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Sri Lanka Trade Minister comes home with 50,000 MT of rice from Myanmar
Friday, 11 April 2008 - 2:40 PM SL Time
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Sri Lanka`s Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister, Bandula Gunawardena returned home from an official tour in Myanmar with 50,000 MT of rice, government sources said.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa made the request to get the rice stock from Myanmar to ease the burden on the public due to escalating rice prices.
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jacob99
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 12 Apr 2008 08:48:54 GMT Report for Abuse
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Only rice?where is paripu?
By the time rice stocks reaches lanka, prices will go over Rs100+, whats the commis,or loan,
This Pan Ma-ru-wa(Bandula) says, a loaf of bread will go almost Rs100,
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wick
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 12 Apr 2008 16:31:34 GMT Report for Abuse
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Myanmar gives 50000 MT of rice.
Solvakiya gives 10000 military missiles.
Our duty is to feed Paraba and his people with missiles but not with rice.
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kiora
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 13 Apr 2008 21:39:38 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Sri Lanka use to be call the granary of east now buying rice from Myanmar.May be Reserve Bank Governor Cabrall is wright country is doing so well we don't have to plant and harvest rice instead buy from other countries. Is this a possibility. |
Magnum357
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14 Apr 2008 02:09:25 GMT Report for Abuse
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By the time rice stocks reaches lanka...
The Minister has brought the rice with his checked in baggage and of course 5 kilos in his cabin baggage!
Edited By - Magnum357 - 14 Apr 2008 02:10:36 GMT |
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