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Suspect arrested with cigarettes worth Rs.1.3M

editorJul 15, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – An individual who attempted to illegally smuggle in a stock of foreign cigarettes worth Rs.1.3 million has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport

SLMA denounces moves to import foreign cigarettes

editorJun 28, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – Campaigners against tobacco use alleged that measures to licence the import of foreign cigarettes were expedited, during the same week declared as the National

Stop importing cigarettes from China: Rajitha tells PM

editorJun 28, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – In an apparent confrontation with Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera, Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne has written to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe requesting him to suspend

Two Lankans held with cigarettes worth over Rs 4 million

editorApr 16, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – Two Sri Lankan passengers have been detained at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for smuggling in 83,380 cigarettes sticks to be traded across the

Ban on sale of single cigarettes to be approved

editorMar 21, 20170

(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The Ministry of Health says it will today present the cabinet paper to the Cabinet of Ministers that includes the rules and

Sale of individual cigarettes to be banned?

editorMar 20, 20170

(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Minister of Health Rajitha Senaratne is due to sign the cabinet paper which includes the rules and regulations that prevent the sale

‘Loose’ sale of cigarettes to be banned

editorMar 9, 20170

(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Minister of Health, Rajitha Senaratne, stated that his Ministry is currently working on a Cabinet paper to ban the sale of individual