The government has decided to grant Rs 1 million as compensation to the families of foreign nationals who lost their lives in last Sunday's tragic incidents.
A proposal to this effect is to be put forward before cabinet by the Foreign Affairs Minister upon the instructions of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe during the next cabinet meeting.
Meanwhile, the Department of Immigration has deployed a dedicated team of officers to assist foreigners who arrive in the country to visit the victims of the recent explosions.
(Reporting by Damith Wickramasekara)
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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