

05 Feb, 2017

Batti women take RTI route to seek details on loved ones

A group of women in Batticaloa are attempting to use the Right To Information (RTI) Act to locate their loves ones, The Hindu newspaper reported. After years of petitioning government offices and testifying to innumerable commissions, they decided to use the brand new Act, to seek information about their missing relatives. ?We set out at eight in the morning, and went from one office to the other until 5.45 p.m.,? P. Deepa told The Hindu over telephone. In June 2016, Sri Lanka?s Parliament un

06 Feb, 2017

Ranil says Sri Lanka needs investments from China

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says Sri Lanka needs investments from China and so it has invited investors to come to the country. The Prime Minister’s office quoted the Prime Minister as saying that earlier Sri Lanka had sent investors to China but now Chinese investors are willing to come to Sri Lanka. He said the?China had earlier invited investors to their country by granting concessions and the country saw rapid development. The Prime Minister noted that even countries like India an

06 Feb, 2017

Colombo Gazette is a leading news and entertainment website, covering stories related to Sri Lanka. The content consists of text based news, photos and videos and is linked to social media websites including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, to provide a wider coverage for its stories.