President orders price reductions – weekly meetings to be held on essential food items

President Maithripala SirisenaPresident Maithripala Sirisena has instructed the subject minister  Rishad Bathiudeen to reduce the price of rice. The president gave these instructions during a special meeting held on Wednesday night regarding essential food items.He directed officials to import 500,000 metric tonnes of rice with the intervention of the government, without considering the cost. The President’s Media […]

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