Commissioner General of Excise Department Saman Jayasinghe has ordered the closure of all licensed liquor stores, on Christmas Day (25).
However, the decision will not apply to hotels with liquor licenses approved by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) for the convenience of tourists.
Meanwhile, the Commission has further mandated the closure of all licensed liquor outlets across the country, including all approved institutions by the SLTDA, on Uduwap full moon poya day which falls on Tuesday (26).
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is firm about the President’s five-year tenure, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.
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