President Instructed The Finance Ministry To Submit A Report On Goods That Can Be Restricted Importing To Sri Lanka

President Maithripala Sirisena has

today (16)instructed the Ministry of Finance to search and submit a report within a week's time on the goods that can be restricted from importing  to Sri Lank as a step to face country "s  economic Challanges at present  .

President has instructed on this during a meeting of National Economic Council held at President's office today .

During the meeting it was widely discussed on how to face economic Challanges caused as a result of strengthening the US Dollar in an International Market .

A large number of unnecessary goods are being reported as imported to Sri Lanka at present caused waste of foreign reserves it has been revealed.

Due to this situation National Economic Council has suggested to restrict importing these unnecessary goods and encouraged local producers to produce them here in.view of saving  unnecessary spendings .

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Two Drug Smugglers Have Been Sentenced To Death

Colombo High Court has today

(16)sentenced two Drug Smugglers who had been arrested and remanded over packetting Heroin at Mirihana ,Nugegoda in 2008 ,to death .

The Colombo High Court Judge Vikum Kaluarachchi had imposed the death sentence on the two suspects who are 37 years old after found guilty on packetting 122 Grammes of Heroin .

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Transport Activities In Nawalapitiya-Gampola Main Road Disrupted Due To A Falling Of A Tree Branch And Power Line On To A Lorry

Transport activities of Nawalapitiya -

Gampola main road had been disrupted since this evening (16) afrer a branch of a Huge Tree and high voltage power line had fallen on to a Lorry parked near the main road it has been reported.

The incident occurred as a result of the heavy showers prevailed in Nawalapitiya area this noon.

No one was injured as a result of the incident ,However power supply to the Nawalapitiya -Warakawa area is being halted due to it.

Due to the removal of Fallen tree branch and power line ,transport activities of the Nawalapitiya road had been restricted to one lane for a one hour period this evening.