Pelwatte Dairy to commission Rs 700m milk powder plant
The second Rs. 700 million state-of-the-art milk
powder manufacturing facility at Pelawatte will be commissioned by
the end of this year, said Pelwatte Dairy, Chairman Ariyaseela
Wickramanayake. He said that the foundation for the ultra-modern
facility was laid last week and work on the plant will be launched
this month.
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'Tax payers invited to lead development drive'
Sri Lanka will be one of the 10 best countries
with regard to good governance in Asia and there will be an
effective system in place to encourage doing business with ease. The
Government will create an environment enabling the business
community and we invite tax payers to be in the forefront of the
country’s development drive.
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Research on producing export-quality rice
Sri Lanka will export the excess rice produced
in the country in the future and rice research programs today focus
on developing rice varieties that have demand in the export market,
said the Director of the Rice Research and Development Institute (RRDI)
of the Department of Agriculture.
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Coconut industry targets Rs 100b by 2015
The coconut industry is turning out to be one of
the main modes of income for the country and US$ 1 billion is
targeted from coconut product exports by 2020. The Rs. 100 billion
target can be achieved by next year, Coconut Development Authority
Chairman Aruna Gunawardane told the Sunday Observer.
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Singer appointed distributor for Sony products
To strengthen and expand sales, marketing and
distribution of the Sony brand of consumer electronics products
including mobile phones in Sri Lanka, Sony has appointed Singer Sri
Lanka PLC as the authorised distributor of the Japanese consumer
electronics brand in Sri Lanka.
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Fonterra to build chilling centre in Gampaha
A chilling centre will be built by Fonterra
Brands Sri Lanka in Gampaha as part of its commitment to develop the
local dairy industry. The chilling centre will enable Fonterra to
begin milk collection and support 200 local milk farmers, Fonterra
Brands Sri Lanka, Managing Director Leon Clement said.
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