Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has requested civil aviation and treasury authorities to reduce landing charges levied on aircrafts touching down in Sri Lanka.
The Prime Minister had made this request during a meeting with tourism, civil aviation and treasury authorities this morning, the Prime Minister's office said.
Treasury Secretary Dr R.H.S. Samaratunga, the Immigration and Emigration Department's Controller General, and Airport & Aviation Services Dammika Ranatunga were among the officials who attended the meeting.
Tourism, which accounts for 5% of Sri Lanka’s GDP, tanked following the April 21 attacks. However, to lure tourists back, Sri Lanka is hosting international events and has relaxed rules on minimum rates for hotel stays.
Further hotels have slashed room rates with free airport pickups in anticipation of the recovery in the industry to pick up.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
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Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
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