Government To Suspend The Importing Of Potatoes

 The Finance Ministry has decided to  suspend  the Importing of Potatoes to Sri Lanka temporarily with effect from midnight tonight due to the  good harvest of Potatoes collected by local farmers this season .The reason behind this move is to provide good price for the local potato farmers as their crops have increased this season the Finance Ministry sources said. 

Sri Lankan Customs Have Seized A Stock Of Illegal Contraceptive Pills Worth Rs.2 Million At The Air Port

Sri Lankan Customs Officers have seized a stock of  Contraceptive Pills  worth Rs.2 million this morning  which illegally brought to the country  to use for illegal abortions.The said stock of contraceptive pills were brought to the country illegally from Chennai ,India by claiming them as a stock of Vitamins Customs sources said.

The Initial investigations have revealed that the seized stock of Contraceptives Pills was prepared to be distributed among several pharmacies in the Colombo District.

Abortions are not legalized in Sri Lanka and the Police Investigations have been revealed in so many instances  that the  unqualified personal as well as qualified doctors are secretly performing abortions in many centers situated throughout the country.