Sri Lankan Airlines Flights From Colombo -Shanghai To Be Stopped After Identifying 23 Corona positive Passangers On Board Of A Sri Lankan Airlines Flight -Chinese Media

Chinese Civil Aviation  Administration

Department has decided to suspend Sri Lankan Airlines flights from Colombo ,Sri lanka to Shanghai, China for a 4 week period with effect from 17 th of August after identifying 23 Corona positive Passangers on board of  a Sri Lankan Airlines flight arrived in Shanghai from Colombo it has been reported .

According to Chinese Media,, Colombo -Shanghai Sri Lankan Airlines flights along with Etihad Airways flights From AbudhabI   to Shanghai and China Eastern Airlines flights from Manila to Shanghai  will be stopped following identifying of  Corona positive Passangers on board.

However Sri Lankan Airlines has announced today (13)that the Sri Lankan Airlines flights to Shanghai scheduled to be temporarily stopped due to identifying a group of Corona positives pn board of a Sri Lankan Airlines flight  that arrived at Shanghai, China from Middle east.

No further details were given by the Sri Lankan Airlines regarding the nationality of the Sri lankan Airlines Passangers tested positive for Corona virus in China .

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Five Members Of The Prime Minister Rajapakshe Including Himself Are Among Those Sworn in As Ministers Yesterday (12)

Five members of the Prime Minister

Mahinda Rajapakshe 's family including himself are among those Cabinet and state Ministers appointed yesterday  (12)according to Sources .

Accordingly Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakshe ,His younger Brother President Gotabaya Rajapakshe, Their elder brother Chamal Rajapakshe, Prime Minister 's eldest son MP Namal Rajapakshe and Prime minister's Nephew Sasheedndra Rajapakshe are among those Cabinet and state Ministers sworn in yesterday .

Altogether six Ministerial Portfolios had been shared among them and 10 Cabinet subjects and 08 State Ministry subjects are being attached to  their Ministries.   

A Group Of 283 Sri Lankans Stranded In Singapore Brought Back To The Country Yesterday (12)

A group  of 283 Sri Lankans stranded in

Singapore due to the Corona pandamic had been brought back to Sri Lanka through a special Sri Lankan Airlines flight last evening  (12).

Accordingly the special Sri Lankan Airlines flight carrying these Sri Lankans had arrived at Katunayake Airport at 5 p.m. yesterday.

"PCR "tests had been performed on these Passangers and the cabin crew of the flight at the Airport and later they were transported to nearby hotels Untill receiving their test results.  

A Total Of 26 Cabinet Ministers And 39 State Mimisters Had Sworn In At Kandy -Majority Are Former Ministers With Corruption Charges

The new Cabinet Comprising of 26

Ministres  and 39 state Ministers had sworn in Before President Gotabaya  Rajapakshe  and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakshe at historical Magul Maduwa this morning.(12),

However the majority of the appointed Cavinet and state Ministers are Corrupted personal and more than 10 have  court cases pending against them.Those who have involved in Narcotic trade,thuggery and illicit liquor and ethanol businesses had also appointed  as Cabinet and state Ministers it has been revealed . Also President is   keeping Ministry of Defense within his purview although 19 th ammendment introduced to the constitution not been allowed to do so..

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakshe too keep two Ministries the Ministry of Finance and Housing with his purview.

The Former President Maithripala Sirisena and former Justice Minister  Wijedasa Rajapakshe are among those did not receive Cabinet Portfolios.

Among  those who had been appointed as Cabinet ministers there are 07 newcomers and 05 intellectuals representing "Viyath maga" .  some new Ministries had been created  for the first time in history  like Ministry of Jewelery and related industries, State Ministry of Batik ,State Ministey of Coconut, Kitul and palmyrah and  State Ministry of Clay industries and furniture .

For further details of the  New Cabinet members visit the given link.below .

https://news.lk/news/political-current-affairs/item/30550-new-cabinet-sworn-in 

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