The price of a bottle of local liquor has been increased by Rs 10 with effect from midnight yesterday (Jan 27).
Market sources claim that the price increase has already been implemented by Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka PLC.
Further, a quarter and a half bottle of liquor has been increased by Rs 20.
The price increase comes in the midst of President Maithripala Sirisena's campaign to eradicate the usage of drugs.
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.
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