Sri Lanka Customs today destroyed a large quantity of counterfeit cigarettes seized from many smuggling attempts through the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) during the first half of this year.
The Election Commission is handicapped due to the lack of technological know-how to debunk adversarial election propaganda videos generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) with a bearing on some candidates, a top source said.
A Sri Lankan passenger who tried to smuggle in foreign cigarettes worth over Rs.3 million under the pretense of carrying cosmetics from Doha, Qatar was nabbed by the Police at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today.
Long queues were witnessed at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today for on-arrival visas. Sri Lanka is yet to revert to the previous visa approval and issuing system after the Supreme Court ordered the suspension of the VFS-led system.
If the current government programme changes at any point, there is a clear risk of losing the salary increases scheduled for all public servants starting January 1, 2025. Therefore, public servants should be wise in casting their postal votes at the upcoming Presidential election, Parliamentarian Rajitha Senaratne said.
Claiming that certain politicians have issued threatening statements against Sri Lankan expatriate workers challenging their political rights, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today that the NPP will ensure the political rights of Sri Lankan expatriate workers.
Large infrastructure projects in Sri Lanka, often funded by foreign loans and grants, are legally required to disclose information online when the amount exceeds USD 100,000, Verité Research said in a statement.
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