Sri Lankans stranded in Qatar repatriated

Sri Lankan fishing boat seized off Seychelles

A Sri Lankan-flagged fishing boat has been seized off the coast of Seychelles. The Seychelles news agency reported that the Seychelles Coast Guard had intercepted the boat suspected of fishing illegally in the island nation’s waters yesterday (Friday). According to a communique from the Seychelles People’s Defence Forces, the boat was located by Seychelles Air Force aircraft and intercepted by the patrol ship Etoile last morning. The interception was the result of a joint patrol of the Seyche

14 Mar, 2020

Suspect arrested with over 900g ICE

A suspect was arrested with 961.6g of ?ICE? in the Obawatta area in Sapugaskanda last night, the Police said. They said he has been identified as a 26 year- old resident of Dikkumbura, Ahangama. The suspect is to be produced before the Mahara Magistrate?s Court today. (Colombo Gazette)

14 Mar, 2020

Sri Lanka bans passengers from multiple countries

The Government today imposed a travel ban on passengers arriving from multiple countries to Sri Lanka. Accordingly the ban will prevent visitors from Europe from visiting Sri Lanka. Earlier the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said that passengers from France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, Netherlands and Austria have been banned from visiting Sri Lanka. The Civil Aviation Authority also imposed a travel ban for passengers flying from Iran, Italy and South Korea. The Chairman o

13 Mar, 2020