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Monitor our own seas instead of sending ships to Red Sea (Video)

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1 year ago

January 19, 2024

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The Northern Fishermen’s Associations have authorities safeguard Sri Lanka’s own seas before focusing on the matters in the Red Sea.

Speaking at a media briefing, spokesman of the collective – Mr. Mohommad Alam has emphasised that Indian fishermen continue to encroach into the Sri Lankan seas.

Mr. Alam says that although the Sri Lankan government is well aware of this, they ignore the matter and keep quiet about it.

The President has pledged to help those far away from the country, when citizens of his own country are starving, he added.

The President should send the warship he is planning to send to the Red Sea to the Palk Strait and station around 100 officials to monitor the maritime boundary instead… So that the security of the Sri Lankan seas can be ensured to control the encroachment of Indian fishermen, he further said.

Noting that the fish found in the 02 Indian vessels apprehended in Delft were valued Rs. 20 million by the Fisheries Department, Mr. Alam pointed out that such vessels have taken away fish worth millions of rupees from the Sri Lankan seas for over 15 years.

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Lanka IOC donates Rs. 100 mn. to the President’s Fund

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28 minutes ago

July 4, 2025

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The Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) has donated Rs. 100 million to the President’s Fund.

Mr. Dipak Das, Managing Director of Lanka Indian Oil Company, handed over the relevant cheque to Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, Secretary to the President, at the Presidential Secretariat today (July 04).

It is noteworthy that this donation is in addition to the contributions Lanka Indian Oil Company already makes to the education, health and cultural sectors in the country.

Mr. Roshan Gamage, Senior Additional Secretary to the President and a group of representatives from Lanka Indian Oil Company were also present at the occasion.

Mr. Das was a part of the CEOs delegation of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) who was in Colombo from June 29 – July 02.

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Bus veers off road and crashes into a tree (Pics)

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39 minutes ago

July 4, 2025

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A Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus has veered off the road and crashed into a tree near the Deduru Oya bridge along the Chilaw – Puttalam Road.

It is reported that the accident took place around 11.30 am today (July 04) while the bus was plying from Point Pedro to Colombo.

Injured passengers in the accident have been admitted to the Chilaw General Hospital.

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S.M. Chandrasena remanded (Update)

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47 minutes ago

July 4, 2025

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Former Minister S.M. Chandrasena, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) earlier today (July 04), has been remanded until July 18th.

(Previous news 2025 July 04 – 10.49.am)

Ex-Minister S.M. Chandrasena arrested

Former Minister – S.M. Chandrasena has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) a short while ago.

Chandrasena had appeared before the CIABOC today (July 04) to record a statement.