Sunday, May 26 2013
Last update:08:38:56 AM GMT
A garment industry businessman was remanded today after the Customs detected a container of illegally imported items including shoes and clothing valued at over Rs 40 million, Director Revenue Task Force (RTF) Mali Piyasena said.
He said he had declared that the container was carrying raw material required for the garment industry.
He is a resident of Colombo 5.
A garment industry businessman was remanded today after the Customs detected a container of illegally imported items including shoes and clothing valued at over Rs 40 million, Director Revenue Task Force (RTF) Mali Piyasena said.
He said he had declared that the container was carrying raw material required for the garment industry.
He is a resident of Colombo 5.
Minister of Public Relations and Public Affairs, Mervin Silva, said today (22) that the ministry has decided to introduce a new hotline to which the public can make their complaints to.
Further explaining the ministry secretary, H. P. Cashian Herath, said that operators who can communicate in three languages will be at work to take in every compliant.
“For this we are going to introduce three hotlines and through this people can make their complaints and ministry will solve the problem responsibly and call the relevant person back saying that they have solved his/her issue,”he said.
French naval ship “Jacoues Cartier” arrived in Colombo port on Wednesday (22) on a goodwill visit, navy said.
“Jacoues Cartier” is a Landing Ship Tank with a displacement of 1,330 tons. It is 80 meters in length and has a complement of 56 naval personnel onboard. The visiting French ship will stay in the country till May 26.
Ship’s Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Amaury Moreau De Bellaing paid a courtesy call on Commander Western naval area, Rear Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe at the Western naval command headquarters today.
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