The Rameswaram fishermen associations on Saturday jointly launched an indefinite strike demanding the immediate release of 30 ...

As many as 47 Indian fishermen were arrested and their five trawlers seized on Thursday at Talaimannar in northern Sri Lanka ...

Five trawlers seized in coordinated patrols near Talaimannar; incident adds to ongoing strain in India–Sri Lanka fishing ...

RAMANATHAPURAM: A day after the Sri Lankan navy arrested 47 Indian fishermen—30 from Rameswaram and 17 from Karaikal—and ...

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 47 Indian fishermen for poaching, sparking calls for government intervention and release of detainees ...

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.

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 ...

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.

Galle Face Beach in Sri Lanka’s commercial capital, Colombo, is a popular spot among city dwellers, watched over by lifeguards assigned by the coast guard unit of the Sri Lanka Navy. But one Sunday ...

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 ...

Sri Lanka authorities imposed a fishing ban along about 50 miles of the coast after a container ship carrying chemicals caught on fire, leading to fears of pollution and a marine environmental ...