Liquor shops to be closed on December 25, 26

DOT Saturday, 23 December 2023 06:59 PM

I don't understand that why we give such publicity on such information! May be early marketing campaign!

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Premkunar Saturday, 23 December 2023 08:33 PM

What is the point of this closing on these festival days? Festival means people enjoying, consuming liquor is traditionally one of the most common activities all over the world during festivals. In UK, Christmas Day super markets closed, enabling the employees to celebrate with families, but local shops selling alcohol as usual. Poya days acceptable because those days not for celebrating but for religious observance. But Christmas, New Year means completely different categories, someone with backbone must change this utterly ridiculous laws.

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Karalasingam Saturday, 23 December 2023 09:13 PM

Christmas is a day for joyful enjoyment, families friends get together, eat, drink, sing, dance etc; stopping liquor sales is an unwise move, which would boost illicit liquor sales

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Kl Saturday, 23 December 2023 10:34 PM

ALL READY STOCKED BY POLITICIANS RESIDENT NOT TO WORRY. BLACK MARKET. THANKS FOR THE OPINION.

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Johan Sunday, 24 December 2023 12:42 AM

By now all liquor shops will be empty better to close

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Ram Sunday, 24 December 2023 02:32 AM

Doors open to all illicit liquor dealers, Kasippu mudalali's to have their day. After all our government is giving a fair deal to all businessmen

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Waco Sunday, 24 December 2023 03:35 AM

What is the meaning of closing Liquor shops during a festive season.?

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Tuan Sunday, 24 December 2023 07:16 AM

Liquor shops should closed till 1st of January 2024. To prevent unlawful Kaplan and fights and killings

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citizen Sunday, 24 December 2023 08:00 AM

It is well known thing every year.just wasting time putting an article.Even if ut is open a God fearing man will never go and buy a bottle in an outlet on this particular day.

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Jude Sunday, 24 December 2023 08:38 AM

කසිප්පු business gonna flourish in those 2 days!!

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Citizen k Sunday, 24 December 2023 08:40 AM

This is a season of cheer.We need tourist and need to cater to them.Why do we always have short sighted policies?We encourage illicit liquor sales on 25th by closing bars.

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Sokrates Sunday, 24 December 2023 08:57 AM

Anyone who wants can buy alcohol on these days, whether legal or illegal, and thereby supports the crime and corrupt politicians behind it. It is high time to abolish the colonial excice laws. These laws have no place in a democratic country and only encourage crime. Then explain this idiotic law to the tourists who want to celebrate Christmas with alcohol and then find themselves standing in front of a locked wine store door. Hail and Merry Christmas

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Joshua Sunday, 24 December 2023 12:04 PM

Foolishness has no limits in SL.

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Hypocrite Sunday, 24 December 2023 12:13 PM

Do people have money to buy Liquors? but complain about Onion prices? what is happening in this Island?

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Karalasingam Sivalingam Sunday, 24 December 2023 12:37 PM

In which country you close liquor sales, perennial ignorant ,blind conventions still followed, no one to rectify it, better ask vaddha community to take decisions, you go to western world, liquor is sold in every shop, without restrictions, none drunken and fallen on the road,life moves smoothly, why not the religious ,and Finance ministers take decisions, separate religion from governance.

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Karalasingam Sivalingam Sunday, 24 December 2023 01:14 PM

Underaged girls are being raped on a daily basis, prostitution is abundant, robberies everywhere, country is full of corrupt politicians, government is only concerned of banning liquor sales on festival days.

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Padam Sunday, 24 December 2023 03:28 PM

Wine made in Parsad!

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ANNECUNT Monday, 25 December 2023 01:15 AM

WHAT A STUPID IDEA

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UMAS ALI Monday, 25 December 2023 01:18 AM

THIS IS A BUDDHIST COUNTRY ,SO WE SHOULD CLOSE DOWN ALL SHOPS AND NEVER OPEN AGAIN , DRINK CEYLON TEA INSTEAD

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