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Fonterra resumes Sri Lanka operations

By: Admin on 05:35 / comment : 0

The Sri Lankan subsidiary of New Zealand's Fonterra resumed operations on Wednesday, a company official said, after closing temporarily last week amid staff safety concerns following protests and a court ban.

"We have resumed operations today," a Fonterra spokesperson told Reuters.

Issuing a statement Chief Executive Theo Spierings said: “Last Friday we took the decision to temporarily suspend our Sri Lanka operations to protect our people, and to protect our farmer shareholders’ assets.

“I am now confident that our people are safe and the business is ready to resume operations and continue selling high quality dairy nutrition to Sri Lankan people.”

The Enjoining Order, which had prevented Fonterra from selling its products in Sri Lanka, was overturned in the Gampaha District Court last Friday.

Mr Spierings said Fonterra will continue to work with Sri Lankan and New Zealand government authorities on a long-term sustainable solution to support its Sri Lankan customers, communities and the local dairy sector.

Trade Exhibition In Mannar Stadium for Three Days,

By: NEWMANNAR on 00:32 / comment : 0 , ,

Ministry of Fisheries & Aquatic Research have organized a Grand Trade Exhibition in Mannar Stadium from Friday 26/7/13 to Sunday 28/7/13. Many private Traders from Colombo have exhibited their Marketing Products at the exhibition, most of the exhibits are different brand of  Motor cycle, Cars, Vans, Tractors, Fishing boats, Tourist boats and  Passenger boats etc.
Meththa Artificial Limbs Fitting Unit which is functioning in Mannar  General Hospital  have put  up a stall in the exhibition ground in  order to give awareness to the general public to take care from road accidents, as after the last two years of development more road accidents are taking place and public loss their limbs in Mannar and  in Northern Province.
Next week Meththa Mobile unit will visit to Chillaw   district for five days on the invitation of Lions Club to  take measurements, Cast  the limbs, do fitting  and  give gait training   to the  affected disabled .

Mr.Peter Sinclair,
Liaison Officer                                                                                    
Meththa   Rehabilitation  Foundation  (Guarantee) Ltd.
Mannar   General  Hospital , Mannar.

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Samples of imported milk powder tested by three nations

By: NEWMANNAR on 20:04 / comment : 0 , ,


Minister of cooperatives and Internal Trade Johnston Fernando yesterday directed the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) to obtain samples of all milk powder imported into the country and have them tested in three countries and obtain the relevant reports.
CAA Chairman Rumi Marzook said that he had been instructed by the minister to call for a report on milk samples brought from abroad after the Food Advisory Committee had also recommended that imported milk be tested for substances that were harmful to humans.

Udayan fanning communal flames - Maj. Gen. Hathurusinghe

By: Admin on 07:11 / comment : 0 ,



The Editorial published in the Udayan Newspaper on April 30 was a deliberate attempt to stoke the flames of communalism in this country once again and drive the Tamil people towards another war, Security Forces Commander in the North Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe said.

Hidden contraceptives in potatoes - investigations commence

By: Admin on 00:11 / comment : 0 , ,

The Customs Department has commenced investigations into the illegal importation of birth control injection worth Rs.30 million. The Pakistani businessman in question was taken into custody yesterday in close proximity to the Fort Railway Station.

Man arrested with gold slabs worth Rs2.8mn

By: NEWMANNAR on 23:58 / comment : 0 , ,

A 39-year-old man was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport today while attempting to smuggle four gold slabs weighing 400g and worth around Rs.2.8 million, Customs officials said.

Ganja business in the mid sea

By: Admin on 04:17 / comment : 0 , ,

indian and Lankan fishermen involved in the illegal ganja business in the mid sea, sources said.

Customs officers find illegal drugs in container of potatoes

By: Admin on 04:12 / comment : 0 , ,

The customs officers have recovered a stock of illegal drugs inside three containers carrying imported potatoes.

Solar Power based electricity for Mannar mooted

By: NEWMANNAR on 01:40 / comment : 0 ,


Plans are afoot to promote solar power based electricity, specially in the fields of agricultural and irrigation development in the Mannar district.

This plan is also expected to provide solar power electricity to remote villages such as, Vidathaltivu etc.
Thantirimale and the surroundings areas extending to about 3,000 acres will be provided water from the Malwathuoya reservoir project using large scale solar power electricity under a lift irrigation scheme.

Japan extended Rs. 8.2 million to NAQDA for a Fishery Project in Mannar

By: Admin on 03:15 / comment : 0 ,

The Government of Japan has provided US$ 65,735 (approximately Rs. 8.2 million) grant aid for the food security and income generation project in Mannar District under its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP).

North gets two new drinking water projects

By: Admin on 03:10 / comment : 0 ,

People in the North will have drinking water from two newly-completed projects from next month. Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa initiated the projects under the Economic Development Ministry Uthuru Wasanthaya(Northern Spring) Emergency Northern Recovery Project to solve the drinking water problem that faced civilians who returned to their homes after the end of the war.

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