Booze banned at May Day rally venues

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Colombo, April 29 (Daily Mirror) - The Excise Department of Sri Lanka has prohibited the sale of all kinds of alcoholic beverages in Divisional Secretariat areas in the country where May Day rallies and processions are held on Wednesday, May 1.

Excise Department spokesman cum Commissioner - Law Enforcement Channa Weerakkody, issuing a notice today stated that all retail liquor selling points including wine stores, bars, restaurants and taverns will be ordered to remain closed from the regular closing hours of Tuesday, April 30 till the regular opening hours on Thursday, May 02.

However, all hotels and boutique villas registered under the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) bearing Excise License (FL 07, 08) are exempt from this order.

The Department vows strict legal action against those who violate the Excise law during the stipulated period.

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Only Allow High Priced Liquor To Be Sold Monday, 29 April 2024 09:13 PM

Lots of tax money lost. Should only allow high priced liquor to be sold so only the rich can buy them and pay good taxes for the economic development. These people will know their limits and it will be a Win win situation.

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GOOD IDEA, BUT IT WILL BE LIKE SET A THIEF TO CATCH A THIEF Monday, 29 April 2024 09:48 PM

RICH WILL HAVE PARTIES AT HOME WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND WATCH ELECTION RESULTS TILL THE WEE HOURS, SO THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM AND WILL BE WELL STOCKED UP. AS FOR THE POOR MAY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL DAY BEFORE ELECTIONS AND OR MAYDAY, IF THE USUAL PALMS ARE OIL WITH ARRACK IF REGISTERED FOR A SEAT IN ANY OF THE BUSES (IT HAS BEEN THE USUAL TALK OF THE TOWN COME ELECTIONS FROM

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DJ Tuesday, 30 April 2024 01:53 AM

What a JOKE

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Ram Tuesday, 30 April 2024 04:18 AM

We locals cannot enjoy a drink unless we spend lots of money to have the drink at a tourist hotel. Why is the government discriminating us the Sri Lankans? Who comes first, us the Sri Lankans who manage hand to mouth existence or rich Sri Lankans who can afford tourist hotels

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Sambo Tuesday, 30 April 2024 08:06 AM

Only another statement. Lets see how it goes. The political parties cannot gather people if they are not given food,booze and free transport. So it is politicians who breaks the law.

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Staunch party supporters fallen by the roadside Tuesday, 30 April 2024 08:15 AM

We saw in the past ardent party supporters wearing party color, fallen by the roadside clutching their free lunch parcels. They were so eager to shout slogans behind their leaders, they have no strength sit straight!

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Tissa Fernando Tuesday, 30 April 2024 08:09 PM

I saw a video of Harin Fernando asking people to drink before the rally not after.

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last chance Wednesday, 01 May 2024 04:14 AM

This will be freely available at two venues one at pohottuwa and UNP where police boys look the other way .

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