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Jump to full article: South Asian Media Net (pk), 2008-06-26
Intro: Smoking in public places has reduced by 90 per cent and the use of alcohol has gone down by 40 per cent since January 1, 2007. This is after the Government introduced the Tobacco and Alcohol Control Act under President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s concept ‘Mathata Thitha’ (Full stop to drugs and liquor), a Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry spokesman said. . . .
Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva has already instructed the National Tobacco and Alcohol Control Authority to amend the existing Tobacco and Alcohol Control Act by including roads in the list of public places.
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