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.
The Colombo–Kandy main road at Pahala Kadugannawa has been closed indefinitely after a deadly rockfall in the area that left six people dead and four others injured.
The Cyclonic Storm “Ditwah” moved further north from Trincomalee today evening leaving a trail of destruction including more than 90 deaths, over 100 missing and tens of thousands displaced, officials said.
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