The Consumer Affairs Authority has decided to take legal action against Local Wheat Flour Import Companies which have increased Wheat Flour by Rs.2 per Kilo Gramme without prior approval.
The Authority has decided to take legal action after Media has exposed on the sudden price hike of Wheat Flour by some Wheat Flour Import Companies .
Consumer Affairs Authority has set Rs.87 per Kilo Gramme as the controlled price for Wheat Flour .
Due to the ban imposed on sale and using of Several Pesticide Ingredients in Sri Lanka ,The local Corn Production may have decreased this year by around 20% according to Minister Of Agriculture Duminda Dissanayake.
The ban imposed on sale and using of Pesticide Ingredients like Glyphosate in Sri Lanka due to the dramatic increase of the Kidney Disease in North Central Province and not to take revenge from any faction the Minister has stated.
Sri Lankan Navy have yesterday(05) arrested 12 Indian Fishermen while they were illegally fishing in near Sri Lankan Island of Kachchathivu .
According to the Indian Officials Sri Lankan Navy have arrested these Indian Fishermen along with three boats they were in and taken them to Thalaimannar Area(In Northern Province).They are due to be produced before the Magistrate Court there.