Farmers urge President not to allow artificial rice shortages
UTV | COLOMBO – The farmers in Polonnaruwa made a strong plea to the President not to allow the intermediaries to create an artificial rice...
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‘Govt. didn’t succumb to rice mill owners’
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Former State Minister Janaka Wakkumbura says the decision to increase the maximum retail price of a kilogram of rice is not...
‘Price increase of rice a triumph for consumers’
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Minister Bandula Gunawardana says the price increase of two types of rice, is a triumph for consumers. Speaking at the weekly...
‘Government factions creating rice shortage’
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The All Ceylon Farmers Federation says shortages of rice has been created by factions related to the government and the government...
Lanka SATHOSA Selling Raw Rice Even Below MRPS!
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka’s largest state owned retail chain store is now selling raw rice below the Maximum Retail Prices (MRP), on a new...
Action against 1,200 vendors
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The Ministry of Industry and Commerce says legal action has been taken against over 1,200 vendors for selling rice above the control...
New control price of local rice
(UDHAYAM,COLOMBO) – The Ministry of Industries and Trade said that new control prices on local and imported rice is now in effect. According to February...
A new controlled price on local rice – says Min. Rishad
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen stated that a controlled price for local rice will be decided on today (17th Friday)....
25 metric tons of rice released to the market
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Twenty five metric tons of rice will be released to the market in Polonnaruwa district, Polonnaruwa United Rice Producers Union says. Its...
Import duty on rice further reduced with immediate effect
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The government has decided to further reduce the existing tax on imported rice with immediate effect. Accordingly, Special Commodity Levy on imported...