The government decided to maintain the existing $50 fee for a 30-day visa for foreigners visiting the country and the free visa service currently offered to citizens of seven countries – India, China, Russia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia will be continued as usual, President Media Division said.
Meanwhile, the Secretariat also said that the visa issuance responsibility will be handled solely by the Department of Immigration and Emigration as well.
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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