President Sirisena To Leave Russia For An Official Visit

Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena is due to

leave Russia next wednesday (22) for a three day official visit as per an invitation made by Russian president Vladimir Putin according to the President's media division.

During the tour President Sirisena is due to hold bi lateral talks with Russian counterparts related to security and economy.

Sri Lanka and Russia due to sign several agreements related to science,technology and fisheries sectors during the Presudent's tour.

"Sama sambandathawayakama padanama Wana mitratwaya thula avanka adarayat ,anyonya wishwasaya,awabodaya menma iwasemada pawatiya yutu atara sith ridaweem thibiya yutu nowe.-Sama witama Saba mitratwaya surakinna."

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Navy Have Arrested 17 Local Fishermen Illegally Fishing In Sri Lankan Waters

Sri Lanka Navy officers  have arrested 17 local

fishermen illegally fishing in sea coast above the Kalpitiya-Sinnapadu area without valid licences yesterday (17).

Navy officers have also taken into custody nine fishing nets and a dinghy boat in possession of the fishermen.

The arrested fishermen along with the equipment had been handed over to the Puttalam assistant director of fisheries for further investigations.

A Police Sergeant Arrested With 16 Logs Of Teak Timber In His possession

Marawila assistant superintendant of Police had

arrested a police sergeant attached to Dankotuwa Police  and a Lorry driver over the theft of   16 logs of teak timber which taken into custody and scheduled to be produced as a court product .

The Police have also taken into custody the stock of teak timber logs and the Lorry used to transport them.

The suspected police sergeant has yesterday (17) indicated the fellow police officers of the Dankotuwa Police that he is taking the timber logs to the Marawila district court to produced them and taken the stock to another placevit has been revealed.

A School Boy In Kandy Drowned In Mahaweli River While Bathing

A student attached to the Dharmaraja Collage in

Kandy had drowned and disappeared while bathing in Mahaweli River yesterday (17).

The student who is year 11 student of Dharmaraja Collage had drowned while bathing in Mahaweli River with five of his school friends during  a inter school cricket match played between Dharmaraja and Kingswood Collages in Kandy.

The dissapeared student had caught strong waves while bathing in warathanna ,seemamalakaya area of the Mahaweli River which drift him away the Katugasthota Police have stated.The friends of the student attempted to save him but failed to do so due to the srrong waves of the river it has been revealed.

Katugasthota Police with the assistance of Sri Lanka Navy  have launched a search operation to rescue the dissapeared student.