Smuggling in seeds and planting material :
All avenues must be blocked - SCPPC Director
There are avenues for smuggling seeds and
planting material into the country and it is posing a great threat
to the spread of pests and plant diseases despite strong
legislations in the country, said the Director, Seed Certification
and Plant Protection Centre (SCPPC ) Dr.D.H. Muthukuda Arachchi.
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Malaysia Airlines now five times a week to KL
Malaysia Airlines the national carrier of
Malaysia will increase its flight frequency between Colombo and
Kuala Lumpur to five. The fifth frequency from Colombo will depart
BIA at 1.45 am on Wednesdays from October 28.
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Global FDI declines
The global FDI flow has slowed on the face of
the global financial and economic crisis and in 2008 the FDI flow
dropped by 14% from the peak US$1,979 billion in 2007 to US$1,697
billion, said the World Investment Report (WiR) 2009 of the United
Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
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