Three leading local car dealers have decided to recall a large number of vehicles over faulty airbags and for upgrades.

The Commissioner General of the Department of Motor Traffic Nishantha Anurudhdha Weerasinghe told News 1st that discussions are underway with all other dealers to rectify the faulty airbag issue.

Millions of vehicles ranging from a variety of makes and models across the world are being recalled due to faulty airbags made by a Japanese auto parts maker.

The Commissioner General of the Department of Motor Traffic Nishantha Anurudhdha Weerasinghe told News 1st that vehicles that fall under the recall category are currently in use in Sri Lanka.

He said that a special meeting will take place on Tuesday (14) with local car dealers to address the issue.

It has now been confirmed that vehicles with defective airbags that can increase the risk of injury, fail to protect occupants, or cause a driver to crash have been sold across the world, and these include Sedans and SUBs.

Although vehicles belonging to the relevant make and models have been recalled overseas to rectify the issue, in Sri Lanka, those vehicles continue to operate in the streets.

The Commissioner General of the Department of Motor Traffic Nishantha Anurudhdha Weerasinghe said that local vehicle importers have decided to recall 47 vehicle models with faulty airbags to rectify the issue.

These include the following:

• Honda: 33 Models from 9 vehicle types
• Mitsubishi: 8 Models from 3 vehicle types
• Toyota: 6 Models

However, across the world, over 100 vehicle models have been recalled to rectify the airbag issue, and they include the following:

• Mazda: 7 vehicle categories
• Benz: 10 vehicle categories
• Mitsubishi: 6 vehicle categories
• Subaru: 5 vehicle categories
• Toyota: 13 vehicle categories
• Volkswagen: 7 vehicle categories
• Audi: 19 vehicle categories
• Lexus: 7 vehicle categories
• Honda: 16 vehicle categories

In addition, vehicles belonging to 7 Honda categories have been classified as high risk.

(newsfirst.lk)

The Royal Thai Embassy is to hold the 1st Thai Weekend Market this Sunday (12) at the Siam Nivasa (No. 43, C.W.W. Kannangara Mawatha, Colombo 07) from 10.00 am – 3.00pm

The event will feature myriad product and food vendors and participants will get to enjoy exciting cultural programs such as Muay Thai workshops, Authentic Thai food demonstration and tasting as well as Thai pop dance and live music.

For more information, contact the Royal Thai Embassy on 01177529500.

SriLankan Airlines is set to renew its commercial operations to China in the first week of April 2023, with a thrice-weekly service each to Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou as China reopens its borders, SriLankan Airlines announced on Thursday.

China was a leading source market for inbound tourism to Sri Lanka and one of SriLankan’s premier leisure traveller segments before the pandemic. SriLankan Airlines is positioning for a strong comeback in China upon its return, it said.

SriLankan will launch passenger flights to Shanghai on April 03, 2023. Accordingly, flights will depart from Colombo to Shanghai every Monday, Thursday and Friday, and return from Shanghai to Colombo every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, respectively.

Flights from Colombo to Beijing will also commence on April 03, 2023, and are scheduled to depart for Beijing on Monday, Wednesday and Friday every week. The return flights to Colombo will depart on the respective subsequent days.

SriLankan Airlines is currently operating a weekly flight between Colombo and Guangzhou, and a second flight will be introduced on March 04, 2023, says the SriLankan Airlines.

Furthermore, SriLankan’s services to Guangzhou will become a thrice-weekly operation exactly a month later on 4 April 2023, with flights taking off from Colombo to Guangzhou every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The return flights from Guangzhou to Colombo will depart every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

With Chinese travellers eager to make up for the lost time in globetrotting, SriLankan will be working closely with the local travel trade to reignite enthusiasm for Sri Lanka as a leisure destination in China. In addition to specifically curated holiday packages and deals, SriLankan offers Chinese customers the convenience of paying via Alipay and WeChat Pay.

For more details and bookings you can visit www.srilankan.com, the official website of SriLankan Airlines.