The Cabinet has decided to suspend a previous system of calling for international tenders to dispose of discarded items of the Sri Lanka Railways and Sri Lanka Transport Board.
Cabinet Spokesman Vijitha Herath said that accordingly tenders will be called only from local persons.
He said the decision has been taken in order to meet the requirements of local industrialists.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
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Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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