COLOMBO (News 1st): A group of 182 tourists from Ukraine will arrive in Sri Lanka on Monday evening (Dec. 28), as the first batch of tourists to visit the country since the closure of airports, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said. The group will be quarantined after PCR […] TOURISTS FROM UKRAINE TO ARRIVE IN SRI LANKA TODAY (28)

COLOMBO (News 1st): The eight importers in connection with the consignment of Agricultural Plant Waste imported to the country from Ukraine are currently being questioned, Sri Lanka Customs said on Sunday (Dec. 27). Further, statements were also recorded from intermediary entities connected to the incident. According to Sri Lanka Customs Spokesperson – Sunil Jayaratne, scientific […] ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka Customs expects to conduct a proper scientific investigation into the content of the “Agricultural Plant Waste” consignment imported to the country from Ukraine, Customs officials said on Saturday (Dec. 26). “Further investigations with regard to the 28 freight containers of Agricultural Plant Waste from Ukraine, are still ongoing,” Customs Spokespe...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Government has decided to lodge a complaint at the Office of the Basel Convention over the Agricultural waste imported to Sri Lanka from Ukraine. Issuing a communique regarding the matter, the Ministry of Environment said, importing agricultural waste from one country to another is strictly prohibited under the Basel Convention. 28 […] Government to lodge a complaint...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Government of Sri Lanka is focusing on filing a complaint with the Basel Convention with regard to the ‘Agricultural Plant Waste’ imported to the country from Ukraine, the Ministry of Environment said on Friday (Dec. 25). The “Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal” […] GoSL TO FILE COMPLAINT WITH...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka Customs seized “Agricultural Plant Waste” from 28 containers at a container yard in Wellampitiya Road, Orugodawatta. According to a statement from Sri Lanka Customs, the cargo declared to Customs as “Whole Coriander Seeds” imported from Ukraine was revealed to contain eight consignments of “Agricultural Plant Waste,” following the initial investigation. The […]...

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COLOMBO (News 1st): The Government of Sri Lanka has decided to establish COVID-19 treatment centres surrounding hotels where tourists are staying, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) said. Tourists who are confirmed positive for the virus will be referred for treatment at these centres, where the tourists must bear the costs for treatment, Dhammika Wijesinghe, […] COVID-19 TREAT...

Colombo (News 1st); Another 165 Ukrainian tourists arrived at the Mattala International Airport on Tuesday (12). Shehan Sumanasekara the Director of Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd said the plane carrying the tourists arrived at approximately 02:40 in the afternoon and the tourists were moved to hotels in Hikkaduwa. 177 Ukrainians are to depart Sri […] 165 UKRAINIAN TOURISTS...

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COLOMBO (News1st): The government should reconsider its pilot tourism project involving Ukrainian tourists as Ukraine has entered a lockdown, state minister Nalaka Godahewa has said. “In my view, the tourism minister and the relevant authorities should decide whether Sri Lanka should continue to bring more tourists from Ukraine,” he told reporters on Saturday. Ukraine’s nationwi...

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COLOMBO (News1st): Opposition lawmakers questioned the government’s decision to fly down Ukrainian tourists as part of a pilot tourism project amidst COVID-19 as Ukraine entered a 17-day nationwide lockdown. “New strains of the virus have been detected in Ukraine,” Rajitha Senaratne, a Samagi Jana Balawegaya lawmaker observed during a parliamentary debate on Friday. Senaratne qu...

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Colombo (News 1st); Another 165 Ukrainian tourists arrived at the Mattala International Airport on Tuesday (12). Shehan Sumanasekara the Director of Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd said the plane carrying the tourists arrived at approximately 02:40 in the afternoon and the tourists were moved to hotels in Hikkaduwa. 177 Ukrainians are to depart Sri […] 165 UKRAINIAN TOURISTS...

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COLOMBO (News1st): The government should reconsider its pilot tourism project involving Ukrainian tourists as Ukraine has entered a lockdown, state minister Nalaka Godahewa has said. “In my view, the tourism minister and the relevant authorities should decide whether Sri Lanka should continue to bring more tourists from Ukraine,” he told reporters on Saturday. Ukraine’s nationwi...