Sri Lanka Customs with the fullest corporation of the joint trade unions launched a four-day expedited container clearance process today, aimed at clearing the backlog of containers destined for examination yards by February 2, a senior Customs official said.
Additional Director General of Customs Seevali Arukgoda said in a statement that all examination yards and valuation directorate will function from today onwards till Sunday with full staff until all the containers queued up have been cleared.
Therefore, all consignees, clearing agents and transporters are hereby requested to extend their fullest cooperation by attending to their tasks on time, so that the backlog can be cleared within the period, the official said.
All other government agencies working alone with Customs have been informed to support this initiative.
The Government is finalising a list of names to be posted as heads of Sri Lanka’s missions abroad with ex-Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya assuming the position of Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.
Kandiah (Ken) Balendra, a veteran corporate leader and the first Sri Lankan chairman of John Keells Holdings (JKH) has passed away at the age of 85.
The CID has arrested Susantha de Silva, former Managing Director of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) for allegedly misappropriating 6.1 million rupees in 2014.
Chief Justice Murdu Fernando has forwarded the names of four senior High Court judges to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to fill four existing vacancies in the Court of Appeal.
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