Foreign tourists arriving at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) can obtain a Sri Lankan driving licence within minutes, following the launch of a new Department of Motor Traffic branch at the Arrivals Terminal.
Launched by Transport Minister Bimal Ratnayake, the service allows tourists to get licences based on their existing permits and visa duration. It also caters to heavy vehicle licence holders and three-wheeler drivers from countries like India.
Applications can be submitted via email to speed up the process. The new facility replaces the time-consuming visits to Werahera and is expected to save tourists valuable travel time. Plans are underway to introduce QR codes and equip traffic officers with smartphones.
Several shops were damaged in a major fire that broke out in a shop on the third floor of a building at First Cross Street in Pettah, Colombo, today evening.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today warned that Ceylon Electricity Board Employees would have to make a choice in the next two months.
The number of Buddhist monks who were killed following the accident at the Na Uyana Theravada Buddhist Monastery (Na Uyana Aranya Senansenaya) in Pansiyagama, Melsiripura, Kurunegala currently stands at nine , with four injured, Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Prof. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi told Parliament this morning. He revealed that two of the injured Buddhist monks are being treated at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, said that both inequality and poverty ought to be regarded as a worldwide catastrophe that requires urgent attention.
The opposition has renewed its demand for a long delayed forensic audit into the controversial e-visa deal, following the sentencing of former Controller General of Immigration, Harsha Ilukpitiya, for contempt of court.
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