On December 19, 2024, fisherfolk in Mullaitivu, Northern Sri Lanka, observed a boat in the sea, a few hundred meters away ...

The Sri Lanka Navy arrested 22 Indian fishermen on Saturday for alleged illegal fishing in the island nation’s waters and seized three fishing vessels. The fishermen were arrested from the North Sea ...

Minister Chandrasekar issued the statement on Sunday after a delegation of fishermen from Rameswaram held a meeting with him in Jaffna on Saturday evening ... of the fishing craft confiscated by the ...

(MENAFN- Colombo Gazette) The Sri Lanka Navy seized another Indian fishing boat and arrested 10 Indian fishermen while they were poaching in Sri Lankan waters. The Navy continues to conduct ...

According to the Sri Lanka Navy, the fishermen ... The incident has since sparked protests where the fishing community in Tangalle, on Saturday (Jun 29) evening took to the streets calling on ...

Sri Lanka's Navy Rescues 102 Rohingya Refugees Found Adrift Aboard a Fishing Trawler COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's navy rescued more than 100 people believed to be Rohingya refugees who ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's navy rescued more than 100 people believed to be Rohingya refugees who were found adrift aboard a fishing trawler off the island nation, a navy spokesman said ...