Excise Dept. denies social media reports; wine stores close only on Vap Poya Day

12 October 2021 05:21 pm


The Excise Department refuted social media reports that all liquor outlets in the country will be closed for two days on October 19 and 20.

The Department said the Commissioner General of Excise has only ordered the closure of all licensed retail liquor outlets island-wide on the occasion of the full moon day, which falls on October 20.