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75,000 kilos of rice imported by private traders, unfit for consumption

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Sri Lanka Customs has instructed private importers to re-export 50,000 kilograms of rice unsuitable for consumption and 25,000 kilograms of rice with altered expiry dates, which were recently imported from India by private traders.

Two of the inspected rice consignments were found to contain weevils, while the third had a new label pasted over an old one with near-expired dates, according to Additional Director of Customs and Customs Media Spokesperson Seevali Arukgoda.

The Government had granted permission for private importers to import rice, starting from December 4, as a solution to the country’s rice shortage. Consequently, rice imports from India are currently underway. Between December 4 and December 13, private importers imported 2,300 metric tons of rice. As of now, approximately 90 percent of these consignments have been cleared by Customs.

(dailynews.lk)

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

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Ex-Immigration Controller pleads guilty

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Controller of Immigration and Emigration – Harsha Illukpitiya, today (July 01) unconditionally pleaded guilty before the Supreme Court in a case related to contempt of court.

The charge stemmed from his failure to comply with a court order related to the e-visa issuance process.

 The Supreme Court announced that sentencing will take place on July 24.

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Nishantha Wickramasinghe remanded again (Update)

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Former SriLankan Airlines Chairman – Nishantha Wickramasinghe has been remanded till July 15 by Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali Jayathunga.


(Previous news 2025 July 01,12.15pm.)

Ex-SriLankan Airlines chief produced before court

Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines – Nishantha Wickramasinghe has been produced before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court by prison officials today (July 01).

Wickramasinghe was arrested last week by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) and is currently in remand custody,

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https://srilankamirror.com/news/2-ex-heads-of-govt-institutions-arrested/

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Seat belt compulsory for bus drivers from today

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The National Transport Commission (NTC) has announced that starting today (July 01), it will be mandatory for all bus drivers to wear seat belts, with strict penalties for non-compliance.

Under the MotorTraffic Act, bus drivers are legally required to wear seat belts, but a rise in accidents due to drivers ignoring this rule has prompted the authorities to re-enforce it.

Police confirmed that action will be taken against drivers who fail to comply.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Transport has also stated that wearing seat belts will be made mandatory to all passengers of light vehicles travelling on expressways from August 01, 2025.

Meanwhile, wearing seat belts will also be mandatory to all passengers of all vehicles on expressways from September 01, 2025.

Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation Bimal Rathnayake also confirmed the directive while speaking to media this morning (July 01) during an inspection tour at the Colombo Central Bus Stand.

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