The essential food supply of Sri Lanka looks set for doldrums as the mounting struggle waged on chilling stealth narcotics deterred top food importers. And the domestic distributors who run the bulk of food supply market in the country, are bracing for the worst at supply side anytime-even fearing formore
The Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen praised the employees of Lanka Sathosa, Rathmalana for their prompt action to avert a load of deadly narcotics from leaking to the public and informing the Police on 19 July.more
Ceylon Teaโs 150 year celebrations, the Global Ceylon Tea Party has hooked the biggest tea company in the worldโs largest per capita tea market.more
As Bangkok too gave the green light last week to meet an urgent rice demand call by Colombo, Sri Lankan governmentโs overseas rice outreach now stands triumphant having bagged a huge tranche of rice ready to be shipped in anytime.more
Sri Lankaโs one million strong Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have clinched the largest international support wave in their business history thereby finally enabling them to directly link with global markets. Lankan SMEs in spices, food preparations and ICT/BPO are to receive support in the first round.more
No less than six exhaustive sessions of official talks have been wrapped to-date in Sri Lankaโs pursuit of the coveted Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the worldโs second largest economy.more
By Charumini de Silva – DailyFT The Government yesterday said it plans to introduce a National Short and Medium Enterprise (SME) policy as well as a National SME Authority, as the SME sector is a driver of change for inclusive economic growth to increase youth employment and reduce poverty.more
The four man Lankan team of officials that flew to Pakistan and Myanmar to select rice tranche, has returned to Colombo today July 14 morning-and reports tale of a government to government level success.more
Sri Lanka began potent work on entering a historic and a groundbreaking global trade pact that would give the countryโs exports a boost similar to another GSP Plus -and this pact is also set to impact a whopping one fifth of global trade in a few years from now.more
As the landmark global Information Technology Agreement (ITA) completes its 20th anniversary, Sri Lanka is to catch its first glimpse of the ITA in Colombo today July 12.more
Leader of All Ceylon Makkal Congress