Milk powder importers and wheat flour companies today (23) assured Minister of Trade, Wasantha Samarasinghe, that the prices of imported milk powder and wheat flour in the country will not be increased.

They further pledged that sufficient stocks of imported milk powder and wheat flour will be supplied for the next three months, and confirmed that no price hikes of any kind will be introduced until the end of the upcoming New Year season.

The assurance was given during a meeting convened at the Ministry to discuss the impact of the prevailing war situation on supply and distribution networks and the need to maintain uninterrupted supply. 

Milk powder importers and wheat flour companies acknowledged that rising fuel prices and the depreciation of the dollar had affected production costs, but emphasized their commitment to work with the government to provide relief to the public during this difficult period.

The companies also highlighted that fuel quotas have disrupted distribution operations.

 In response, Minister Samarasinghe instructed them to register with a newly introduced special data collection program aimed at identifying the fuel requirements of transport service providers engaged in food distribution and ensuring proper planning in the sector. (Newswire)

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Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe has acknowledged security issues pertaining to seized narcotics after some seized drugs had been identified as panadol powder or flour during testing in the recent past. 

Addressing a media briefing, the minister admitted that there were no proper laws to monitor the transportation of seized narcotics.

He further said there were also no systems to monitor if the seized drugs were the ones being handed over for testing. 

“We are unable to say for sure if the Police had seized drugs or flour and if it had been tampered with in between transfers,” the minister revealed.

Minister Rajapakshe said, however, that stringent security measures have been put in place for the storage of the seized drugs, preventing any fraudulent activities. 

The Justice Minister further said that discussions must be held with the Police on the security measures required during the transportation of the seized narcotics. (NewsWire)

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