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Apparel, electrical and electronics, foot wear and leather products, tea, printing and stationery, wooden products, rubber and rubber based items, boat building, floriculture, diamonds, gems and jewellery, ornamental fish, ceramicware, handlooms, processed foods, toys, handicraft, tourism, herbal and spa

Undergraduate programmes directory to be launched

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Human Resource and Education Sub-committee with LIRNEasia will release a comprehensive Directory of Undergraduate Programs tomorrow at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.

The Chamber and LIRNEasia joined to compare higher education choices for students in Sri Lanka. According to the LIRNEasia survey, the higher education landscape in 2011 consists of at least 46 private institutions. For further information on the LIRNEasia survey visit www.LIRNEasia.net/projects/HCR.

The directory can be found at www.SL2COLLEGE.org.

Fire destroys two vehicles

Raja Waidyasekera

A lorry with a consignment of rice and a tractor parked at a rice mill at Senanayake Mawatha were reduced to ashes as a result of a fire that erupted on Sunday night.

The proprietor of the rice mill who lodged a complaint with Tissa Police said the loss caused by the fire is around Rs. 30 million.

Foundation laying

Foundation laying for a building at Sir Razik Fareed Maha Vidyalaya at Panapitiya, Karandeniya will be held on June 30 at 9.30 am. The Moors' Islamic Cultural Home in collaboration with M.T.A. Furkhan Foundation will construct the building.

AGM

The 92nd AGM of the Ceylon Motor Traders' Association (CMTA) will be held on June 29 at the Hilton Colombo Residence, Grand Ball Room at 6.30 pm.

Guru Tharuwa at President's College

Jayalath Manorathne's Guru Tharuwa will be staged on June 29 at 3.30 pm and 6.30 pm at the auditorium of President's College, Kotte to raise funds to uplift infrastructure facilities including indoor sports complex and open air theatre of the school.

Tagore bronze bust unveiling ceremony

A bronze bust of Rabindranath Tagore, gifted by the Indian Culture Ministry, will be unveiled by External Affairs Minister Prof G L Peiris at the Colombo University main library today.

Indian High Commissioner Ashok K Kantha will also participate. This will be held to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore.