President instructs officials to expedite Easter Sunday relief

04 Jul, 2019

President Maithripala Sirisena has instructed officials to expedite relief assistance to businesses affected by the Easter Sunday attacks, especially to businesses in the tourism sector.

Issues faced by the tourism industry were discussed at a meeting with the President today.

The President noted that while instructions have already been given to the relevant officials to assist those affected by the attacks, those instructions have not been implemented.

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