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We can’t catch them all: Sri Lankan navy on boats to Australia-By Chris Barrett Source:Theage Singapore: The Sri Lankan navy has been given priority access to fuel on the crisis-hit island as it tries to stop a surge of boats leaving for Australia while conceding it will be difficult to catch them all. The Australian Border Force intercepted at least three vessels from Sri Lanka in the past month, as hundreds tried to flee a devastating economic meltdown, while the Indian Ocean nation’s own navy stopped an additional seven boats, it said on Monday. A picture supplied by the Sri Lankan navy of an alleged asylum seeker boat bound for Australia earlier this month. ...