The 52 individuals who missed their opportunity to fly to Korea for employment last week were flown out for the same jobs, Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanaykkara said..
The 800th batch, which missed the flight due to a flight delay, flew to Korea on Monday. Apart from the initial 52, another 52 individuals were also flown as migrant skilled workers. The 802nd batch, consisting of 48 workers for the manufacturing industry, was flown to Korea yesterday.
Minister Nanaykkara stated that he is working to find long-term solutions to the issue of continuous delays in Sri Lanka Airlines planes carrying employees who leave for Korean jobs and talks are being held with the Korean government about using Korean planes to avoid the delay.
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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