The Colombo Rubber Auction this week saw an increase of prices for all grades up by Rs.10 which was considered a fair increase.
Asia Siyaka Brokers noted that the auctions did not indicate any impact of the Ukraine war and rubber continued to receive good demand and the sentiment was the same as last week.
Total offered this week was 229, 600 kg for Latex crepe, scrap crepe and skim an increase of last week’s quantities that were 205, 075 kg. There were 6087 kg offered for RSS grades that was lower than last week’s quantities 8318 kg.
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.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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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