A proposal by the Sri Lanka Tourism to grant permission to allow registered tourist establishments, including hotels and restaurants with liquor licenses, to serve liquor on Christmas day has been criticised by the Catholic church.
The proposal had been made by the Chairperson of Sri Lanka Tourism Kimarli Fernando to the Tourism Ministry.
The Chairperson had pointed out in 2019 a similar approval had been granted and that in 2020 approval had not been sought due to the COVID19 situation.
The proposal had been submitted by the Tourism Ministry to the Finance Ministry.
However, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith yesterday (12) criticised the move saying that if serving of liquor is banned on Vesak days it should be a similar situation on Christmas day.
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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