Navy detains nine suspects for illegal fishing

Australia to deport Sri Lankan couple seeking permanent residency

A man from Sri Lanka fighting for permanent residency in Australia has been told he and his wife will be deported within weeks, The Herald Sun reported. Sri Lankan immigrant Eranda Ranasinghe Arachchige, 39, said his wife Lakmala Nissankage Harshani was still being treated for a mental illness in hospital and had no discharge date but he had been told by his Immigration Department case worker they both have to leave Australia by October 26. Last week?Greater Dandenong Leader?told how the famil

02 Oct, 2017

Tamil refugee from Sri Lanka found dead on Manus Island

A Sri Lankan refugee has died in Australia?s offshore detention regime, with a man found dead, apparently by suicide, on?Manus Island, the Guardian reported. The body of the man, whose name the Guardian has chosen not to publish at the request of his family, was found on the grounds of the Lorengau hospital, where he had been sent after a previous suicide attempt. The man was a Sri Lankan Tamil and had been formally recognised as a refugee, and was legally owed protection. Staff on the island

02 Oct, 2017

Sri Lankan cyclist killed in Milan hit and run incident

A?Sri Lankan cyclist has been killed in Milan in a hit and run incident, the Italian media reported. Rasarantam Saruanathan, a 39 year old from Sri Lanka, was killed after being hit by a vehicle and dragged several meters on the road. The vehicle involved in the accident was later discovered and a suspect was arrested. (Colombo Gazette)

01 Oct, 2017