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Cooking oil unfit for consumption released with Customs blessings!

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The PHIs of Ridigama have busted a large-scale smuggling in which expired cooking oil unfit for human consumption has been released to the market.

The 51,600 liters of canola oil stock used for cooking, which was allegedly brought from Germany, has been found at a warehouse in Ridigama and the stock has been released with the help of Customs officers.

The Public Health Inspectors raided the warehouse located at Annoorpura, Panagamuwa in Ridigama based on information received by the Ridigama Medical Officer of Health (MOH) office.

The oil stock was taken into custody along with a businessman named Iliyas Mohammed of No. 130 A, Annoorpura in Panagamuwa.

A total of 5,160 cans of ten-liter each were found in the warehouse.

The arrested businessman said the oil stock was supposed to be used for soap production.

Though the businessman had said that he had purchased three containers containing these oil cans from the port, he had failed to produce any document.

Investigators said that a ten-liter can was priced at Rs.9,999 and they have been labelled in a foreign country.

The oil cans had no expiry date and the businessman had no receipt to indicate that the goods were purchased.
 
Officials who conducted the raid said that an address ‘South Pacific Agency, Upper Bomiriya, Kaduwela’ was mentioned on the oil cans as the importer and distributor.

The Rambadagalla Court has given orders to seal the warehouse and send the samples to the government analyst.

When ‘Aruna’ made an inquiry in this regard, the port sources confirmed that several containers seized by the Customs were tendered and released on January 20.

The tender has been called under the number CDV/TS/2023/01.

The cans of canola oil weighing 47,265 kgs have been released for over Rs.15 million.

On December 19, 2022, the government food inspector has approved the use of this oil stock before February 2023.

The price of a liter of canola oil released from the port was Rs.294.18.

The port officials said if this ten-liter can, which was priced at nine hundred and ninety nine rupees per liter, generated a profit of seven thousand fifty rupees, the businessman may have earned an income of over Rs.36 million.

The officials pointed out that the smugglers had tried to release several rice containers on the same day when these containers were tendered with the help of corrupt officials in anticipation of high profits, but they were prevented by the intervention of the Ports Authority Chairman.

Source – Aruna

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Oil prices plunge as Trump announces ceasefire

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Oil prices fell sharply to their lowest in more than a week on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump said a ceasefire has been agreed between Iran and Israel, alleviating worries of supply disruptions in the Middle East – a major oil-producing region.
Brent crude futures were down $2.08, or 2.9%, at $69.40 a barrel around 0330 GMT, after earlier tumbling more than 4% and touching its lowest level since June 11.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude declined $2.03, or 3.0%, to $66.48 per barrel, having dived 6% to its weakest level since June 9 earlier in the session.

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BOC to provide Rs. 10 Bn for grooming young entrepreneurs

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Deputy General Manager of Development Banking and Branch Credit Operations of Bank of Ceylon (BOC) R.M.N. Jeewantha said that the Bank Has introduced a special programme to create new entrepreneurs for the country from young people with a business idea.

He stated that the basic requirement for becoming an entrepreneur is to have an entrepreneurial idea, and that the bank provides all other advisory services including financial and non-financial facilities required to become a successful entrepreneur.

He stated this at the Bank of Ceylon headquarters while participating in a special discussion with the Daily News newspaper on Friday (20).

“We provide all the resources, facilities and advice required for the young people who come in this way to practically implement their business ideas. Last year, this programme created 15,000 new young entrepreneurs for the country. This year, our aim is to bequeath another group of young people to the country. The bank is ready to provide Rs 10 billion rupees as the initial capital required for this group,” he said.

The bank provides an initial capital of Rs. 500,000 for the new start-up at the initial stage without any securities as no collateral is needed. He said that even for a person already engaged in a business, the bank will provide the necessary support free of charge to develop that business, sell products, introduce new products, and enter the export market. Accordingly, any person under the age of thirty can come to the bank’s SME Circle and receive the necessary advice and financial facilities to develop as an entrepreneur.

“Anyone under the age of thirty who has a business idea should come to the bank. The bank is ready to provide Rs. 500,000 as initial capital for such start-ups at a low interest rate of seven percent. They also do not need collateral,” he added.

(dailynews.lk)
(This story, originally published by dailynews.lk has not been edited by SLM staff)

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Standard egg prices to be announced daily via SMS

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Chairman of the All-Ceylon Egg Producers’ Association, R.M. Sarath Rathnayake has said new measures to announce daily standardized egg prices will be introduced from next Monday (June 23) to ensure fair pricing for consumers.

The prices covering wholesale, retail, and intermediary rates will be communicated daily at 5.00am via SMS to small, medium, and large-scale egg producers, as well as bakery owners, food manufacturers, and hotels through the number 070-7030700.

He warned of recent practices where eggs were bought at Rs.15-18 and stockpiled, stating such actions will no longer be tolerated.

He also criticized groups posing as “egg associations” without actual farming experience.

The cost of producing an egg is around Rs.28 for large farms, Rs.29-30 for medium range farms, and Rs.32 for small-scale producers, he further said.

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