[2008-05-18 7.30am] The daughter of Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa had been given a helicopter to travel to Colombo from the Bandaranaike International Airport at Katunayake, the United National Party has charged.

Ms. Rajapaksa was received by her parents on arrival from Singapore at the BIA at 8.05 am yesterday (May 17th), UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake told 'Lanka Dissent.'

Her baggage had been cleared without being subjected to any check, in complete violation of immigration and emigration regulations.