Minister of Industry and Commerce and Vanni District MP Rishad Bathiudeen has called for the appointment of a Presidential Commission to probe allegations of unauthorized settlements inside forest reserves. The minister made this revelation in response to a query raised by The Nation regarding allegations that under the ministerโs blessings,more
by Rana Rais Khan (Courtesyย Hiba Lifestyle Magazine) The holiday of May Day (1st of May) is a creation of an international labour movement. It pays tribute to social and economic achievements of workers and the strength, prosperity and well-being that the country has earned in lieu of its workersโmore
Lankan chemical giant making a comeback Paranthan Chemicals unveils state of the art storage โSafeguarding Lankaโs drinking water safetyโ-Rishad New scrubber clears 1000Kg Chlorine per hour โNew Northern factories can revive productionโ-Rishad PCC profits at R40 Mn in 2014 โInviting global investorsโ-Rishad The quality and safety of Sri Lankan watermore
President Maithripala Sirisena arrived in Pakistan on a three-day state visit at the invitation of President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Live news Pakistan reported.more
First European R&D breakthrough for Lankan apparels ย ยทย ย Topped up with opening to worldโs next economic supermodel Rishad clinches breakthrough for Lankan apparel industry Skype creator economy opens for Lankan apparels & exports โSupporting Lanka apparel R&Dโ-Swedenโs Advisor Almufti ย โReady; our manufacturing now at G4โ-Rishad First ofmore
Lanka commences GSP+ process with EU ย Discussions get wider, includes trade call Bilateral trade now almost at $5Bn As bilateral trade between EU and Sri Lanka edged to $5Bn mark, Sri Lanka has commenced its talks on the recovery of the GSP Plus from EU on 24 March in Colombo,more
Sri Lanka and rising ASEAN economy ink first trade minutes in Colombo ย โTalks successfulโ-Rishad & Vuong Private sectors of both sides to lead new thrust Products at play: Apparel, rubber โLetโs move for $1 Bn tradeโ-โNamโs Vuong With a call to quadruple bilateral trade to $1 Bn, Sri Lankamore
Brussels taskforce in Colombo next week for GSP+ย ย GSP+ recovery process starts in Colombo next Monday โLetโs celebrate the process with Brussels!โ-(HE) Daly โPushes our apparel revenues to next levelโ-Rishad (HE) Daly sets the record straight on GSP+ recovery EU-SL bilateral trade crosses $5 Bn in 2014 As bilateralmore
(From Indian Express: TALAIMANNAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday 14 March flagged off a train service at the north-western Sri Lankan town of Talaimannar โ the closest point to India โ restored after decades of civil war, completing the reconstruction of the entire Northern Province Railway Line.more
Lanka-Europe trade surpasses crucial $5Bn for the first time โ14โs three biggest exports: Apparels, tyres & frozen fish โAm here to remove unpleasant tradeโ-EU Trade Vice-Chair Zahradil โNow sending monthly progress reports to EUโ-Rishad 69% of EU trade are exports from SL at $3.5Bn โHelp us to solve fishery andmore
Leader of All Ceylon Makkal Congress