Gamidiriya rural development a roaring success
Gamidiriya, the community development and
livelihood improvement project would be the most successful story in
rural development in Sri Lanka, said the CEO of the project P.
Batuwitage. One-and-a-half years after the implementation of the
project we can now see the results and they are impressive, he said.
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NCED tea cluster draws up 10-year plan to boost industry
The Tea Cluster of the National Council for
Economic Development is developing a 10-year plan for the tea
industry proposed by the stakeholders of the industry which includes
the Ceylon Tea Traders' Association, regional plantation companies,
stockbrokers, private tea factory owners, Sri Lanka Tea Board,
members of the plantation industry and the Central Bank of Sri
Lanka, Executive Director NCED, Rohantha Athukorala said.
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Local travel trade opposes move to sell airline tickets in US
dollars
The local travel trade grouped together for the
first time, to oppose a move by airlines to sell tickets in Sri
Lanka in US dollars, bypassing the Sri Lanka Rupee. A section of
airlines intends the move to come into force, on October 1. Travails
of such a move will dispense of travel agent services and cut out
traveller/agent companionship.
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