The Government today dismissed reports that currency notes upto Rs 100 billion has been printed after President Anura Kumara Dissanayake took over office.
Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Vijitha Herath told the post cabinet news conference today that social media reports about printing of currency notes was incorrect.
“If currency notes have been printed we should see the new Finance Minister President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s signature on the notes,” he said.
He said under existing regulations, money cannot be printed at the will of the Government.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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