All VIPs and govt officials to travel on SriLankan Airlines
Friday, March 28, 2008, 15:23 GMT, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankans traveling abroad or visiting home will be offered special concessionary rates under the news plans.
Mar 28, Colombo: With the ending of the deal with Emirates Airlines, the Sri Lankan government has taken a policy decision to use SriLankan Airlines for all foreign visits by all VIPs and government officials.
The new management of SriLankan expects to elevate it as the state airline under commercial standards. SriLankan Airlines is scheduled to launch a number of programs with its commencement under the new management on April 1, 2008.
Meanwhile, Minister of Ports and Aviation Chamal Rajapaksa has instructed the new management to take immediate measures to solve long-standing employee and salary problems. Sri Lankans traveling abroad to visit their relatives and Sri Lankans who are living abroad, returning to visit their relatives here, will be offered special concessionary rates under the news plans.
Ah great... the country with the highest number of ministers per capita get exclusive use of the only tourist transport asset to the country.
(See all our cabinet ministers who will no doubt be lining up for their, and their families', flights to London, or shopping trips to Dubai)
* Hon. Ratnasiri Wickremanayake - Prime Minister & Minister of Internal Administration
* Hon. Karu Jayasuriya - Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs
* Hon. Maithripala Sirisena - Minister of Agricultural Development & Agrarian Services Development
* Hon. D. M. Jayaratne - Minister of Plantation Industries
* Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva - Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition
* Hon. A. H. M. Fowzie - Minister of Petroleum & Petroleum Resources Development
* Hon. Jeyaraj Fernandopulle - Minister of Highways & Road Development
* Hon. Susil Premajayantha - Minister of Education
* Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena - Minister of Urban Development and Sacred Area Development
* Hon. Douglas Devananda - Minister of Social Services and Social Welfare
* Hon. (Mrs.) Ferial Ashraff - Minister of Housing and Common Amenities
* Hon. P.Chandrasekeran - Minister of Community Development and Social Inequity Eradication
* Hon. A. L. M. Athaullah - Minister of Water Supply and Drainage
* Hon. Prof. Tissa Vitharana - Minister of Science and Technology
* Hon. D. E. W. Gunasekera - Minister of Constitutional Affairs & National Integration
* Hon. Abdul Risath Bathiyutheen - Minister of Resettlement & Disaster Relief Services
* Hon. P. Dayaratne - Minister of Plan Implementation
* Hon. R. M. Dharmadasa Banda - Minister of Supplementary Crops Development
* Hon. M.H. Mohomed - Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
* Hon. Prof. G. L. Peiris - Minister of Export Development & International Trade
* Hon. John Seneviratne - Minister of Power & Energy
* Hon. (Mrs.) Sumedha Jayasena - Minister of Child Development and Women's Affairs
* Hon. Dr. Sarath Amunugama - Minister of Enterprise Development & Investment Promotion
* Hon. Milroy Fernando - Minister of Public Estate Management & Development
* Hon. Jeewan Kumaranatunga - Minister of Land and Land Development
* Hon. Pavithra Wanniarachchi - Minister of Youth Affairs
* Hon. Anura Priyadarshana Yapa - Minister of Mass Media and Information
* Hon. Tissa Karaliyadde - Minister of Indigenous Medicine
* Hon. Athauda Seneviratne - Minister of Labour Relations and Manpower
* Hon. Gamini Lokuge - Minister of Sports and Public Recreation
* Hon. Bandula Gunawardena - Minister of Trade, Marketing Development, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs
* Hon. Mahinda Samarasinghe - Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights
* Hon. Rajitha Senaratne - Minister of Construction and Engineering Services
* Hon. Mahinda Wijesekera - Minister of Special Projects
* Hon. Milinda Moragoda - Minister of Tourism
* Hon. Keheliya Rambukwelle - Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare
* Hon. Piyasena Gamage - Minister of Vocational and Technical Training
* Hon. R. M. S. B. Navinne - Minister of Rural Industries & Self-Employment Promotion
* Hon. Janaka Bandara Tennekoon - Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils
* Hon. Felix Perera - Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
* Hon. R. M. C. B. Rathnayake - Minister of Livestock Development
* Hon. Rohitha Bogollagama - Minister of Foreign Affairs
* Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena - Minister of Cultural Affairs
* Hon. Prof. Wiswa Warnapala - Minister of Higher Education
* Hon. Chamal Rajapaksa - Minister of Irrigation, Water Management & Minister of Ports and Aviation
* Hon. Kumara Welgama - Minister of Industrial Development
* Hon. Dullas Alahaperuma - Minister of Transport
* Hon. Amarasiri Dodangoda - Minister of Justice
* Hon. Champika Ranawaka - Minister of Environment and Natural Resources
* Hon. Arumugan Thondaman - Minister of Youth Empowerment & Socio Economic Development.
Friday, March 28, 2008, 15:23 GMT, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankans traveling abroad or visiting home will be offered special concessionary rates under the news plans.
Mar 28, Colombo: With the ending of the deal with Emirates Airlines, the Sri Lankan government has taken a policy decision to use SriLankan Airlines for all foreign visits by all VIPs and government officials.
The new management of SriLankan expects to elevate it as the state airline under commercial standards. SriLankan Airlines is scheduled to launch a number of programs with its commencement under the new management on April 1, 2008.
Meanwhile, Minister of Ports and Aviation Chamal Rajapaksa has instructed the new management to take immediate measures to solve long-standing employee and salary problems. Sri Lankans traveling abroad to visit their relatives and Sri Lankans who are living abroad, returning to visit their relatives here, will be offered special concessionary rates under the news plans.
Ah great... the country with the highest number of ministers per capita get exclusive use of the only tourist transport asset to the country.
(See all our cabinet ministers who will no doubt be lining up for their, and their families', flights to London, or shopping trips to Dubai)
* Hon. Ratnasiri Wickremanayake - Prime Minister & Minister of Internal Administration
* Hon. Karu Jayasuriya - Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs
* Hon. Maithripala Sirisena - Minister of Agricultural Development & Agrarian Services Development
* Hon. D. M. Jayaratne - Minister of Plantation Industries
* Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva - Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition
* Hon. A. H. M. Fowzie - Minister of Petroleum & Petroleum Resources Development
* Hon. Jeyaraj Fernandopulle - Minister of Highways & Road Development
* Hon. Susil Premajayantha - Minister of Education
* Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena - Minister of Urban Development and Sacred Area Development
* Hon. Douglas Devananda - Minister of Social Services and Social Welfare
* Hon. (Mrs.) Ferial Ashraff - Minister of Housing and Common Amenities
* Hon. P.Chandrasekeran - Minister of Community Development and Social Inequity Eradication
* Hon. A. L. M. Athaullah - Minister of Water Supply and Drainage
* Hon. Prof. Tissa Vitharana - Minister of Science and Technology
* Hon. D. E. W. Gunasekera - Minister of Constitutional Affairs & National Integration
* Hon. Abdul Risath Bathiyutheen - Minister of Resettlement & Disaster Relief Services
* Hon. P. Dayaratne - Minister of Plan Implementation
* Hon. R. M. Dharmadasa Banda - Minister of Supplementary Crops Development
* Hon. M.H. Mohomed - Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
* Hon. Prof. G. L. Peiris - Minister of Export Development & International Trade
* Hon. John Seneviratne - Minister of Power & Energy
* Hon. (Mrs.) Sumedha Jayasena - Minister of Child Development and Women's Affairs
* Hon. Dr. Sarath Amunugama - Minister of Enterprise Development & Investment Promotion
* Hon. Milroy Fernando - Minister of Public Estate Management & Development
* Hon. Jeewan Kumaranatunga - Minister of Land and Land Development
* Hon. Pavithra Wanniarachchi - Minister of Youth Affairs
* Hon. Anura Priyadarshana Yapa - Minister of Mass Media and Information
* Hon. Tissa Karaliyadde - Minister of Indigenous Medicine
* Hon. Athauda Seneviratne - Minister of Labour Relations and Manpower
* Hon. Gamini Lokuge - Minister of Sports and Public Recreation
* Hon. Bandula Gunawardena - Minister of Trade, Marketing Development, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs
* Hon. Mahinda Samarasinghe - Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights
* Hon. Rajitha Senaratne - Minister of Construction and Engineering Services
* Hon. Mahinda Wijesekera - Minister of Special Projects
* Hon. Milinda Moragoda - Minister of Tourism
* Hon. Keheliya Rambukwelle - Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare
* Hon. Piyasena Gamage - Minister of Vocational and Technical Training
* Hon. R. M. S. B. Navinne - Minister of Rural Industries & Self-Employment Promotion
* Hon. Janaka Bandara Tennekoon - Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils
* Hon. Felix Perera - Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
* Hon. R. M. C. B. Rathnayake - Minister of Livestock Development
* Hon. Rohitha Bogollagama - Minister of Foreign Affairs
* Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena - Minister of Cultural Affairs
* Hon. Prof. Wiswa Warnapala - Minister of Higher Education
* Hon. Chamal Rajapaksa - Minister of Irrigation, Water Management & Minister of Ports and Aviation
* Hon. Kumara Welgama - Minister of Industrial Development
* Hon. Dullas Alahaperuma - Minister of Transport
* Hon. Amarasiri Dodangoda - Minister of Justice
* Hon. Champika Ranawaka - Minister of Environment and Natural Resources
* Hon. Arumugan Thondaman - Minister of Youth Empowerment & Socio Economic Development.
