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After Sri Lanka's currency appreciated against the US dollar in early March 2023, multiple Facebook posts shared what appeared to be a news graphic with a false claim that alcohol prices in the island nation had been "reduced". But news website Ada Derana, whose logo appears on the purported news graphic, said they ...
Misleading images purportedly showing a canned Sri Lankan moonshine called kasippu have been shared dozens of times by Facebook users suggesting it was being bottled and sold in the island nation, where illegally brewed alcohol has risen in popularity following an economic crash. The purported product's labels were ...
Sri Lankan Custom officials along with the country's Excise department on Friday seized foreign alcohol worth Rs 60 million along with cosmetics, turmeric and cigarettes sent in several large UPBS (Unaccompanied Passenger Baggage) from Dubai, a local media reported citing the sources in the department.
Share: COLOMBO (News 1st): A special programme will be implemented from Tuesday (Apr. 13) onwards to prevent crimes pertaining to alcohol, narcotics and tobacco in line with the festive season, the Excise Department said. “This programme will be carried out across the island, for a period of one week as per special instructions issued by the Excise-Commissioner,” Kapila Kumarasinghe, the Spokesperson of the Excise Department told News 1st on Monday (Apr. 12). Kumarasinghe further requested the general public to provide any information with regard to the sale of alcohol and production via...