The government has issued a gazette notification restricting the importation of gold jewelry exceeding 22 carats to Sri Lanka, State Finance Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.
He added that the move was taken by President Ranil Wickeremesinghe as a measure of preventing gold smuggling.
“It was reported that most of these smugglers were wearing gold jewelry daily when they return from foreign countries, in order to smuggle gold into the country without suspicion” he added.
He said that it was revealed that the smugglers bring 50 kilograms of gold to Sri Lanka daily. It was uncovered that the country loses about 30 million US Dollars monthly due to smuggling.
Minister elaborated that when steps were taken to prevent gold smuggling, repeated threatening calls were made to intimidate the responsible authorities.
He added that the customs detected the second largest haul of illegally imported gold was detected by customs recently.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has interdicted Colombo Fort Magistrate Kosala Senadheera.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
The deadline for online applications to the 2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) Examination has been extended until July 12, the Department of Examinations said.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
Cabinet has approved a proposed amendment to the Constitution that a referendum would be required to extend the Presidential and Parliamentary term beyond five years.
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