Amendments to the prices of 15 consumer goods including sugar, dhal, potatoes, big onion, dry chilies, dry fish and milk powder will be declared today, Government Information Department said.
The decision was taken during the discussion between President Maithripala Sirisena and the Cabinet sub-committee on the living cost, held yesterday at the Presidential Secretariat.
The attention was paid on providing essential goods to the consumers through Sathosa. It was revealed that the price of the consumer goods increase due the actions by middlemen. They discussed about a proper method to protect farmers and the consumers from this issue.
President directed the officials to implement a program to seek about the illegal practices of selling items, for which taxes have not been imposed, for higher prices, taking advantages of the tax hike for other goods. This program will be carried out by the Police and the Consumer Affairs Authority.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has interdicted Colombo Fort Magistrate Kosala Senadheera.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
The deadline for online applications to the 2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) Examination has been extended until July 12, the Department of Examinations said.
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