By Kapila Bandara
Relative shortages of the low-grade paper, called newsprint, used by newspaper publishers, and price inflation, have regularly emerged to haunt the print industry.
Back in 1951, such a deficit drew the attention of the UN’s Economic and Social Council, which adopted a resolution, proposing solutions and asking the main consumers to cut down on consumption and paper mills to raise output, UN records show. The Food and Agriculture Organisation was asked to research raw materials and substitutes.
A study during the period showed newsprint prices had soared and production could not keep pace with demand. In the UK, in 1951, a tonne of newsprint cost US$163.80 from US$84.40 the year before, while in Belgium the price shot up to US$205 from US$112. [Read More]
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
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In its first electoral test since taking power, the ruling National People’s Power (NPP) fell short of expectations, winning only around 40 % of the national vote in Tuesday’s local government election and falling short of enough seats to gain control of the majority of councils.
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