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 Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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