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Friday, December 6, 2019

Government Banned Import And Re Export of Several Spices And Re Export Garbage

Government has issued a Gazette

Notification yesterday (05) banning the import and re export of several spices including Pepper,Tamarind ,Cinnamon ,Arecanuts ,Cardamom, and Cloves with effect from midnight last night .

Due to the ban the price of a kilo gramme of Pepper has been increased Rs.450 to Rs.800-850 it has been reported .

Finance Minister Mahinda Rajapakshe had taken this decision to protect minor crop cultivators and small and medium scale industrialists it has been announced .

The Gazette notification has also banned re export of Garbage ,Garbage processing and resource recycling process .However this ban not affected the local garbage recycling projects government has announced .

A Former Accountant Had Been Sentenced To 367 Year Inprisonment Over Steeling More Than Rs.2.1 Million

Colombo High Court Judge Sashi

Mahendren had today(06) sentenced an Accountant formerly attached to a private Company in Colombo to 367 year rigorous imprisonment over cheating more than Rs.2.1 million belonging to the company by submitting fraudulent documents .

High Court Judge had also fined the accused Accountant Hikkaduwa Liyanage Nandasiri who found guilty on charges levelled against him and fled away by avoiding courts ,Rs.2.1 million .Judge Mahendren has also issued open warrents to arrest and produce the accused before the court .

The accused had worked as an Accountant for the private complany between 04 th of January 2000 to 03rd of January 2001 and Attorney General had filed 10 indictments at High Court against the accused .

National Police Commission Had Approved the Transferes Of 60 Police Officers

National Police Commission had

approved the transfers of 60 Police officers including 04 Deputy Inspector Generals Of Police (DIG) accordance to the request made by Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chandana Wikramaratne .

Accordingly National Police Commission has approved the transferes of 60 Police Officers including 04 DIG's ,20 Police OIC's ,11 Supirintendents of Police and 08 Senior supirintendents of Police (SSP).