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Eggs will be sold at Rs.55 as promised – Association

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2 years ago

December 30, 2022

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All Ceylon Poultry Businessmen’s Association President Ajith Gunasekara yesterday said that the Association did not stop selling eggs at Rs.55 to customers.

“No matter how much criticism is made on social media, we will carry out this program with an objective of giving a relief to the customers,” he said.

He said that his association will reach every towns in the country to make available eggs at Rs.55 each. Gunasekera made these remarks while speaking to the media in Nuwara-Eliya yesterday afternoon.“Our Association was never engaged in trading and we never sell eggs and set the price. However, We have decided to divide into groups and go to different cities in our trucks to sell eggs in order to provide relief to the customers battered by escalating egg prices,” he said.
(dailynews.lk)

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“Reports of Wijepala – Nissanka meeting, fake”

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11 hours ago

April 18, 2025

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The Public Security Ministry has denied media reports claiming that the Public Security minister – Ananda Wijepala had met Nissanka Senadhipathi.

The Minister’s media secretary had clarified this in a letter to Acting IGP Priyantha Weerasuriya.
Adding that the neither the Minister or a representative had ever met Senadhipathi as claimed, the letter calls for proper investigations into the fake news and legal action against those responsible.

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Special allowance for policemen on duty at ‘Siri Dalada Vandanawa’

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16 hours ago

April 18, 2025

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A special transport allowance and a combined allowance will be provided to police personnel assigned to ensure the safety of devotees attending the exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Siri Dalada Vandanawa) in Kandy, the police said.

The measure has been taken over the instructions of the Acting IGP, in consideration of the fact that these police personnel will be on continuous day and night duty for over 10 days, away from their regular stations and incurring additional personal expenses.

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Ravi K’s Bill to repeal Online Safety Act, gazetted

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16 hours ago

April 18, 2025

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The Bill to repeal the Online Safety Act, No. 9 of 2024, and other regulations concerning the Act, has been gazetted.

The Online Safety Bill was passed by a majority vote in Parliament on Jan. 24, 2024.

The Bill that has been gazetted was submitted by opposition MP Ravi Karunanayake.

On Feb. 28, 2025, MP Karunanayake submitted a private member’s Bill to the Parliament Secretary-General, aiming to repeal the controversial Online Safety Act.