Liquor store sealed for selling alcohol on Poya Day

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By Mangala Pavithrani

Colombo, Nov. 7 (Daily Mirror) - A retail liquor store (Excise RB 04) in Ja-Ela has been sealed by excise officers for selling alcohol on Poya Day, in violation of excise regulations.

The raid was carried out on November 5, during a surprise inspection by the Ja-Ela Excise Office. Officials said further investigations are underway, and legal action will be taken against those responsible.

The operation was conducted with the approval of the Commissioner General of Excise and on the instructions of Deputy Commissioner of Excise Law Enforcement Tissa Kumara Rajapaksa and Assistant Commissioner of Excise (Western Province III) Roshan Perera.

The sealing was carried out under the supervision of Ja-Ela Excise Superintendent Jayasanka, with the support of Chief Excise Inspector Kala Rasika Wijesinghe, Excise Inspector Rasika Weerasinghe, Excise Corporals Bandara and Mintaka, Women’s Excise Corporal Deepthi, Excise Controller Supun, and Excise Driver Dhanushka.

The Excise Department said it is taking strict action against illegal liquor sales and urged the public to report such offences to the department.

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Sokrates Friday, 07 November 2025 12:17 PM

This existing excise law was introduced by the British in 1912 to generate enormous profits and regulate the alcohol trade in their favour. It is therefore a completely outdated colonial law. After independence, the Sri Lankan governments were naturally happy to adopt this ordinance, as they did not want to forego the revenue. However, this law needs to be fundamentally changed. It must be legalised that alcohol may be sold on all days of the year without time restrictions by all shops, hotels, guesthouses, restaurants, pups, railway restaurants, etc., without the need for a licence. The tax on beer and wine must be abolished and the tax on gall must be significantly reduced. These measures will eradicate corruption and significantly restrict the trade in moonshine.

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Dr Tissa Fernando Friday, 07 November 2025 04:59 PM

Malumawa will remove all those restrictions. It is probably in the budget calculations this year.

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