Sri Lanka wholly with BIMSTEC against terrorism and organised
crime - President
“Sri Lanka wholeheartedly supports the BIMSTEC
Convention on Cooperation in Combating International Terrorism,
Organised Crime and Illicit Drug Trafficking as an important and
vital milestone in our efforts to counter terrorism,”
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JBIC pledges $ 950 million for tourism projects
Excel: The Japan Bank for International
Cooperation (JBIC) would provide US $ 950 million for several
tourism related projects said Secretary to the Minister of Tourism,
George Michael.
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Shot in the arm for king coconut water
The Ministry of Coconut Development will promote
King Coconut water in an environment where the inclination is for
artificial coloured drinks. The primary objective of this plan is to
get people to use the national drink King Coconut in a bigger way,
said Chairman, Coconut Development Authority (CDA) D.J.U. Purasinghe.
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Budget 2009 targets export earnings, rural folk - Prof. G. L.
Peiris
Budget 2009 has proposed a number of measures to
increase export earnings by increasing the export capacities and
capabilities as well as establishing new projects in the provinces
to give the benefits to people in rural areas.
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