SriLankan Airlines is to be gazetted under State Minister of Finance, Eran Wickremaratne this week, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera said at a media briefing today (March 13).
The Minister who was responding to a question raised during the conference called SriLankan Airlines a "vanity project that Sri Lanka can hardly afford."
Previously, a gazette notification was issued to the effect last week that SriLankan Airlines and its subsidiaries which were previously under the purview of President Maithripala Sirisena would be temporarily transferred to the Finance Ministry with effect from March 7.
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.
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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