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Hyderabad Immigration Officer Harasses Sri Lankan Passenger. Case Filed
A case was registered against an Immigration official at the international airport here after a female passenger from Sri Lanka accused him of repeatedly calling and harassing her during a transit halt.
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Sri Lanka Implements Free Tourist Visas To Nationals From India, 6 Nations
Aimed at boosting the tourism sector, Indian tourists - the largest inbound group - to Sri Lanka, would receive free tourist visas with immediate effect, the Department of Immigration and Emigration has announced in Colombo.
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Lanka Minister Link To Fake Passport Of Chinese Man Sparks Row: Report
State Minister of Urban Development and Housing in Sri Lanka, Arundika Fernando, issued a letter on May 19, 2023, to the Immigration Emigration Controller General, requesting the release of the Chinese man who arrived with a fake passport.
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Ex-Lankan President Rajapaksa Granted 14-Day Visit Pass By Singapore
Singapore has granted a 14-day short-term visit pass to former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa as he entered the country on a "private visit" on July 14, according to immigration authorities here.
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Lankan President Considering Escape By Sea After Airport Standoff: Report
Sri Lanka's president was considering using a navy patrol craft to flee the island Tuesday following a humiliating standoff with airport immigration, official sources said.
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Lanka Ex Minister Basil Rajapaksa's Dubai Escape Dashed By Flyers: Sources
Basil Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka's former finance minister, was trying to fly to Dubai but had to stay back after people at the airport identified him and immigration officers refused to clear his journey, sources have said.
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Indian Family Arrested For Illegal Stay In Sri Lanka: Police
Four members of an Indian family, including two children, have been arrested for allegedly entering Sri Lanka''s Jaffna peninsula illegally and violating the local immigration and the quarantine laws, police said on Thursday.
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7 Indian Labourers Arrested In Sri Lanka For Violating Visa Rules: Report
Sri Lankan immigration officials detained seven Indians who were working as labourers for overstaying after their visas had expired, a media report on Monday.
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44 Indians Arrested For Visa Breach In Sri Lanka: Report
Forty four Indian men were arrested by Sri Lankan immigration authorities today for overstaying their visas for nearly three months, according to a media report.
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Sri Lankan Tamil Family Facing Deportation Gets Australian Town's Backing
Biloela, population 6,000, is a small rural town in northeastern Australia. When the town's first - and hitherto only - set of traffic lights was built 10 years ago, residents were sent into a tizzy. Many families still work in coal mines or cotton farms. On weekends, people fish.
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Hyderabad Immigration Officer Harasses Sri Lankan Passenger. Case Filed
A case was registered against an Immigration official at the international airport here after a female passenger from Sri Lanka accused him of repeatedly calling and harassing her during a transit halt.
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Sri Lanka Implements Free Tourist Visas To Nationals From India, 6 Nations
Aimed at boosting the tourism sector, Indian tourists - the largest inbound group - to Sri Lanka, would receive free tourist visas with immediate effect, the Department of Immigration and Emigration has announced in Colombo.
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Lanka Minister Link To Fake Passport Of Chinese Man Sparks Row: Report
State Minister of Urban Development and Housing in Sri Lanka, Arundika Fernando, issued a letter on May 19, 2023, to the Immigration Emigration Controller General, requesting the release of the Chinese man who arrived with a fake passport.
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Ex-Lankan President Rajapaksa Granted 14-Day Visit Pass By Singapore
Singapore has granted a 14-day short-term visit pass to former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa as he entered the country on a "private visit" on July 14, according to immigration authorities here.
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Lankan President Considering Escape By Sea After Airport Standoff: Report
Sri Lanka's president was considering using a navy patrol craft to flee the island Tuesday following a humiliating standoff with airport immigration, official sources said.
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Lanka Ex Minister Basil Rajapaksa's Dubai Escape Dashed By Flyers: Sources
Basil Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka's former finance minister, was trying to fly to Dubai but had to stay back after people at the airport identified him and immigration officers refused to clear his journey, sources have said.
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Indian Family Arrested For Illegal Stay In Sri Lanka: Police
Four members of an Indian family, including two children, have been arrested for allegedly entering Sri Lanka''s Jaffna peninsula illegally and violating the local immigration and the quarantine laws, police said on Thursday.
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7 Indian Labourers Arrested In Sri Lanka For Violating Visa Rules: Report
Sri Lankan immigration officials detained seven Indians who were working as labourers for overstaying after their visas had expired, a media report on Monday.
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44 Indians Arrested For Visa Breach In Sri Lanka: Report
Forty four Indian men were arrested by Sri Lankan immigration authorities today for overstaying their visas for nearly three months, according to a media report.
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Sri Lankan Tamil Family Facing Deportation Gets Australian Town's Backing
Biloela, population 6,000, is a small rural town in northeastern Australia. When the town's first - and hitherto only - set of traffic lights was built 10 years ago, residents were sent into a tizzy. Many families still work in coal mines or cotton farms. On weekends, people fish.
