Government has decided to reduce the tax imposed on imported Coconut oil to control the rising prices of Coconut oil in the local market the Minister of Agriculture and crop industry Mahinda Amaraweera.
.At present a tax of R.150 is being imposed on a Liter of imported Coconut oil and as there is around 70,000 metric tonnes of Imported Coconut oil is being available in the country no one can complain that there is a coconut oil shortage he has stated.
An eighteen year old student had committed suicide by shot himself at his house in Ulapane road,Gamapola yesterday(25) according to the Police.The deceased locked his room after his parents left for work and shot his mouth from a hand gun owned by his father it has been revealed.
The cause behind the shooting has not yet been revealed and Police suspect that he may have suffered from stress due to studies.His brother had informed the Police regarding the shooting
A Postal package with a stock of 4 Kilo grammes and 847 Grammes of Crystal Methamphetamine (Ice) narcotic sent to Colombo from Pakistan had been seized in the Central Mail Exchange in Colombo yesterday (24) by the Police.According to the Police Media the stock of Narcotic contained in the package is worth around Rs.400 million .
Police have arrested three persons in connection with the Narcotic package it has been revealed .
Sri Lanka Navy have recovered 46 Kilo Grammes of Tendu leaves used to wrap tobacco for Beedi cigarettes suspected to have been smuggled into the country during a search operation carried out in south bar area of Mannar (Northern Sri Lanka)..
The stock of Tendu leaves was wrapped in 98 parcels according to the Navy .The North Central Navy command SLNS Gajaba had handed over the stock of Tendu leaves to Mannar Police for a legal action it has been reported.
The minimum Price of a postal, Stamp will be increased to Rs. 100 very soon to incur the loss experienced by the Postal Department according to the secretary to the Ministry of Media Anusha Palpita has stated.The minimum price Of a postal stamp now is Rs.50 .
The Postal department has incurred a loss of Rs. 700 million last year he had stated
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is due to address the nation via Electronic media tonight at 7.30 p.m it has been announced. President D...
