The Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) and the Tourism Development Authority and the Wildlife & Nature Protection Society jointly carried out a training programme for 700 safari vehicle drivers who operate within Yala National Park (YNP).
It focused on training and improving the tourism service skills of safari drivers operating within YNP.
The Department has decided to allow safari drivers registered under them and who took part in the training programme to enter YNP without a guide, from January 1, 2024. It is now mandatory for DWC-registered drivers who are not trained to obtain the services of DWC-provided guides.
It is also compulsory to obtain the services of a DWC-provided wildlife guide if a group of people enter YNP using other authorized vehicles which are not safari jeeps.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) and one time Propaganda Secretary of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa accused the Government of bringing back the “Batalanda Commission” for a media spectacle instead of a genuine concern for those who suffered during the 1988-1990 period.
Speaker (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne to announced to the Parliament regarding the vacant seat created in Parliament due to the resignation of Mohamed Sali Naleem from his position as a Member of Parliament.
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