St. Clair’s falls a Talawakelle on the Nawalapitiya-Nuwara Eliya road is one of natures bounties adding beauty to the landscape in the hill country despite its trickling flow of water resulting from the current drought in the region.(Picture by Saman Sri Wedage)

Lanka seeks Preferential Trade Agreement with US and EU

by Ravi Ladduwahetty

Sri Lanka will soon be pushing for a Preferential Free Trade Agreement (PTA) with the United States and the European Union to boost its apparel exports in the face of the elimination of the global apparel quota system in 2005, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Ravi Karunanayake told the Daily News last night.
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Local Polls in N-E likely to be postponed

by Jayantha Sri Nissanka

The Local Government election in the North and East areas is likely to be postponed, according to authoritative political sources.
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