Finance Minister Mangala Samarawera announced today that he has amended the schedule in the Excise Notification No.66 of the Gazette Extraordinary of 1979 to allow females over 18 years to purchase alcohol legally.
He has also lifted the existing prohibition on employing females in licensed premises without prior approval from Excise Commissioner.
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The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will reduce fuel prices with effect from midnight today.
Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, has cautioned that reversing the current economic programme could lead to a resurgence of the severe economic and social crisis Sri Lanka endured nearly two years ago.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe today inaugurated the open cycle phase of the “Sobadhanavi” 350 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant in Kerawalapitiya, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.
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