Sri Lanka is to trade tea with Republic of Iran in exchange for agriculture
related equipment, Trade Ministry said.
This decision was taken following a discussion between Minister of Trade
Bandula Gunewardena and the Iraninan Ambassador here.
The Ministry said among the topics discussed were the high demand for
Ceylon tea in Iran and possibility of exchanging agriculture equipment that
are not manufactured in Sri Lanka.
Iranian government is to assist in establishing vocational training institutes
here and the income earned from the institutes to be deposited to the
Mahapola scholarship fund.
An agreement is to be signed between the Chamber of Commerce, Tea
Board and the Republic of Iran.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
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.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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