The prices of Development Lotteries Board (DLB) tickets will soon be doubled following the approval received from the Ministry, DLB Chairman Ajith Gunaratne Naragala said.
He said this during the Gampaha district sales representative meeting of the series of district sales representative meetings being held under the ‘Sanwardhana Abhiman 2023’ programme at the Katunayake Eagle Lagoon Hotel premises yesterday (29).
“With the social and economic setback we suffered along with the covid-19 pandemic, all the businesses in the country were severely affected. Even amidst such an unprecedented economic and political crisis, our sales representatives worked hard to protect the development lottery business.”
“The sales representatives who have been with the DLB for 40 years are engaged in a great service on behalf of the country and the people.”
“In 2022, the DLB recorded a record income of 19 billion rupees. We have given 10 billion rupees to the people and 3 billion rupees to the government as taxes.”
“The daily sale of development lottery tickets of 2.2 million rupees has increased to 3.6 million rupees today. We have decided to make a stronger contribution to the President’s Fund and the Mahapola Trust Fund,” he said.
The Sri Lanka Thriposha Company Limited has successfully resumed operations under the government’s restructuring initiative aimed at transforming loss-making state enterprises into profit-generating institutions.
According to Chairman Amal Niroshana Attanayake, as of June 16, the previously idle machines at the Thriposha factory are now operating around the clock. The first batches of Thriposha product packets have already been produced, and the once-empty warehouses are now being restocked, signaling the return of a 24-hour production cycle.
The Chairman announced that the company is preparing to distribute Thriposha nationwide in the coming days, ensuring that pregnant mothers, lactating mothers, and infants will once again have access to this vital nutritional supplement.
Additionally, under Attanayake’s leadership, the company will soon launch a new line of nutritious and flavorful Thriposha cupcakes, available in chocolate, banana, vanilla, strawberry, and mango flavors.
Consumers will be able to purchase these new products starting next week at the company’s Ja-Ela head office outlet.
(dailynews.lk)
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Sri Lanka Customs has recommended the re-export of 05 containers of imported salt after they failed to meet national quality standards.
According to Customs Spokesperson Seewali Arukgoda, all salt containers brought into the country are subject to rigorous standards testing. The five containers in question were found to be non-compliant with Sri Lanka Standards Certification requirements.
According to Customs, approximately 2,000 containers of salt have been imported under the relevant import permit.
MRP on salt
Earlier, The Sri Lanka Salt Manufacturers Association has announced that salt will now be sold under newly set Maximum Retail Prices (MRP), following an agreement with the Consumer Affairs Council.
This move comes after import restrictions were relaxed, and sufficient salt stocks have arrived in the country. The MRPs are as follows :
1 kg granular salt – Rs.180 1 kg salt powder – Rs.240 400 g salt powder – Rs.120
The Association stated that while distribution has begun, it may take a few days for the packaged salt to reach outlets islandwide. Consumers can expect to purchase salt at regulated prices once full distribution is in place.
In a boost to bilateral trade, China’s S.F. Airlines launched its inaugural Kunming-Colombo cargo flight yesterday, marking a new chapter in Sri Lanka’s logistics connectivity with Yunnan Province.
S.F. Airlines deployed a Boeing 747-200 aircraft for the inaugural flight, which arrived at BIA from Kunming at 10:50 a.m. yesterday (26), carrying 22 metric tons of cargo.
S.F. Airlines – a major Chinese logistics carrier.