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.
The final rites of veteran broadcaster, writer, and lyricist Nirmala de Alwis will be held today at Peradeniya.
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