Rice Research and Development Institute's dream project grounded for want of funds:

Iron and zinc-rich rice needed to tackle Lanka's lethargy and "sleepiness"
 

"PEOPLE today don't get a balanced meal. Their health is at a low ebb. People are sleepy and lethargic as their iron and zinc intake is poor. Schoolchildren and pregnant mothers are badly affected. So our idea is to produce rice rich in zinc and iron to be cooked straight off the packet - all unwashed to preserve the nutrients as done abroad", said Dr. Nimal Dissanayake, Deputy Director, Rice Research and Development Institute, Bathalagoda, when this writer met him there last week.

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May Day: eclipse of the worker
 

WORKERS all over the world will be celebrating May Day. Sri lanka will be no exception. It has been the order of successive governments and trade unions to celebrate May Day with pomp and pageantry, but with no significant gains to the working classes.

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