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Nigerian arrived with fake passport deported

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1 year ago

April 11, 2023

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A Nigerian national who tried to enter Sri Lanka using a forged passport of Bahamas was arrested by the immigration officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake and was deported.

The 31-year-old man was identified as a real estate agent in Nigeria.

He had arrived in Liberia from Nigeria and then had travelled to Morocco. After arriving in Qatar, he left for Sri Lanka by Qatar Airways flight QR-654.

He had presented the passport belonging to the state of Bahamas to the immigration officials and on the basis of suspicion, the chief immigration officer has forwarded his documents for investigation to the border control unit at the BIA.

Once it was confirmed that the passport was forged, he has said that he applied for a visa to come to Sri Lanka on several occasions since 2022 but had no success. After all attempts were failed, his father had prepared the Bahamians passport.

As Nigerians continue to be accused of financial frauds such as breaking into ATMs and withdrawing money by entering fake data in Sri Lanka, they are only allowed to enter Sri Lanka following a strict screening.

(Lankadeepa)

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China to back digital education transformation project

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6 hours ago

May 7, 2024

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The Chinese Government has pledged support for Sri Lanka’s digital education transformation project.

This project is expected to enhance general education by providing classrooms, data centres, and necessary equipment like tables, studio rooms, and conference rooms.

These resources will facilitate blended learning methods, and resource sharing, and enable teachers with special skills to engage students effectively.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Education.

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MoP fertilizer subsidies to farmer accounts from today

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6 hours ago

May 7, 2024

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The Department of Agriculture emphasizes that the application of Muriate of Potash (MoP) to paddy cultivation has been quantitatively reduced in the last few seasons.

According to the Department of Agriculture, it is mandatory to use MoP fertilizer to strengthen paddy pods as well as to improve the quality of paddy seeds.

But the use of MoP has decreased in the last ‘Maha’ season. Only 11,000 MT of MoP was used despite around 800,000 hectares being cultivated during the season.

Although the MoP requirement for the ‘Maha’ season is 30,000 MT, it appears that only one third was purchased by farmers.Therefore, in a bid to promote the use of MoP, it has been decided to credit the fertilizer subsidy money to the farmers’ accounts in this ‘Yala’ season.

The Department of Agricultural Development states that depositing subsidies will commence from today (May 07) with financial allocations scheduled to be given to the farmers who have finished planting paddy fields.

Authorities have assured that sufficient stocks of MoP are available in the country.