Strategic plan to ease city traffic congestion

Mixed reactions from business community

The Ministry of Transport is formulating a transport policy to reduce the number of vehicles coming to Colombo to minimise traffic congestion, save fuel consumption and reduce air pollution.

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CPC should enter gas market to break monopoly, say unions

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) should re-enter the gas market to break the Shell monopoly, CPC trade unions said. The decision of the Minister and the CPC Chairman is commendable but the manner in which they are setting about it is not wise and practical, the spokesman for the CPC Common Service Union D.J.Rajakaruna told the Sunday Observer.

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Positive approach to travel trade highlighted at ITB

The International Tourism Exchange (ITB) is considered the largest global event for the Travel Industry promoting domestic, inter regional and International travel throughout the world.

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