The Sri Lankan navy arrested eight Indian fishermen on Tuesday night for alleged poaching. 

The men were apprehended off the cost of Kalpitiya. 

Their fishing boat was impounded and has been transferred to the authority of fishing officials in Puttalam.

The arrest is the latest in a series of arrests of Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan navy, despite ongoing talks by both governments on the issue. 

4.5 acres of land in Kankesanthurai were released by the Sri Lankan Army today, after 27 years of occupation.

Vavuniya residents protested on Tuesday against attempts by Sri Lanka’s Archaeology Department to seize the lands of an ancient Tamil temple in the district.

MATANGI/MAYA/M.I.A., the critically acclaimed documentary based on 22 years of archival footage from the career and personal life of international star M.I.A. will be screened at the British Film Institute next month.

A Sri Lankan navy ship left Trincomalee for Australia yesterday, to participate in a military exercise with 26 other countries, including the United States, Canada and China.

A Japanese navy ship arrived in Trincomalee yesterday as part of a goodwill visit to the island.

A 19-year-old Tamil youth has been arrested by the Sri Lankan police in Jaffna, accused of being involved in an attack on a doctor’s house earlier this week.

The youth is reportedly accused of attacking the house of Dr Emmanuel Santhakumar, a member of the surgical department at Jaffna Teaching Hospital. A gang on motorbikes broke windows and items within the property, situated in Kokkuvil, on Sunday.

The arrest comes amidst an increase in reported gang violence in the region, with Sri Lankan police stepping up security operations.

Sri Lanka's rupee fell to an all time low of 160.60 per dollar, Reuters reported yesterday. 

Foreign outflows, importer dollar demand as well as the absence of remittances and dollar conversions by exporters were blamed. 

The rupees fall comes as the country's prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe said he was hopeful of a strong economy. 
 

Doctors from Jaffna Teaching Hospital staged a protest today against increasing gang violence in the area after a doctor's house was attacked on Sunday. 

The house of Dr Emmanuel Santhakumar, who is a member of the surgical department at the hospital, was targetted by a gang on motorbikes. 

The Jaffna Municipal Council has condemned the intimidation of its workers by Sri Lankan military intelligence personnel.

The construction workers were harassed by intelligence officers last week while putting up a fence around the Thileepan monument in Nallur.

Members of the council said they condemned the intimidation and stood in solidarity with the workers.