Sri Lanka’s first vehicle assembly plant constructed as a joint venture between two companies in India and Sri Lanka was declared open in Matugama today (Aug 16).
The plant had been constructed by Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd., India and its Sri Lankan franchise holder Ideal Motors Ltd, the Indian High Commission said in a press release.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Indian High Commissioner Taranjit Singh Sandhu presided over the opening event.
High Commissioner Sandhu, in his address had stated that plant symbolizes the promotion of Sri Lankan products alongside products manufactured in India.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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