The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) is to take legal action against those traders who are hoarding large stocks of imported fertilizers in the country despite demand for fertilizer skyrocketed after the government announced a sudden ban on fertilizer imports.
Chairman of CAA, Retired Maj Gen Shantha Dissanayake said his department received many complaints from farmers that some traders are hoarding large stocks of fertilizer stock imported for the current Yala season in order to sell them at a high price in the upcoming season.
He urged the public to contact CAA hotline number 1977 to lodge complaints against such traders so the department can initiate legal action against them.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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