Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- A businessman from the Makola area was ordered by Mahara Additional Magistrate Bandara Ilangasinghe yesterday (2) to pay a fine of Rs. 100,000 after pleading guilty to selling local Keeri Samba rice above the maximum retail price.

While the controlled price for a kilogram of local Keeri Samba rice is set at Rs. 260, court proceedings revealed that the merchant sold the product at a higher rate.

Investigations into the matter were conducted by officers from the Gampah District Office of the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) under the direction of District Head Udaya Namalgama.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Hiru News....