The establishment of a limited liability company to develop, expand and manage specialised economic centres in Sri Lanka has received a Cabinet nod. 

According to the government, 18 Special Economic Centres have been established to provide market infrastructure facilities for the sale, purchase, storage and distribution of agricultural products. 

Out of these economic centres, 14 are currently operational except Vavuniya, Killinochchi, Jaffna and Batticloa. 

The government states that the management of these Special Economic Centres is carried out by a management trust consisting of members ex officio appointed by the authority of the State institutions and Trade Associations, under the chairmanship of the District Secretary/ Government Agent of the district, per the Cabinet Decision dated 10 January 2006. 

Therefore, the requirement to establish a centralised, legally accepted and accountable institutional structure has been identified for the successful and sustainable carrying out of business activities in these economic centres. 

As such, the Cabinet has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development to establish a limited liability company to develop, expand and manage specialised economic centres. (Newswire)

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A 23-year-old woman has been injured after being shot by two unidentified gunmen who had attempted to burgle a shop at the Meegoda Economic Centre early this morning.

The Police said the suspects had arrived on a motorcycle and shot the woman who was working as a cashier at the store.

After shooting the woman, the suspects had taken all the money from the store and fled the area.

The injured woman, a resident of Meegoda, has been admitted to the Homagama Hospital for treatment.

The Meegoda Hospital has launched investigations to arrest the suspects. (NewsWire)

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