Department of Immigration and Emigration is taking steps to introduce an internationally recognized passport which is on par with the standards of International Civil Aviation Services Organization, the government news portal reported.
According to the Controller of Immigration and Emigration M.N. Ranasinghe, the new passport is to be introduced by the end of 2018. A UK firm, De La Rue, which is situated at Biyagama Export Processing Zone has been chosen to print the new passport, the report claimed.
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.
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.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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