Coconuts for Christmas

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The Coconut Development Authority (CDA) today distributed coconuts for Rs. 30 for the Christmas season. The picture shows a family in Mutwal after they purchased several coconuts from the CDA. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

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local boy Friday, 17 December 2010 11:43 AM

this is terrible situation. one time we export coconut ,now ?

vimal Friday, 17 December 2010 12:29 PM

1970s ques for bread and other provisions now for coconut even to sell coconut his excellency"s photographs and propaganda.this is presidents gifts for xmas to srilankan.

fish Friday, 17 December 2010 12:30 PM

just ban cutting coconut trees for 2 years

Unmayali Friday, 17 December 2010 12:34 PM

local price is 50 for each coconut. Hw can we export.

Dr.No Friday, 17 December 2010 12:36 PM

What a state of the country. Now we get a coconut for X'Mas. I wonder what it would be for the New Year!

Pokirissa Friday, 17 December 2010 12:55 PM

Are we headed towards those dreaded "bread lines" or shall I say "coconut lines" of the 1970s ?

Mylanka Friday, 17 December 2010 01:01 PM

I can remember... the days we queued up for bread...!!!

HarryH Friday, 17 December 2010 01:17 PM

Rs30 for a coconut? I blame the tamils for this as well they break 1000s of coconuts in the temples and drive up the denmand and the price

Yehiya-Doha Friday, 17 December 2010 01:20 PM

Poor administration.People are eating only festivel season?

Johny Friday, 17 December 2010 02:05 PM

plight of sri lanka....Here we go MR ....

tiger Friday, 17 December 2010 03:01 PM

THEN CHRISTMAS PARTY -NOW -COCONUT PARTY-NEXT
POL KUDDU PARTY???

Kelby Friday, 17 December 2010 03:12 PM

This is exactly the "Third World Country Politics". It's funny MR is watching over the distribution.

Local boy Friday, 17 December 2010 03:44 PM

Looks like the CDA has found abundance of coconuts. Courtesy: IDPs

kadiya Friday, 17 December 2010 06:45 PM

why should some body hang that plakad on the
lorry are the coconuts from his plantation

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