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Colombo, Jan. 10 (Daily Mirror)- Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) refuted reports that a group of MPs had a lavish party organised on a ship and claimed that it was only an inspection tour of the development activities at the Colombo ports.
It said in a statement that the Ports Authority organise such inspection tours for various Head of State, VIPs, professionals and journalists in the inner and outer harbour in a move to provide correct information on the development activities at the ports.
The statement said that Ports Authority organised an inspection tour for a group of ministers and MPs on the request of Ministers Nimal Siripala De Silva and Priyankara Jayaratne to witness the development of the Eastern Jetty, the JCT terminal and West terminal.
Sri Lanka Ports Authority said it had not borne any expenses for food or anything else as reported.