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[Minister ditches youth in Japan
Rs. 15 million job scam exposed @ The Nation /Sunday June 03rd, 2007 Minister of Religious Affairs Pandu Bandaranaike who had allegedly taken 15 youth promising them employment in Japan has ditched them and returned to Sri Lanka, The Nation reliably learns. The Minister who had been part of a Sri Lanka ? Japan cultural exchange programme had taken these youth to Japan in the guise of being ?delegates? of the cultural exchange programme. However, at the Narita International Airport in Tokyo, when the Japanese Airport authorities had made inquires from the delegation led by the Minister, it was discovered that these youth did not have the necessary documents to proceed, and so they were detained. After being questioned by the authorities they had told that they had paid rupees 1 million each to a job agent to accompany the minister. A few attempts made by the Minister to get the 15 ?delegates? released proved futile. The Minister has returned to the country leaving them behind. However, it is learnt that the youth are still unaware that the Minister had left them and returned to the country. A spokesman attached to the Japanese Embassy confirmed the incident but refused to divulge details of those who were part of the scam, owing to ?embassy policy?. Numerous attempts made by The Nation to contact Minister Bandaranaike proved futile. In yet another development, Japanese police raided the restaurant of a Sri Lankan entrepreneur in Tokyo and arrested several Sri Lankans working there. It was revealed that these youth did not posses necessary work permits or documents for employment in Japan either. It has been reported that the Sri Lankan Tourist Board has had a hand in this matter.] |
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