The cabinet has approved the decision to prohibiting the import of Cinnamon into sri lanka and re export Media Minister Gayantha Karunathilake said.
He said that re exporting cinnomon imported from other countries has been prohibited as there have been reports of re exporting imported Cinnamon and complains about the quality.
Mr Karunathilake said that this has lead to an issue in quality of Cinnomon and therefore a prohibition on importation and a re viewing of the re export procedure was required.
A commitee appointed by the Cabinet will consider temporary importation for export processing procedure. The proposal was made by Minister of Primary industries Daya Gamage.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Israel, a major player in the global diamond and jewellery trade, has invited Sri Lankan gem and jewellery businessmen and designers to collaborate with Israeli diamond traders.
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