DESPITE being offered millions of ringgit, a former imam does not wish to part with his Japanese banknotes known as “banana money”, used during the Japanese Occupation.
The writer remembers how his grandfather would gift him with an old coin or dollar note whenever he did well in his tests, and explain the history behind it.
Sri Lanka s Consumer Affairs Authority which creates shortages with price controls as the central bank prints money and triggers forex shortages, is likely to raise the controlled prices of several goods which have disappeared from shelves, report said.