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title: "President gives directives to suspend rice import immediately"
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date: 2022-12-09
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# President gives directives to suspend rice import immediately

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has given directives to publish a special gazette notification suspending the importation of rice to Sri Lanka with immediate effect, the Ministry of Agriculture says.

The Head of State has taken this decision after considering a request made by Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera.

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