Eggs worth USD 1.8mn to be imported per month from India!

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1 year ago

April 3, 2023

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Trade, Commerce and Food Security Minister Nalin Fernando said that plans have been made to import 30 million eggs per month through the Sri Lanka State Trading (General) Corporation.

He said this in response to a question raised by journalists following a ceremony held at Kapuwatta in Kandana on March 31.

The minister said the imported eggs would only be sold to bakeries and hotels.

He said that imported eggs will not be distributed throughout the country, and that these eggs will be brought in subject to all the approvals of the Cabinet.

“It goes without saying that egg producers exploited the consumers,” he alleged.

However, an investigation by Sri Lanka Mirror revealed that about USD 1.8 million should be spent in order to import 30 million eggs per month from India.

It was reported that the wholesale price of eggs in India is between 20 and 21 Sri Lankan rupees.

Accordingly, if eggs were imported for Rs.20 each, about Rs.600 million will have to be spent to import 30 million eggs.

Sri Lanka’s visa fees to be unchanged

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1 hour ago

May 6, 2024

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A cabinet decision was taken today (May 06) to maintain the existing $50 fee for a 30-day visa for foreigners visiting the country, the PMD announces.

It has also been decided to continue offering free visa services to citizens of 07 countries: India, China, Russia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia.

Meanwhile, visa issuance responsibility will be handled solely by the Dept. of immigration & Emigration, the PMD adds.

180 passports found dumped in a drain!

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3 hours ago

May 6, 2024

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A bag with 180 passports has been found in a drain in the Maharagama area.

According to reports, the passports had been obtained by a foreign employment agency operating in the Maharagama area, promising foreign employment.

It is reported that the owner of the agency had fled the area, after duping a number of people and swindling nearly Rs. 260 million.

Immigration Dept says their power of approving visa not impacted

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3 hours ago

May 6, 2024

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The Department of Immigration and Emigration has stated that the methodology of the present e-visa system has not impacted the Department’s power of approving, issuing or not issuing visa, mentioned in the Immigrants and Emigrants Act No. 20 of 1948.

In a detailed statement, shown below, the department has elaborated as follows :

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