Srilanka, Jan. 31 -- Sri Lankans are a little uneasy due to the high prices of coconuts and the shortage of the nut itself in the island. Now we hear of plans being in the pipeline for the Government to import coconut-based products. This is a roundabout way to meet the shortage of coconuts in this island. But according to newspaper reports, the import plan for coconut related products must first go through a cabinet paper which must then be passed in parliament. The cabinet paper for this purpose is already drafted. But there was a delay in it reaching parliament because the government was making a reassessment of the list of coconut related products to be imported.

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