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No more alcohol ban for females over 18
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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- August 31, 2024 - 176 - 0
CPC reduces fuel prices
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will reduce fuel prices with effect from midnight today.
- August 27, 2024 - 168 - 0
CBSL Governor warns reversal of reforms could trigger new crisis
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.
- August 28, 2024 - 151 - 0
President opens Sri Lanka’s first LNG power plant
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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