The Sri Lankan Navy arrested 35 Indian fishermen and seized four trawlers for alleged illegal fishing near Jaffna's ...

Calling the fishermen issue between India and Sri Lanka a "very important" and long-standing one, Sri Lankan Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has said that both countries must cooperate to establish ...

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday met Sri Lankan Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa in New Delhi and ...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday urged External Affairs Minister of India S. Jaishankar to initiate immediate ...

During operations conducted early in the  morning on  03 November , the Sri Lanka Navy and Coast Guard seized  04 Indian ...

The Sri Lanka Navy and Coast Guard have seized four Indian fishing boats and apprehended 35 Indian fishermen, while they were ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union blacklisted Sri Lanka Monday for failing to combat illegal fishing, officially banning imports of fisheries products from Sri Lanka-flagged vessels into the EU.

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.

On Monday, India and Sri Lanka held ministerial-level talks on their long-standing dispute over fishermen in the Palk Strait, the body of water running between India’s southeast coast and the northern ...

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 ...

By Mongabay.com In Sri Lankan waters, there’s a growing problem of ghost nets that are entangling sea turtles, fish, dolphins and seabirds, reports contributor Malaka Rodrigo for Mongabay. “Ghost nets ...