Ethnic Rohingya refugees stand on their capsized boat as rescuers throw a rope to them off West Aceh, Indonesia, on March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Reza Saifullah) COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's navy ...

The Sri Lankan Navy arrested 11 Indian fishermen and seized their trawler for allegedly fishing illegally in Sri Lankan ...

Sri Lanka Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda. (Image/Govt. of Sri Lanka) The recurring problem of Indian fishermen doing illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters needs a top-level diplomatic solution ...

The FAO also highlights that the fisheries sector in Sri Lanka faces various challenges, including overfishing, illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and declining fish stocks. The FAO ...

12 Indian fishermen detained by Sri Lankan Navy for alleged poaching. Seizure took place near Point Pedro, Jaffna, in island waters. Incident underscores ongoing tensions over Palk Strait fishing ...

Aananda Jeya Baskaran used to visit the annual St. Anthony’s feast on the uninhabited island of Katchathivu with his family since his childhood. This time he came to the ‘Guardian of Fishermen’ in mid ...

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 Friday.

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 were ...