Following a recent cabinet decision to impose a 15 percent VAT on cigarettes and to increase the production tax byRs 5 per cigarette, a shortage of cigarettes has been experienced by consumers.
The following picture was taken in Matara as consumers queue up to buy cigarettes.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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