Sri Lanka, July 13 -- The Government will provide loans, knowhow and the technology to generate self-employments, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said.

The President was addressing a public gathering on Saturday (11) at the Urban Council Ground in Kadugannawa, Yatinuwara in support of the candidates of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) contesting for the forthcoming Parliamentary election.

"Traditional industries should be preserved and developed," the President said. "Those who contribute towards the national economy by engaging in self-employments will be supported at the provincial level, the President's Media Division in a communique said.

The President addressing a gathering at Thalathuoya, Hewahata called on the public to give him ...