The first flight carrying 162 passengers landed at the Mattala Airport yesterday (6) morning.
Flights will be operated once a week on Saturdays from Almaty International airport to Mattala. The flight will depart from Almaty at 5.00 am and arrive at Mattala at 10.50 am. The return flight will be on the same day.
Lanka Sportreizen, of which Mr. Thilak Weerasinghe was the founder Chairman had been in negotiation with the airline to select Sri Lanka as a destination,
(Pix by Rahul Samantha Hettiaarachchi)
A Sri Lankan wanted for financial frauds and under a red notice was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport along with his wife and child as they were returning from India, Police said.
Mr. Gihan de Silva has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, the Government Information Department announced.
The Government is considering abolishing the Office of the Chief of the Defence Staff (OCDS) when the term of office of its incumbent General Shavendra Silva ends on December 31.
The Bribery Commission has apprehended former Provincial Councillor and businessman Salochana Gamage, along with another businessman, in Pitakotte over a Rs. 9 million bribery case.
New commanders have been appointed to the Sri Lanka Army and Sri Lanka Navy.
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