Following a special operation mounted by the Navy, 02 local multiday fishing trawlers with about 200kg of narcotics, suspected to be heroin and crystal methamphetamine, have been intercepted on southern high seas. The 02 trawlers and 10 suspects aboard are being escorted ashore for onward legal action.

In a significant diplomatic exchange, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan engaged in a telephone conversation on Wednesday with his Sri Lankan counterpart, Senior Advisor to the President on National Security Sagala Ratnayaka. The dialogue encompassed a range of crucial topics aimed at bolstering bilateral relations between the two nations.

Eight Sri Lankans, rescued from the Myawaddy area of Myanmar have been received today by the officials of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Bangkok and will be repatriated to Sri Lanka soon.