The Sri Lanka Medical Association in a letter to Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne has requested that the latter establish a transparent tobacco taxation formula which it claimed would increase government revenue from tobacco products while decreasing consumption.
The letter addressed by the President of the SLMA, Dr Anula Wijesundere further added that many tobacco companies are involved in smuggling and alleges the British American Tobacco Company (BATC) owner of the Ceylon Tobacco Company of being involved in such activites as well.
Further, the letter alleged that the BATC was "actively involved in smuggling of cigerettes in several continents." In addition it also alleged that the company had come to a "settlement with the European Union in smuggling related issues agreeing to pay around USD 200 million in installments."
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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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