An additional Director General of Customs has being involved in a massive scam where he has allowed a leading businessman to import palm oil, unfit for human consumption under a false description, which has also resulted in the Government losing over Rs. 755 million in tax revenue.
Public Interest Litigation Activist Nagananda Kodituwakku
The palm oil, weighing in thousands of tons has been released to the domestic market, and is absolutely prohibited by the Food Act for human consumption, an investigation has revealed.
This massive fraud has now been taken up in the Court of Appeal (CA/201/2016) by the Public Interest Litigation Activist Nagananda Kodituwakku, based on the Governments Analyst reports filed in Court by the activist where it was revealed that the said Customs Officer has surreptitiously concealed very adverse reports issued by the government analyst, which confirms that the samples examined by the Government analyst contained 23% fatty acid and the said officer has done so to facilitate the importer with a wrong classification of the commodity given to evade payment of the fiscal levies.
Further analysis of the samples examined by the scientists also filed in Court, also confirms that in crude palm oil fatty acid content shall not exceed 5% and in the refined palm oil it shall not exceed 0.1%.
The analyst reports states that ‘… any vegetable oil which contains high amount of free fatty acid (as the case of this particular product) is highly liable to oxidation and could generate various oxidized products that could harm human health. For instance, end-products of lipid oxidation could be mutagenic and carcinogenic and that the lipid oxidation has role in in the pathogenesis of several pathogenesis such as neurodegenerative, inflammatory, infectious, gastric and nutritional diseases in humans. Therefore, the particular product that has been claimed by the importer as Crude Palm Fatty Acid’ is not suitable for human consumption…’
In the meanwhile the Malaysian Palm Oil Board has also confirmed that there is no such product called Crude Palm Fatty Acid in the palm oil industry and that their investigation conducted into the matter had revealed what the importer claims Crude Palm Fatty Acid is palm oil blend with fatty acid (the process surreptitiously done to evade payment of fiscal levy at a higher rate).
Further to the Customs investigation now being conducted into this matter, 24 containers of adulterated palm oil has been seized by customs. Now the importer, relying on the falsified report earlier given to his favor by the Additional Director General, makes every attempt to have these detained shipments released from the Customs custody.
Therefore, the rights activists furnishing this information requests the Court to make an Order compelling the Director General of Customs to confiscate all 24 containers of adulterated palm oil not good for human consumption and to destroy them in public as a deterrent to other such importers, who import similar substandard food items absolutely disregarding the health and safety concerns.
jim softy / July 3, 2016
They have imported adulterated Palm oil in order to avoid custom rules. Custom officer is part of the fraud.
PAlm oil must have certain specifications. the person knew it, abused it and is getting the help of the custom officer too.
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Richard / July 3, 2016
This is why the SL Customs do not want the ‘customs ordinance'(law) changed to water down their powers under the pretext of encouraging criminals. They (Customs) is a den of crooks and when they wield the power they can have a piece of the crooked deals like this palm oil scandal. Once their authority is diminished they cannot extort money and corrupt the system. No importer is allowed to do an honest import by the customs. They will somehow try to extract some money from the importer by creating an issue. They will also take samples (to take home) from every container they inspect be it milk powder or cow-dung.
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KA Sumanasekera / July 3, 2016
Is this Dude in the UNP Faction or the Yhapalana Sira Faction or the JO ..
Itching to see whether Batalanada’s F*******CID pay him a visit?.
Or do our inhabitants have to wait .
Just like the way they are waiting to hear about Batanalada’s F *****CID statement of UNP gun MP Rajitha Junior’s Eye Witness account of that USD 18 Billion in the Arab Bank, which he saw with his own eyes.
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Native Vedda / July 3, 2016
KASmaalam KA Sumanasekera
You have lost out to Indrajit. Where did the selection process go wrong? I share your grief, never mind have double malt every 10 minutes for the next few weeks, everything will be cured.
Aren’t you feeling bit annoyed that this job has gone to a Tamil Vellala (married to Fonsekas) instead a Malted Dalit such as yourself?
By the way, when is the right time for you to start mudslinging?
Please keep us uninformed.
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KA Sumanasekera / July 4, 2016
Dear Native,
What is Mud Slinging?
I was never a member of the UNP .Nor did I ever try to join the Elite in Colombo.
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KA Sumanasekera / July 4, 2016
Dear Native,
Now that you asked, my Elders tell me this Samy was an Economics Strategy Advisor to your hero Billionaire, Mr Galleon Rajaretnam .
Hope Samy wouldn’t use similar strategy to look after Batalanada’s Yahapalana Treasury.
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Das / July 3, 2016
Customs and immigration are a menace.I am seventy years old Sri lankan Singaporean.We always had Sri lankan maids and pay $500 pm with food and accommodation.Our last maid from Kandy built a house finished the contract n went bacK.So we wanted to try a new girl and wanted her to come to Singapore for an interview.She had a return ticket, cash $500 and all the requirement to be a visitor.in the meantime we had an Indian maid to do the chores.But they didn’t allow at the immigration saying that she has to go for a course of 40 days and returned her.in Singapore, the Govt.gives an intensive TRAINiING so that they are well settled even before they issue a work permit.This sort of policiesj is an impediment for the progress of the country.Singapore,insists that a salary of min.500 pm is paid and Sunday is compulsory off n proper room should be given unlike miidle east.The Govt policies must be designed to help people to develop n not to help Govt servants to bully poor girls and make some money by the Govt servants.At the end we had to hire a maid from India denying an opportunity for a Sri lankan maid and her familys progress.
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Kumar / July 3, 2016
Is it true to say that Sri Lanka is a country of house maids to middle east and Singapore. Politicians are the masters of the land while remaining are servants in their land . That’s why you see many boats sailing for better lands.
It’s after 68yrs if Independence.
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Silva / July 3, 2016
Where are the Sarath Wijesuriyas, Gamini Viyangodas, Chandrasiri Seneviratnes, Dewasiris, Keerthi Thennakoons, Common Opposition, media rags et al.? I think the brains of those [Edited out] have been numbed by using palm oil containing pig acids. By the way has any of those lunatics made any moves regarding those tons and tons of adulterated fertilizer seized the by customs? I think those stocks have been issued to the market. Recently I applied some fertilizer but nothing happened to the growth of the plants. These fertilizers have no fertility any more. The whole system in this country is in an utter chaotic situation. To rectify we must begin with computerization and linking of the whole administrative structure of the government, installing surveillance cameras in government institutions, tightening checks and balances and audits. And they must begin from the Customs becuase this is the place where all sorts of illegal operations take place and all poisons enter the country. Just by rectifying the activities at the Customs government can improve tax income, reduce health costs and ultimately improve GDP.
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Kugan / July 3, 2016
Thank god he is not Tamil or Muslim.
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Native Vedda / July 3, 2016
Kugan
“Thank god he is not Tamil or Muslim.”
Not so fast.
There is a history of bribe taking in the customs department which goes back to early 1970.
Irrespective of race and religion, all were in it together. In some cases the bribing parties had access to the officers rota, so that they could time their arrival.
I was told the customs at Thalaimannar was a den of bribe taking thieves before the ferry service was terminated.
A few Tamil Customs officers too had become millionaires over a period of time.
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AshyD / July 3, 2016
Is this a classic case of “OILING THE PALM”.
755 Million? Is it “Kos Eta”?
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ibadun / July 3, 2016
Great Nagananda Kodituwakku!!!!!!!!!!
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Sri lanka Citizen / July 3, 2016
As long as The government is not willing to change the age old failed system in the customs where only a corrupt portion of the country’s population is going to keep minting money even at the cost of peoples lives ,this country is heading to be doomed.
This could be the industrial palm oil , usually these crooks mix it with coconut oil and sell it.
There is no proper body to monitor the meat industry we may be eating all the sick and dead animals ,for that matter any food we eat is not monitored .
People must understand not to let prejudice be the price to pay for their health, there is so much bigotry against certain community who have strict conditions in consuming food, all these anti religious sentiments spread are mostly by some third grade Pharmaceutical producers who are linked with some of the food marketers ,who operate and control in top mafia style racketeering Remember ,most medicines never cures ,they just suppress the symptoms, so it is important for such companies to feed us with poison.
The Government needs a strict monitoring body for food imports and also put an end to smuggling , can you imagine how much we have been losing in revenues ? Singapore has the best duty system that can be looked at to make changes , if you introduce duty and taxes only on special goods that really need it and introduce a flat GST on all other goods and also make it a regulation to get the produce imported to be pre-approved and to get the product checked everytime it comes into the country may help .
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Import Procedures
All goods imported into Singapore are regulated under the Customs Act, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Act and the Regulation of Imports and Exports Act.
Imported goods are subject to GST and/or duty payment. A Customs permit is required to account for the import and tax payment of the goods.
Dutiable goods, which incur both GST and duty, are:
Intoxicating liquors
Tobacco products
Motor vehicles
Petroleum products
Ad valorem or specific duty rates may be applied for dutiable goods.
All other goods are non-dutiable and incur GST only. GST is levied at 7% of the CIF (cost, insurance and freight) value, which includes duties (if it is a dutiable good) and other charges, costs and expenses incidental to the sale and delivery of the goods into Singapore, whether or not shown on the invoice.
– See more at: http://www.customs.gov.sg/businesses/importing-goods/import-procedures#sthash.tPvqt0z2.dpuf
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Diogenes / July 3, 2016
This Sumanasekara who is repeatedly raving about Batalanda seems to have gone really mad. Mister, Say something about the days you spent at Angoda?
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Sri lanka Citizen / July 3, 2016
Another important message to the consumer , remember to be careful when you eat anything that is deep fried .
Deep frying needs a lot of thick cooking oil , industrial palm oil is cheap and can fry a huge quantity at a very low cost.
I have no faith in any of the officials to regulate and monitor what we eat. It is time the public demand to set up a non government organization by appointing retired professionals from the veterinary and medical field and other related to do spot checks and also to make sure that the food standards that are violated are heavily fined ,including imprisonment.
Do not let yourselves to be taken for a ride by those pointing fingers at one particular group ,unethical businessman will always have a boogey man to distract your attention.
But this does not mean that all those traders and food chains (small and big) are all saints , every community has its own black sheep .
Most Sri Lankans do not even know what are ethics anymore when it comes to money .
So remember when eating anything that is fried not only deep frying , any type frying to demand to know the type of oil they use.
It is time we stop these bloodsuckers to prosper at the cost of the unsuspecting citizens of this country, whose health and life is at risk.
Demand standards for your food, it is not charity ,you are paying for it, It is your health and life, remember if you do not care no one else will.
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Plato. / July 3, 2016
Nagananda needs to be provided with top security if he has to continue with his great Public Interest Litigation.
The Irony of the situation is that in Srilanka only the corrupt are given security!
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Sri lanka Citizen / July 3, 2016
According to the Authority, adulterated coconut oil, sold in loose bulk form is flooding the market. In recent raids CAA has found that around 40 percent of the coconut oil sold in bulk contained a mix of industrial or low quality palm oil and other substandard vegetable oils.
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Adulterated Coconut Oil flooding the market
http://www.news.lk/news/…/9098-adulterated-coconut-oil-flooding-the-market
Aug 11, 2015 – Adulterated Coconut Oil flooding the market Featured … All cooking oil sold in bulk form should be packeted and sealed by the Sri Lanka Standards Institute, … Ingestion of low quality industrial palm oil sold as cooking oil can
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Sri lanka Citizen / July 3, 2016
carcinogenic
having the potential to cause cancer.
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This alone should wake up the Sri lankan Citizens .. do you know what this could mean?
It has nothing to do with karma ,. you are letting a group of crooks make money at the cost of your health and life and also prepare to be taken over by their masters to sell medicines which are the most expensive for an illness that has been introduced to your system through food consumption ,which will never cure but only lead you to death by prolonging the suffering .
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The people of Sri Lanka are deeply indebted to – Public Interest Litigation Activist Nagananda Kodituwakku, we must stand by him and protect him and support him.
he is a rare gem , hope and pray the government will provide such people with special security.
You are confronting world mafias here , not just some small trader ,
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Coconut Republic / July 3, 2016
Another committee to be established to monitor all customs, immigration, police and defence personnels and their next of kins and associates properties? Land department must release a report every fortnight for all high end purchase and sales to Mr President and Prime minister for their views. Anything found to be inappropriate needs an appropriate stern actions.
Mr President, this issues are going on for ages and this is also another reason for your favourite subject. …KIDNEY RELATED SICKNESS! !!
WELL DONE MR. NAGANANDA KODITUWAKKU
KEEP UP YOUR GOOD WORK!
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Sri lanka Citizen / July 3, 2016
@Das Not clear , which Immigration refused her ? Sri Lanka or Singapore?
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silva / July 3, 2016
Haa…haaa.haaa.!
The Sri Lankan [Edited out] are a nation headed for extinction. Anyways it is better if that happens so becuase some other intelligent nation would settle on this land! Many of these Sinhalese wesigeputhala poison themselves, their parents and children and their neighbours. This whole nation of fuckers are a nuisance on this earth. They feed wild animals with hakkapatas, use dynamite in fishing, soak the surface of the land with horrendous poisons, dump waste chemicals into water streams, destroy forests, arson forests together with animals, birds and serpents…. and you call these pigs Sinhalese! While these pigs are destroying each other and the innocent animals, some of the so called civil activists, thinkers, social reformists, yahapalana wadeen, politicians and the monkeys who wield the media badakawuthu are 24/7 busy with democracy, media freedom, human rights, yahapalana and other fucking rights! The [Edited out] religious leaders and monks are wanking on rooftops looking at all this chose! The [Edited out] morons in consumer protection, customs, raid squads, police and law enforcement boutiques are in death sleep. And [Edited out] at CT censor table would kill this comment, draw his [Edited out] shoddy month end salary and go home wiping his hands on his ass because for this nation of clownish [Edited out] decency, mannerism and sweet sounding words are all that matter and not the facts, poison less food health wisdom and healthy genes. While all this is happening the genes of these [Edited out] nation would undergo permanent deformation, damage, destruction, structural deformation and the newborns will inherit all these gene structure damage related diseases. This is irreversible and nation of fuckers will end up in graves very soon.
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jehan / July 3, 2016
All custom officers are crooks, just check the houses they live in with there income & bonus. The cost of living is high because importers have to pay 10-20% to these guys. eventually the consumer pays in increase prices.
If you have been in corrupt countries you can see this:
Angola Luanda is the priciest country in the world, it tops monaco or luxemburg – basic food stuff.
congo also same, even drc.
Sri Lanka will get there if we dont put a stop to corrupt practices.
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R K / July 3, 2016
Mr.Das,
Please dont compare Sri Lanka with Sinapore. Sri Lanka will never come nearer Singapore. Our system is very corropt. Even God cant corre`ct them.
Its common knowledge that Most depatments are corropt. Its only the degree of corroption differs.
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Anti-Corruption / July 3, 2016
The time has come to the Bribery Commission to call for the Declaration of Assets ans liabilities Form of all the Custom Officers and the Immigration Officers. The Form is annually filled and handover to their authorities. It has to be kept sealed and opened only on an allegation is made. Now this is more than enough to open an inquiry not only against the man involved in the above scam, but of all the Custom Officers and Immigration officers. Then the Bribery Commission will find by comparing the fist Form given at the time of their appointment and with the latest Form. The form[declaration] should be given on or before the 30th June every year regarding the assets/liabilities as at 31 March in that year. If these officers have not given the declaration it is a separate offense under the bribery act 1994. In addition to this, the Bribery Commission should send the Form 5 [ in which these thieves have to reveal all their assets including the assets under the spouses’ an children’s name]to these thieves. Then they have to reveal their assets in it. There is a clear legal mechanism for both the methods. It cannot be explained here in short. However, now the Bribery Commission has to initiate inquiries into their assets, and no doubt, all will have to be prosecuted for unexplained wealth. These crooks should be sent to jail for 100 years like in the famous Vat case. The best punishment is of course to hang these cannibals publicly at the Galle Face Court. Bdw, hanging them is just a provocative expression, but the Bribery commission cannot now be inactive over this. It has the power. Make use of it for the sake of the country and its poor innocent people, children including unborn. Please, this is over to you all, Hon. Dilrikshi Wickemasinha, the DG Bribry Commission, the Chairman and other two [Commissioners] Members. Please act mmediately.
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Rumad / July 3, 2016
Years ago the average Kappang of Customs men was in the range of
Rs.100 to Rs.500 per Customs Entry – on disputed cargoes. With Inflation running riot, it became Rs.1,000 to Rs.25,000. The Open Economy opened the flood gates of Customs corruption. Used Car imports saw the Kappang scale of Customs-crooks going into the lakhs to millions per vehicle. A Customs Officer friend told me the monthly take of their chief was Rs.3 million and the man was in charge for over 5 years – that was ten years ago. They had to share their spoils with the Chief/s. Now the media reports Customs men demanding Kappang going into hundreds of millions per single case. The Rewards System, aimed at reducing the Customs bribery culture has failed dismally.
Sri Lanka has one of the most corrupt Customs systems in the region (in the world?) where political leaders, Customs Chiefs, Smugglers/Racketeers/Drug traffickers dominate their own landscape.
Shame!!!!
Rumad
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Chami / July 3, 2016
The man who approved the false classification and 4 others in the Classification committee has been paid 50 million rupees for the ‘job accomplished’ for the big-time palm oil importer. This is a open secret that all Customs Officers are fully aware.
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NAK / July 3, 2016
In a country where lawyers are a dime dozen and with many a internationally recognized lawyers,we have only one NAGANADA?
Is he the only one we have who is interested in the public which means the rest are only interested about their pockets.
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Coconut Republic / July 3, 2016
Who is this great corrupt importer? Put all the customs officers in question and the importer on the same ship push them out of the harbour and set on fire!!!
What happened to the other cocaine sugar importer????
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Gune / July 3, 2016
The same treatment given to Prabakaran should be given to the said customs officer and the importer.
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Ananda Markalanda / July 3, 2016
When public servants break the law, it leaves behind an indelible stain,and supervisors who cover them up has a tradition in customs for many” The indictment should include that all these violated the public trust by using their position in a government agency to line his pockets and deprive the government of legitimate taxes owed in the normal course of business. The criminal charges should reflect our commitment to rooting out and punishing corrupt officials- could bribery department get on this
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BBS Rep / July 4, 2016
Well done Nagananda. Keep up your good work. It heartens to know that there are honest concerned citizens in this utterly debauched country.
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OILING THE PALM / July 4, 2016
Can one ImAgine The colossal LosS ? just MuLtiPly The digits , this Is Only OnE SucH Case.
There are many more. there are importers of textile ,garment accessories , Cosmetics, food (processed & Fresh) wh bring 40 to 50 container loads almost every week , (some may even have drugs in it who knows) we may be losing at least from 10 to 15 Million dollars in revenue each month its a speculated figure that can easily be confirmed within the said range .
Then what about other damages and again financial and loss of lives and suffering of people ? the economic mess ? the food and cosmetics imported in large quantities have no proper and necessary safety health approvals , importers who bring food and cosmetics that are proved to be harmful to humans should also be prosecuted for 2nd degree murder,and for conspiracy to harm the country and its stability and should be thus brought under the preview of the Act of terror and be branded as murders and terrorist,,, what and what these crooks are up to , even loads of money is brought into the country and sent out in the containers.
Some of these oil and cosmetics and also transshipments.
How on earth is The government planing to eradicate poverty ? improve the economy ?
how will the genuine business man survive ? Please do not use any of the borrowed funds on economy until you have completely eradicated this smuggling menace, start by grilling the smallest proxy of the whole operation , that is the warf clerks , these are the biggest crooks who are the main suspects in the whole operation, take them in and grill them non stop for weeks and you will be shocked to find out the real numbers of revenue you are loosing.
There use to be a master smuggler from down south ,he us to smuggle in ship loads , and today his children do it in more sophisticated style,
The have garment factories as front, they smuggle in raw materials and sell most of it on black, wont be surprised if drugs come in it too, then the export of the finished products is used for money laundering .
But how come you can never nails these crooks ? Simple , if you see their life style , their houses , the buildings they own , you may really wonder if they own some offshore oil business ,only such people can afford such luxury.
But if you look at their bank accounts it will show it overflowing with huge overdrafts and loans , but you will never hear them go bankrupt, because this is the way they make the black money white , they just keep paying the bank interests.
Mst bank officials are so corrupt they are part of the operations.The Government has to stop everything else and go after these guys ,like in India you should tart visiting the houses of people who live in super luxury houses , drive super luxury vehicles, and start investigations.
This government has no excuse , it is also extremely funny and extremely suspicious how religious groups never ever talk of the huge smuggling racket and the illicit business such as what has been exposed in this article ,or drug smuggling , money laundering.
They are forever bickering of other religions , attacks on simple traders of other faiths , fake unfounded , with no proof at all of their conspiracy theories of feeding the majority females with sweets to make them infertile and amazing most of the people of this country with the high rate of literacy believing this crap .
To Date none of the defenders of Race and religion have ever voiced their anger over any of the crimes related to smuggling and drugs .
They become deaf, dumb and blind whenever such news are out.
People must wake up, it is the people united as one , forgetting race and religion for the moment and come together to save the country .
Let us now sit and watch how many are willing to put pressure on the government to start recovering the losses , they should start confiscating all the assets of such individuals , if they are proved to have been indulging in smuggling and ruining the economy of the country .
The government must pass a new legislation against smugglers , if proven all their assets should be confiscated and not just pay a few fines . and get away . this should include the confiscation of assets of everyone involved in the racket .
The government better start their witch hunt from today itself , if the people are going to turn a blind eye , then they should also be prepared to endure the suffering that follows by this evil .
People should get onto the road for such issues , not for religious rituals and beliefs of other faiths , but for the evils of what is mentioned above.
where are the religious leaders who are the saviours of this nation now?
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OILING THE PALM / July 4, 2016
I have just noticed something strange among the people who have commented , amazingly everyone have come forth with one strong vice against it, except
The notorious KA Sumanasekera , who is trying hard to distract the people here, I wont be surprised if he is a paid slave of these smugglers and drug peddlers . He has to be ,, he never voices his stand against any vices, always its about distracting ,,
Kudu supplying Sumanasekera . is what the K.S, stands for,
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OILING THE PALM / July 4, 2016
Attention:
His Excellency The President and The Honorable Prime Minister ,Serving the People Of The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka/
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We Kindly call upon you to immediately bring into law , the following ,
The Display of a certificate by The health authorities , Veterinary and other institutions and laboratories and such certificate should be issued for imported products strictly only for importers who can prove that actual duty and other taxes are paid and without this certificate it should be made a criminal offence to trade.
We sincerely hope your good governance will enforce this before any new elections .
Thank you
1) All Meat products sold , frozen and fresh , by all Vendors ,small and big.(Including imported)
1/1 a ) Fresh vegtables and Fruits ,(Including imported)
2) All cooked and processed food , in restaurants , way side vendors, including bakers selling their products house to house .
21/a)All Cooking ingredients and oil (Local and Imported )
3) All cosmetics sold in supermarkets , shops ,pavements and other places ,including at exhibitions and that are used by all Salons…
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OILING THE PALM / July 4, 2016
If The government seriously introduces strict laws , they can hire a lot of retired men and women with knowledge of hygiene , laboratory knowledge and experience and also not forgetting the new graduates who can be recruited as interns, they are struggling to survive , they can be paid by the certificates you issue and the vendors can be trained too.
It is understandable the implementation is going to be the greatest challenge in Sri Lanka’s history , but it is not impossible , let it take its time ,but start somewhere , and with the amount of revenue you will be saving the cost that you may incur to establish the law will be negligible, it is nowhere going to cost you in millions of US dollars , which is the current loss the country is facing ,in the past am sure it must have been more.
If you keep saying in the negative how to enforce on so many vendors ,even the roadside ones ,you will never get anywhere in your good governance, you need to come on strongly and sincerely .
Let us see how much you are committed to the welfare of the people. This is to do do with human beings health and life.
Most of the Importers and traders have zero knowledge about the food safety and the danger of chemicals used in unmonitored processed food and Cosmetics. Look at the way some fake aesthetics doctors got away ruining the permanently the lives of some people.
How long will this highly literate Community which was recognised by the world as 70 % rate in 1977 -78 and placing it in number one status then and today we are, am sure 100% . and yet we are unable to subdue the misleading elements of bigotry ,liars ,thieves and smugglers and drug lords who fund these elements to mislead the people and distract them away from their ruthless and unethical income.
If The government can not subdue these elements and question everyone who are living in super luxury the means of acquiring it and question bank officials who have been very lenient towards clients with very low credibility and also they must question why recoveries of huge loans to some customers have not been done and why they have permitted continuous long periods without reviewing , you need to see if such business men are really contributing to the economy of the country or they are just meeting the monthly commitments , if they are generating jobs , contributing financially to the economy , paying taxes properly computed and not adjusted . This will expose a lot of errand business that is damaging the economy of the country , instead of addressing these issues if you borrow funds and start disbursing, it will be like water the sandy sands of the deserts .
I think enough is enough of all these dramas of blaming it all on a couple of scapegoats.
please prove your worthiness and your sincerity.
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Lal / July 4, 2016
The man who approved the false classification and 4 others in the Classification committee has been paid 50 million rupees for the ‘job accomplished’ for the big-time palm oil importer. This is a open secret that all Customs Officers are fully aware.
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