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Colombo, April 07 (Daily Mirror) - To mark the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, the Department of Excise has banned the countrywide sale of liquor on April 12 and 13, except for the star class hotels.
Issuing a special notice, the departmental media spokesperson Channa Weerakkody said the Excise Chief has ordered the closure of all wine stores, bars and taverns on Friday 12 and Saturday 13.
However, in view of the tourists, all hotels that are registered under the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) and beyond the category of three star range, as well as boutique villas are permitted to serve alcoholic beverages only to their local or foreign in-house guests during the stipulated period.
Also, the sale of liquor is entirely prohibited in the country on April 23, which marks the Bak Full Moon Poya Day.
The Excise Department requests the public to alert its Operations Room hotline 1913 for any unlawful activities and instances of violations of the Excise law.
Joshua Sunday, 07 April 2024 07:38 PM
All the best with your headless operation. Every one with a brain will buy and stock it. This is a joke every year
Steve Sunday, 07 April 2024 08:19 PM
What is the logic. People will purchase before the new year.
Karalasingam Sivalingam Sunday, 07 April 2024 08:54 PM
Festive season is for enjoyment, why close liquor shops, it has adverse effects as well, illicit brews will thrive, in which part of the world liquor shops are closed on festive season, do not mix religion and governance, murders, thefts, rapes even normal days a usual scenario, perennial thoughts and thinking would not match the scientific world. of today.
Tissa Fernando Monday, 08 April 2024 12:10 AM
Despite claims of malnutrition, liquor and drug sales are at record high levels. No food claims therefore appear to be the theme of focus for the opposition political parties. But they can never explain thriving liquor and drug sales.
A Monday, 08 April 2024 01:35 AM
You drink all the other days...what crime is it to drink on 12 and 13 th of April...
Ram Monday, 08 April 2024 04:41 AM
This is out and out discrimination. The rich to enjoy their Scotch or other expensive liquors and the poor deprived of their Gal Arrack
Sobers Monday, 08 April 2024 05:40 AM
Very stupid, Black marketeers Kassipu distillery will make mega money. New-year is a day to enjoy. More the religious fanatics more the curse. See how developed countries and even uae are progressing.
DOT Monday, 08 April 2024 06:03 AM
Thats why the early markeing started
Paul Mercer Monday, 08 April 2024 06:27 AM
Keep the hotels open for tax revenue purposes I think they mean
Punchi Thusithaya Monday, 08 April 2024 07:26 AM
3* also baned ? Why don't directly say only 4*
Sambo Monday, 08 April 2024 08:23 AM
Star hotels are the places where the politicians are found, enjoy and not even pay the bills.
Sokrates Monday, 08 April 2024 08:55 AM
Do only guests in Star Class Hotels want to drink alcohol? This decision was only made because the guests of these hotels do not buy kassipu from which some politicians make a lot of money.
D P P Prasad Monday, 08 April 2024 09:56 AM
It is ridiculous. Although liquor shops are closed on account of Sinhala new year the person who get used to consume the alcohol and beer are tempted to buy the number of bottles before hand. Further because the festival season is round the corner certain poorest people who often rely on the moonshine or kassipu brew the actual volume what they need haste free. Therefore the closure of the liquor shops are in vain
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