By Shamindra Ferdinando Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka last Wednesday (19) explained why the Tamil electorate voted for him at the January 26, 2010, presidential election. The explanation coincided with the low-key 12th anniversary of Sri Lanka’s triumph over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). In other words, Sri Lanka’s most successful Army Chief emphasized […]
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By Shamindra Ferdinando
Public Security Minister Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekera, during Monday’s Cabinet meeting, has raised the issue of the UK promoting the separatist ideology by allowing the display of LTTE flags at the British parliament square.
Minister Weerasekera pointed out that LTTE flags were displayed alongside the Union Jack much to the disappointment of those who cherished the eradication of LTTE terrorism. British nationals of Sri Lankan origins displayed LTTE flags at a protest to mark the conclusion of the war on May 19, 12 years ago.
Minister Weerasekera told
The Island Monday night that he stressed the responsibility on the part of the government to seek a clarification in that regard from the British High Commissioner in Colombo Sarah Hulton. “Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena endorsed concerns raised by me”, he said.
During a special operation conducted in the northwestern and western waters of the island on Friday (07), the Navy seized 235 kg of Kerala cannabis being smuggled into the country from India.
During a patrol in the seas off Kudiramalei Point in the northwestern seas, the Navy spotted an Indian fishing vessel in Sri Lankan waters across the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) with seven Indian nationals on board, the Navy said.
Further search of the vessel led to the seizure of over 235 kilos of Kerala cannabis in 118 packages contained in six sacks.
The seized stock of Kerala cannabis, which the navy believes to be smuggled into the country, is estimated to be worth over Rs. 70 million.
By Shamindra Ferdinando
A chance detection of a lorry transporting ethanol, on the Southern Expressway, over the weekend, revealed that an illicit distillery, situated in the Dankotuwa police area, was obtaining supplies from the Lanka Sugar Company Private Limited, Sevanagala.
The demand for ethanol is extremely high since the government banned its import in January 2020.
Ethanol is made by state sugar companies as well as private ones. Alcohol is produced by the fermentation of molasses which is a byproduct of sugar manufacturing process.
DIG (Legal) and attorney-at-law Ajith Rohana said that the police were inquiring into all aspects with an open mind.