Sri Lanka, Feb. 1 -- Owners of economic centre trade stalls have informed the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development, Wasantha Samarasinghe, that they strongly oppose the government's decision to transfer five of the country's leading economic centres from their current administrative structure to a new establishment.

This was revealed during a discussion held yesterday (31) at the Dambulla Economic Centre under the patronage of Minister Samarasinghe.

The meeting was convened to brief traders on the establishment of a new management board, the appointment of seven directors, and the transfer of five economic centres, currently administered by a management trust under the proposed company.

Deputy Minister...