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BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKA, in Columbo
THE CEASEFIRE between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers has sparked plans to resume domestic flights to Jaffna town, previously isolated by the group’s insurgency. Columbo officials are examining the standard of the runway, navigation equipment and passenger facilities at Jaffna’s Palaly airport.…

BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKA
THE CEYLON Petroleum Corporation has modified its refinery to remove lead additives from petrol marketed in Sri Lanka. It has expanded sales outlets for unleaded petrol throughout the country.…

BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKA
A SPECIALITY Sri Lankan brewer has dug into the colonial heritage of his south Asian island by launching a heavily hopped dark beer that he is marketing as 3C Irish Dark. The CEO of the Three Coins Beer Company Lasath Suriyapperuma says that the brew is smooth on the palate and has a reddish tinge.…

BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKA
THE SRI Lankan government has announced that it is imposing 10 per cent VAT on bunker and aviation fuel from June 1, from which they have been previously exempt.…

BY DEIRDRE MASON
THE USA dominates the world’s soft-drinks markets with its Coca Cola, Pepsi and affiliated brands, so can the big players in the European bottled mineral water industry achieve a similar success with brands such as Evian, Volvic and Perrier?…

BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKA
A MEMORANDUM of Understanding has been signed by nine south Asian electricity utilities regarding the promotion of regional cooperation in energy development. As a result, utilities from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Maldives and Nepal will share information on best practice regarding energy generation and management.…

BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKA
INDONESIA has emerged as a major producer of desiccated coconut during the last three years, and is now threatening Sri Lanka’s position in the world market, the chairman of the island’s desiccated coconut millers association has claimed.…

BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKA
THE CEYLON Petroleum Corporation is building a SLRupees 10 billion tank farm at Muthurajawela, near Columbo, that will enable tankers to unload cargo from six miles offshore through a single-point buoy mooring system. The corporation has also introduced unleaded petrol to dealers in most larger Sri Lankan cities.…

BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKA
SHELL Gas Lanka Ltd and David Pieris Motor Co have launched gas conversion equipment in Sri Lanka for three-wheeled vehicles that includes a special 4 kg LPG cylinder, to provide a cheaper alternative to petrol. The two companies claim that the equipment will allow motorists to reduce fuel bills by more than 35 per cent.…

BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKA, in Columbo
SRI Lankan soap and coconut oil manufacturer BCC Lanka Ltd is to invest SL Rupees 25 million (GBPounds 180,000), in automating its coconut oil manufacturing plant, while increasing its soap production facility in order to re-launch its entire product range, which includes Sovereign Bar and Suvendra soap brands.…