The B640 road has now been developed for the convenience of area people, particularly the fisheries community who regularly use it for market access. However, their overall woes are not yet over because high fuel prices stand in the way of doing profitable business.
Wholesale vegetable prices still relatively remain high compared to the corresponding period of the previous year at Manning Market, Peliyagoda . The supply dropped as a result of crop failure caused by the lack of fertilizer for farmers in the cultivation areas.
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan who had a meeting with Trade Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardhana who is on a tour of Pakistan, stressed the need for the increase of bilateral trade through the optimal use of the Free Trade Agreement, a statement said.
Buddhists participate in religious activities at Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo to mark Duruthu Poya today. This is a key religious and historic date in the Buddhist calendar since it marks the Buddha’s first visit to Sri Lanka nine months after attaining Enlightenment. The Buddha first visited Mahiyanganaya about 2,500 years ago according to the ancient texts.
The Meerigama-Kurunegala stretch of the Central Expressway will be vested with the public on January 15, a statement from the Highways Ministry said. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will attend the event to mark the opening of the expressway which is 40.91 kilometres.
Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris expressed Sri Lanka’s keen interest to transform Sri Lanka–Hungary bilateral ties into a results-oriented, Multi-faceted partnership at a bilateral meeting with the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó on Wednesday 12 January. Minister Szijjártó was on a working visit to Sri Lanka.
The prices of rice - both Samba and Nadu varieties - have increased exorbitantly in the retail market. Our videographer Samantha Perera filmed trade outlets selling Nadu rice at a price as high as Rs.160 a kilo, Samba at Rs.164 a kilo and Keeri Samba at 214 a kilo.
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