The cabinet of ministers yesterday decided to procure more scanners that would assist in conducting security scans on the baggage of travellers.
Minister of Civil Aviation Arjuna Ranatunga had submitted a proposal to this effect after considering the need to ensure the saftey of passengers in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday Attacks.
Accordingly, equipment which would facilitate security checks would be installed at the Bandaranaike International Airport once purchased.
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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