Price Of A Cup Of Plain And Milk Tea Has Been Increased

The price of cup of tea has been increased with effect

from today (08)following the increase of imported sugar prices according to the All Ceylon Canteen Owners Association.

Accordingly the price of a cup of Plain Tea will be increased to Rs.20 and Milk Tea to Rs.40.

Government has increased the Special Commodity Tax imposed on imported white sugar by Rs.10 per a kilo gramme and due to this a kilo gramme of imported sugar has been increased by Rs.10 the Association has stated.

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Price Of Imported White Sugar To Be Increased

The price of one Kilo gramme of imported white sugar

to be increased by Rs.7- 8 it has been reported.

The price will be increased after the government has increased the special commodity  tax imposed on imported sugar by Rs.10 per a Kilo Gramme of Sugar.

Meanwhile the Nutrition Division of the Ministry Of Health has launched an island wide campaign against consuming sugar and sugary foods and to promote drinking more water and Kurumba/ King Coconut water instead of juices containing Sugar.

Alcohol too contains sugar and not good for health according to Health Experts.

Former Sprint Queen Susanthika Jayasinghe Suspended Her Decision To Auction Her Olympic Medal-Sports Minister To Bring New Laws For Medal Ownership

The former Sri Lankan Sprint Queen and Olympic silver medalist Susanthika

 Jayasinghe has suspended her decision to auction the silver medal she won for 200 meters  in 2000 Sydney Olympics after the intervention of  President Maithripala Sirisena  .

Susanthika has decided to auction her Olympic silver medal due to the financial difficulties she faced after suspending her salary by the Ministry Of Sports for the months of April and May she has stated.

However as President Sirisena informed her that he will look in to the matter Susanthika now says she has reversed her earlier decision.

Meanwhile Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekarehas yesterday (07)has stated that  new laws will be enacted in future to prevent the  ownership of a medal going  to the medal winner and to get the ownership of it to the country.

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Government To Not Allow New Constructions In Disaster Prone Areas

Government will not allow new constructions in Disaster prone areas

in future according to the Minister of Fisheries Mahinda Amaraweera.

Constructors will be able to build their constructions in Disaster prone areas only if they can  build them with resistance to natural disasters the Minister has stressed.