Raid to catch shop owners who cheat

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Measurement Units, Standards & Services Department today conducted a raid in Colombo Fort to catch shop owners who use inaccurate weighing scales to cheat their customers. Pix by Samantha Perera

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rif Wednesday, 10 April 2013 04:06 PM

all most 100% seller do this in Fort ,

if we buy 500g we get only 300g

Krishna Wednesday, 10 April 2013 04:17 PM

Why only today? this should happen everday

Abdul Wednesday, 10 April 2013 04:42 PM

authorities should take action against shop owners who cheat customers with extraordinary prices

I dont know why Wednesday, 10 April 2013 04:59 PM

Perhaps Sri Lanka is the only country in South Asia which still uses old measures and weights such as Kaala, baage, raaththala and yaare.

Priyankara Wednesday, 10 April 2013 05:02 PM

In India robbers' market is called chor bazaar. This is Sri Lanka's chor bazaar.

Sugath Wednesday, 10 April 2013 05:05 PM

600 gms = 1 Kilo.

rumi Wednesday, 10 April 2013 05:38 PM

authorities are only catching poor vendors- what 5 star hotels- they do prostitute business. nobody catch them

thugpaksha Wednesday, 10 April 2013 05:50 PM

Just a big tamasha..as usual they go looking for the small fish, while the big whales are busy doing all the illegal stuff in the country

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