Sri Lankan President gives directives to suspend rice import immediately
Posted by Editor on December 9, 2022 - 9:23 am
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has given directives to publish a special gazette notification suspending the importation of rice to Sri Lanka with immediate effect, the Ministry of Agriculture says.
The Head of State has taken this decision after considering a request made by Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera.
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