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Smoking is restricted in restaurants, bars, nightclubs, hotels, public transport facilities, indoor workplaces and indoor public places. [ 2 ] Tobacco and cigarette sales are also controlled by NATA and a 2015 amendment. 80% of tobacco product packaging must be covered in warnings and advertisement via "mass media" is prohibited.
In 2000, only 25% of the households in Sri Lanka got their water through pipes. Even the water that does come through the pipe from local suppliers is not monitored efficiently. This is why a part of the population does not get clean drinking water. [2] Sri Lanka's wastewater management requires a lot of work.
Spoon pipes (glass pipes or glass bowl pipes) have become increasingly common with the rise of cannabis smoking. Spoon pipes are normally made of borosilicate glass to withstand repeated exposure to high temperatures. They consist of a bowl for packing material into, stem for inhaling, and a carburettor (carb) for controlling suction and ...
Following this incident, the Sri Lanka Air Force grounded the entire PT-6 aircraft fleet until a thorough investigation is conducted and completed. [ 19 ] 12 January 2024: A Mil Mi-17 helicopter, deployed for UN peacekeeping operations in the Central African Republic as part of MINUSCA , crash-landed northeast of Bria due to adverse weather ...
The List of newspapers in Sri Lanka lists every daily and non-daily news publication currently operating in Sri Lanka. The list includes information on whether it is distributed daily or non-daily, and who publishes it. For those newspapers that are also published online, the website is given.
In July 2004 the Yachting Association of Sri Lanka revived the Tri-nation Regatta, in which yachts from India and Pakistan compete with local yachts. [4] The Sailing Nationals are generally held in January and contested by four different dinghy classes: Enterprise ; GP14 ; Optimist and Laser , together with windsurfers.
Beedi making process, rare handicrafts in Akkaraipattu, Sri Lanka. Bidi leaf ( Bauhinia racemosa ) and shredded tobacco are prepared and finalize with thread binding. A beedi (also spelled bidi [ 1 ] or biri [ 2 ] ) is a thin cigarette or mini-cigar filled with tobacco flake and commonly wrapped in a tendu ( Diospyros melanoxylon ) [ 3 ] or ...
Intoxicants in Sri Lanka are legal in certain contexts. One can legally buy most alcohols, tobaccos, and certain herbals (including narcotics such as cannabis and opium) [1] through licensed ayurvedic shops, who are provided the raw materials by the Ministry of Health and then compelled to produce solutions/products that are then sold to the public.