The Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) clarified today those 48 passengers who arrived at the airport on flight UL 1160 on September 22 were facilitated following all health authority guidelines and were sent for quarantine at a hotel in Kosgoda under the purview of the Sri Lanka forces.
Issuing a statement, Director Operations of the MRIA Shehan Sumanasekara said that all passengers who arrived on the flight were of Sri Lankan origin, and none were Indians.
The response came in the wake of many allegations raised on social media on the chartered flights operated by the apparel factory in Minuwangoda embroiled in the recent COVID-19 outbreak in Sri Lanka.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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