There was 4.55 million kg of tea on offer this week at the Colombo Tea auction with 2.17 million kg from the Low Grown Main Grades and 1.54 million kg from the high and Mid Grown Main Grades.
The Leafy Grade catalogues met with fair demand while the Semi Leafy, Small Leaft and Premium catalogues met with lower demand. Shippers to Iran and Turkey were very selective while shippers to Russia were fairly active. In the Leafy and Semi Leafy catalogues well-made OP1/BOP1s maintained, while bolder varieties together with poorer sorts were easier. Pekoe / Pekoe1s commenced firm, however, declined substantially towards the close of the sale, while the number of invoices remained unsold due to lack of suitable bids. (SD)
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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