Five European Countries Lifted The Travel Restrictions Imposed Against Sri Lanka

As the security situation in the country has been improved after the Easter Sunday Bombings ,Five European  countries had lifted travel restrictions imposed Against Sri Lanka it has been reported .

Accordingly Netherlands, Italy, Austria ,Germany and Switzerland had lifted the travel restrictions imposed over Sri Lanka .

Earlier China has lifted the  travel ban imposed Against Sri Lanka. 

A Female Sanitary Worker Has been Arrested Whilst Transporting A Stock Of Gold Jewelry At Katunayake Airport

A 55 year old Female sanitary worker

had been arrested by the Airport Customs officers today (01)whilst transporting a stock of Gold Jewelry weighing 2.187 Kilo Grammes  in a Trolly carrying cleaning equipment and chemicals at the Katunayake Airport .

The suspect who is a resident of Katunayake had been arrested whilst attempting to transport the Gold Jewelry hidden in a Ploythene bag out side the Airport according to Customs .

A Passanger at the Airport immigration terminal had handed over the stock of Gold Jewelry worth Rs.10 million and 15,000 to the suspected female to  transport outside the Airport it has been revealed.

Airport Customs are investigating  the incident .

An Army Soldier Has Died And Two Soldiers Injured Due To An Explosion In Jaffna

An Army soldier has died and two other

soldiers had been injured and hospitalized due to an explosion at Vasa villan in Palaly,Jaffna this evening (01) it has been reported.

The two injured soldiers had been admitted to Jaffna Teaching Hospital for treatment according to acting Army Media Spokesman Major General Roshan Seneviratne .

The cause of the explosion has not yet been revealed. An investigations are being carried out regarding the explosion Major General Seneviratne has stressed.

TORNADOES WREAK HAVOC IN CHILE

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-latin-america-48482945/tornadoes-wreak-havoc-in-chile

A SONG ON POSON

HIPPOS INVADE A RUGBY PITCH

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-48479999/hippos-invade-pitch-at-rugby-club

Passport Charges Increased From Today (01)

The  charges of the Passport had been

increased with effective from today  (01)accordance to the 2019 Annual Budget proposals .

Accordingly charges  of a passport when getting through a normal service had been increased by Rs.500 from Rs.3000 to Rs.3500 and the one day service had been increased from Rs.10,000 to Rs.15,000 .The charges of the Passport issues to those under 16 years old for a 03 year period had been increased by Rs.500 for the normal service (Rs.2000 to Rs.2500)and one day service Had been increased by Rs.2500 (Rs.5000-7500) the Government Information Department has announced .

The Rs.500  fee charged when changing details of a passport had been increased to Rs.1000.