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Asbetos ban: Was Cabinet misled
The Russian ambassador went on record this week to tell a local daily (The Island) that the asbestos ban imposed by Sri Lanka — largely affecting imports from Russia, had nothing to do with the tea ban imposed on Sri Lanka by his country.
He says that the tea ban, now lifted, was purely meant to protect agricultural imports to Russia, especially wheat grain. While there was no evidence shown as to whether the larvae (not a beetle) found in a tea package from Sri Lanka originated from Sri Lanka, the question is why did the Cabinet ‘jump the gun’ and rescind the asbestos ban?
Who misled the Cabinet with wrong information — and will the asbestos ban be reimposed now?
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NPP MP Harshana Suriyapperma resigns from Parliament
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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