Sri Lanka Customs with the fullest corporation of the joint trade unions launched a four-day expedited container clearance process today, aimed at clearing the backlog of containers destined for examination yards by February 2, a senior Customs official said.
Additional Director General of Customs Seevali Arukgoda said in a statement that all examination yards and valuation directorate will function from today onwards till Sunday with full staff until all the containers queued up have been cleared.
Therefore, all consignees, clearing agents and transporters are hereby requested to extend their fullest cooperation by attending to their tasks on time, so that the backlog can be cleared within the period, the official said.
All other government agencies working alone with Customs have been informed to support this initiative.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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