Micro Cars Ltd's first vehicle manufacturing plant was opened at Polgahawela on Friday. The 600-million rupee project supported by the Wayamba Regional Economic Development Commission will see the production of 100 cars and vans per month. Pic by J. Weerasekera.

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• JKH focuses on real estate
• CIC finds cure for Samahan
• 15-year wait for depositors
• Spence, Keells in 'tea tourism' ventures
• PERC in bakery deal
• Rice bonanza for parliamentarieans
• Pramuka Bank issue drags on
• Govt. to ease restrictions on foreign investors
• World Bank, ADB, IMF meet LTTE in Kilinochchi
• Article 2
• Big deals and wise investments (Comment)
• Put poor in charge of key services (Features)
• Smaller nations need bigger voice in IMF, World Bank (Features)
• The left hand, right hand syndrome (Random thoughts)