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Tag: alcohol

Four including father arrested for giving alcohol to infant
LOCAL

Four including father arrested for giving alcohol to infant

Sri Lanka Police have arrested a father and three others for cruelty to a child following an investigation into a…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/07/201818/07/2018
Just one alcoholic drink a day could shorten your life, study says
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Just one alcoholic drink a day could shorten your life, study says

Having as little as one alcoholic drink a day could shorten your life, according to a major new study. An…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/04/2018
Special island wide police operation nabs over 3000 for traffic violations
LOCAL

Special island wide police operation nabs over 3000 for traffic violations

A special four-hour operation launched Tuesday (30) night covering all police divisions across the island has made over 3000 arrests…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/02/2018
Sri Lanka cabinet agrees to annul the gazette that allowed women to buy liquor
LOCALTOP STORY

Sri Lanka cabinet agrees to annul the gazette that allowed women to buy liquor

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers at its weekly meeting on Tuesday has agreed to cancel the gazette notification issued by…

byFaraz Shauketaly17/01/201817/01/2018
Sri Lanka removes ban on women buying alcohol
LOCAL

Sri Lanka removes ban on women buying alcohol

Sri Lanka has removed a ban imposed on women from buying alcohol and working at establishments that produce or sell…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/01/2018
Dubai court sentences Sri Lankan worker to life in prison for murder of compatriot
LOCAL

Dubai court sentences Sri Lankan worker to life in prison for murder of compatriot

A Sri Lankan migrant worker in the United Arab Emirates has been sentenced to life in prison for murder of…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/12/2017
Mel Medura gets set to reduce  alcohol misuse in time for the year end
BUSINESS

Mel Medura gets set to reduce alcohol misuse in time for the year end

This is the time of year when many people make “New Year Resolutions” to abstain from alcohol, tobacco and other…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/12/2017
Finance Ministry rejects allegation that the government has given approval to produce spirits using rice
BUSINESS

Finance Ministry rejects allegation that the government has given approval to produce spirits using rice

The government has not given any approval to produce spirits using rice as a raw material to any distilleries, Ministry…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/12/2017
Sri Lanka receives World No Tobacco Day Award for third time
TOP STORY

Sri Lanka receives World No Tobacco Day Award for third time

Sri Lanka for the third time, won World No Tobacco Day Award 2017, bestowed by the World Health Organization (WHO)…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/11/201724/11/2017
Investigations launched into Batapola crash
History

Investigations launched into Batapola crash

A house in Namal Sevana, Batapola, was badly damaged when a speeding vehicle veered off the road around 6 p.m…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/11/2017

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