Iran extends
interest free credit facility:
Cheaper oil for one more year
The Iranian Government has extended by another
year the four month interest free credit facility to Sri Lanka
originally granted following President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s visit to
Iran in November 2007.
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Massive development in South - President
Massive development is taking place in the
South. Youth in the South will benefit from these projects in the
future. We launched these road and harbour developments while facing
the war in the North, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said.
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New vehicles top 3.3 million
A total number of 3,390,933 motor vehicles had
been registered in Sri Lanka as at December 31,2008.According to
Road Passenger Transport Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna of this
number 2,532,449 were petrol vehicles and 809,536 diesel vehicles.
The number of trailers not using fuel(and electricity) was 49,008.
The total number of registered petrol vehicles include motor cars
(338,159), three-wheelers (378,864), motor bicycles (1,760,576),
buses (2,737), dual purpose vehicles (22,212) and lorries (29,901).
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PM to address UN General Assembly
Prime Minister Rathnasiri Wickramanayaka who is
leading the Sri Lanka delegation to the 64th Session of the United
Nations General Assembly in New York, commencing today will address
the General Assembly on September 26 regarding the “Strengthening of
Multilateralism and Dialogue among Civilizations for International
Peace, Security and Development.” He will also meet United Nations
Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.
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