Foreign Affairs Minister Rohitha Bogollagama yesterday
directed the Sri Lankan Embassy in Japan to probe an incident where
Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake had been held up for about half
an hour until immigration clearance was given, on arrival at the Narita
International Airport.The Minister has called for a detailed report from our
mission on this "procedural delay", which had kept the Prime Minister
and his entourage waiting, a senior Foreign Ministry official said.
Foreign investment in billion rupee fund
Promoters confident of green light
The promoters of Sri Lanka’s first closed ended Unit
Trust to be listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange last week expressed
confidence that clearance for foreign investors to buy into the billion
rupee fund will soon be granted.
Planters’ Association warns
Estate Union action will create economic chaos
The Planters’ Association of Ceylon yesterday said that
it has alerted the Government on an escalating security situation and
negative impact on the country’s economy arising from the spreading
disruptions on estates caused by workers as a pressure tactic on
on-going wage negotiations.
