Pawned gold jewellery at state bank goes missing!

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1 year ago

January 25, 2023

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The CID has received a complaint that Gold jewellry worth around Rs. 20 million pawned at a state bank in Oddamavadi, Batticaloa have gone missing, a highly placed police official has said.

The loss was initially discovered when a client had arrived at the bank to reclaim some pawned jewellry, only to find they had gone missing from the bank safe.

The bank manager had immediately informed the bank’s headquarters, and officials of the bank’s regional head office had initiated an internal investigation.

The internal investigation had revealed that gold jewellry pawned by 12 other clients had also gone missing.

Subsequently, the bank’s regional manager had lodged a CID complaint and a special CID team is to leave for Batticaloa to initiate an investigation.

(Source : Aruna)

Sri Lanka’s visa fees to be unchanged

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12 hours ago

May 6, 2024

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A cabinet decision was taken today (May 06) to maintain the existing $50 fee for a 30-day visa for foreigners visiting the country, the PMD announces.

It has also been decided to continue offering free visa services to citizens of 07 countries: India, China, Russia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia.

Meanwhile, visa issuance responsibility will be handled solely by the Dept. of immigration & Emigration, the PMD adds.

180 passports found dumped in a drain!

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13 hours ago

May 6, 2024

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A bag with 180 passports has been found in a drain in the Maharagama area.

According to reports, the passports had been obtained by a foreign employment agency operating in the Maharagama area, promising foreign employment.

It is reported that the owner of the agency had fled the area, after duping a number of people and swindling nearly Rs. 260 million.

Immigration Dept says their power of approving visa not impacted

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13 hours ago

May 6, 2024

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The Department of Immigration and Emigration has stated that the methodology of the present e-visa system has not impacted the Department’s power of approving, issuing or not issuing visa, mentioned in the Immigrants and Emigrants Act No. 20 of 1948.

In a detailed statement, shown below, the department has elaborated as follows :

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