The Trade Ministry has claimed that the income of the Sathosa has doubled in a week after the decision to reduce prices of 27 items.
Accordingly the daily income of the Sathosa which stood at Rs 82 million has now shot up to Rs 166 million, the Ministry said.
The Trade Ministry said that Minister Bandula Gunawardena has assured that the prices will remain at the reduced rates for the next three months.
However, consumers complain that the reduced prices were not being followed in other markets.
In the wake of the ‘outing’ of parliament Speaker Ashoka Ranwala with accusations that his PhD was fake, there has been a flurry of articles on fake degrees.
A Sri Lankan wanted for financial frauds and under a red notice was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport along with his wife and child as they were returning from India, Police said.
Mr. Gihan de Silva has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, the Government Information Department announced.
The Bribery Commission has apprehended former Provincial Councillor and businessman Salochana Gamage, along with another businessman, in Pitakotte over a Rs. 9 million bribery case.
The Government is considering abolishing the Office of the Chief of the Defence Staff (OCDS) when the term of office of its incumbent General Shavendra Silva ends on December 31.
New commanders have been appointed to the Sri Lanka Army and Sri Lanka Navy.
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