HomeNewsSpecial Commodity Levy on Dates Reduced Special Commodity Levy on Dates Reduced News FacebookXWhatsApp January 28, 2025 12:09 A Gazette notification has announced a significant reduction in the Special Commodity Levy on dates, lowering it from Rs. 200 to Rs. 1 per kilogram. This revised levy will remain in effect until 31 March 2025. Latest articles News SLWJA Seeks President’s Intervention Over Alleged Threats to Journalist After Army Convoy Crash The Sri Lanka Working Journalists’ Association (SLWJA) has written to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake... July 19, 2026 News Police Constable Suspended for Sitting on Female Officer’s Lap While Intoxicated Sri Lanka Police yesterday (17) suspended a police constable who allegedly sat on the... July 18, 2026 News Angolan Woman Arrested at BIA with Cocaine Concealed Inside Body A 54-year-old Angolan woman was arrested by the Sri Lanka Customs Narcotics Control Unit... July 18, 2026 News Arrest Warrants Issued for Deputy Minister Eranga Gunasekara, MP Jagath Manuwarna The Fort Magistrate’s Court yesterday (17) issued arrest warrants against six individuals, including Deputy... July 18, 2026 More like this News SLWJA Seeks President’s Intervention Over Alleged Threats to Journalist After Army Convoy Crash The Sri Lanka Working Journalists’ Association (SLWJA) has written to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake... July 19, 2026 News Police Constable Suspended for Sitting on Female Officer’s Lap While Intoxicated Sri Lanka Police yesterday (17) suspended a police constable who allegedly sat on the... July 18, 2026 News Angolan Woman Arrested at BIA with Cocaine Concealed Inside Body A 54-year-old Angolan woman was arrested by the Sri Lanka Customs Narcotics Control Unit... July 18, 2026