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Gota and family leave for Dubai!

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Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and five of his family members left for Dubai, UAE on Emirates flight EK-649 at 02.55 am yesterday (26) through the VIP Lounge at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake.

It was reported that they are to leave for the US from Dubai.

Former President’s son Manoj, daughter-in-law Sevwandi and grandchild are also among the people who left for Dubai.

Mr. Rajapaksa left Sri Lanka in a military craft on July 13, 2022 amidst public protests over the aggravating economic crisis in the country.

Mr and Mrs Rajapaksa, who first went to the Maldives, left for Singapore and returned to the country after about one and a half months.

The former president requested permission to leave for the US earlier but he was refused a visa.

Mr. Rajapaksa, who was a US citizen, revoked his US citizenship in order to contest for the presidential election in 2019.

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Korean SME Association offers support to SL

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The Korean Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Association has expressed its commitment to support Sri Lanka in advancing the agriculture sector and enhancing related employment opportunities.

Additionally, the association has agreed to provide technical assistance and training resources essential for the development of the fishing industry.

These topics were highlighted during a meeting held today (13) at the Presidential Secretariat between a delegation from the Korean SME Association and officials from the President’s Office.

The discussions also focused on training Sri Lankan workers locally for Korea’s fishing industry and creating employment opportunities for them.

The delegation was led by Kim Chung Ryong, President  of the Korean SME Association.

(President’s Media Division)

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US embassy lifts travel restrictions issued for Arugam Bay

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The US Embassy Colombo has lifted travel restrictions issued on October 23, 2024, for Arugam Bay. 

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Pilot project to issue e-BMD certificates to Lankans overseas

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The government has announced a new initiative to issue copies of birth, marriage, and death certificates to Sri Lankans living abroad through Sri Lankan embassies, aimed at providing greater convenience to the expatriate community.

The program will be launched as a pilot project across seven selected foreign missions, including the embassies in Kuwait, Japan, and Qatar, and the consulates in Melbourne (Australia), Toronto (Canada), Milan (Italy), and Dubai (UAE).

In Sri Lanka, efforts are underway to enhance the e-BMD (electronic Birth, Marriage, and Death) database system, which is jointly managed by the Registrar General’s Department and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This will allow birth, marriage, and death certificates to be issued through foreign embassies, following a model already in place for obtaining certificates at Divisional Secretariat offices across Sri Lanka.

In the initial phase, only the approximately 45 million birth, marriage, and death certificates that have already been scanned and stored in the e-BMD system will be issued.

These will include records for births, marriages, and deaths that have been registered since January 1, 1960. While the majority of these records will be available, there may be occasional delays in updating certificates that have been revised after their initial entry into the database.

(President’s Media Division)

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