100,000 MT of rice from Myanmar

Rangoon Kekulu to be priced at Rs.55 per kilo:

The Myanmar Government has agreed to provide 100,000 MTs of Rangoon Kekulu with immediate effect to overcome the current increase in the rice of price in the local market artificially created by hoarding.

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President to address Boao Forum today

President Mahinda Rajapaksa will address the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) in China today. This year’s theme of the pan-Asian forum is “Green Asia: Moving towards win-win through change”.

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President’s message:

Sinhala and Tamil New Year brings unity and prosperity

We warmly welcome the Sinhala and Tamil New Year which brings unity and prosperity, states President Mahinda Rajapaksa in a New Year message. The message adds: “We know that agriculture and the abundance of it gives birth to the New Year.

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Errant condominium developers on the mat

The Condominium Management Authority (CMA) will file court action against several property developers who are unable to give deeds to their condominium residents. Acting General Manager of CMA G.U. Upawansa told Daily News that according to the Apartment Ownership Law, after completing the condominium project with the condominium certification developers need to register the project in the Land Registry to provide deeds for residents.

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