Schools countrywide have teamed up to boost the Government’s drive to encourage local milk production to counter escalation of milk food prices in the world market by opening their own milk bars to popularise fresh milk consumption among students, parents and teachers. Here students and parents flock around the latest milk bar opened at the Malabe Balika Vidyalaya to purchase liquid milk and curd.
Picture by Sudath Nishantha

US $ 500m Qatar contracts for Lanka

Jobs in construction sector:

Construction and Engineering Services Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne said Sri Lanka has obtained US $ 500 million worth construction contracts in Qatar. He said moves are under way to penetrate the international construction industry to obtain employment and earn foreign exchange for Sri Lanka.

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Duminda Silva joins Govt

UNP Colombo North organiser and Western Provincial Council member Duminda Silva joined the Government yesterday, pledging support to President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

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CleanCo, Laugfs to implement vehicle testing

CleanCo Lanka (Pvt) Ltd and Laugfs Eco Sri (Pvt) Ltd have been selected to implement the vehicle emission testing programme from April 2008. The companies will invest Rs. one billion and Rs. 500 million each to get down testing machines and set up a total of 66 fixed and mobile testing stations islandwide including the North and East. Each company will set up 16 fixed testing stations and 17 mobile test stations and will issue the vehicle emission test certificates.

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