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Lanza’s group also demands X-Press Pearl compensation!

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2 years ago

September 7, 2023

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A group of fishermen engaged in the dried fish industry in Negombo, and backed by Gampaha District MP Nimal Lanza, has attended a discussion held with Fisheries Minister Douglas Devannada on providing compensation for the damages caused by the X-Press Pearl vessel disaster on Tuesday (5).

Under the fourth phase of providing compensation, measures are to be taken to compensate the fishermen engaged in the dried fish industry as well as people engaged in other jobs related to fishing.

This group of fishermen sent by MP Lanza had given a lengthy explanation to the Minister of Fisheries about the damage caused to their industry due to the X-Press Pearl disaster.

They said that they were engaged in the dried fish industry along the Negombo Lagoon and the Negombo Coast and that they had to refrain from engaging in their livelihood due to the vessel disaster for a prolonged period.

Accordingly, they have requested Minister Devananda to pay attention to their plight and take steps to compensate them for the loss of their livelihood.

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Nishantha Wickremesinghe remanded (Update)

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4 hours ago

June 27, 2025

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Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines Nishantha Wickremesinghe has been remanded until July 01.

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(Previous News : June 27, 2025 4.41pm)

2 ex-heads of govt. institutions, arrested

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested two former Chairmen on corruption charges.

Former Chairman of the Fisheries Corporation – Upali Liyanage and former SriLankan Airlines Chairman – Nishantha Wickremesinghe have been arrested in this manner.

However, Liyanage, who was produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali Jayathunga, was released on three sureties amounting to Rs. 5 million.

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Body of undergrad who went missing at Port City beach, found (Update)

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7 hours ago

June 27, 2025

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The body of the undergraduate who had gone missing at the Port City beach, has been found.

The body was found during a search by divers.

(Previous News on 27th June 2025 at 10.06 am)

Undergrad goes missing at Port City beach while snorkeling

A 24-year-old university student from Asgiriya, Gampaha, has gone missing yesterday morning (June 26) while swimming in the sea off the Colombo Port City beach.

According to the police, the student, a resident of Gampaha, was part of a group of students from the Universities of Colombo and Moratuwa who had visited the artificial beach and engaged in snorkelling.

The student failed to resurface, prompting a complaint to the Colombo Port Police.

Lifeguards later recovered the snorkeling gear believed to be belonging to the missing student.

A joint search operation involving Navy divers from the Colombo Port and Rangala Navy Division is currently underway. Further investigations are underway by the Colombo Port Police.