Sri Lanka has launched an open international tender to import a fresh tranche of rice a first call in recent times to be issued to suppliers worldwide. Govt making every effort to ensure that there will be no shortages for our consumers. Under the directions of the government’s Cost of Living Committee (CoLC) we announced on October 13 that we will import 500,000 MT of rice. The aim of CoLC is to support our consumers with lowest prices and give steady supplies. The 500,000 MT announced previously on October 13 was mostly on government to government rice procurement basis.