We are confident
โHereโs a lovely pocketbook-itโs our constitution really!โ-South Africa S-Africa to share historic Constitution making experience with Sri Lanka โPost Geneva, Sri Lanka in a better footingโ-HE Amb Doidge Says already started support work in Sri Lankaโs transformation โWe are confidentโ-Rishad The Rainbow Nation of the world has come forward tomore
WELCOME IRAN!
Post sanction Iran-Sri Lanka trade readies for a major upsurge Iranian team arriving in February for trade talks Post sanctions Tehran opens wider for Ceylon Tea, apparels โRenewing bilateral trade ties my top priorityโ– HE Amb Amirani โReady for the new surge!โ-Rishad Pre-sanctions total trade at $1.6 Bn! In themore
Starting work for $1B trade
โStarting work for $1B tradeโ-Rishad Pakistan single country expo now on in Colombo โPM Shariffโs visit a milestone in bilateralsโ-Rishad โMutual prosperityโ-Pakistani Commerce Minister Kurram Bilateral trade at $354 Mn In the successful conclusion of the recent visit of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Shariff to Colombo just last week, Pakistan,more
Time to expand Lanka-Danish links
Worldโs largest shipper Maersk & global diabetic warrior Nordisk readying Sri Lanka entry โMaersk mulling to partner CMB port expansionโ–Amb. Taksรธe-Jensen โTime to expand Lanka-Danish linksโ-Rishad โBiz delegation on pipelineโ-Harry J โOur trade with Danes up by 300%โ-Rishad โGlobal insulin leader Nordisk tooโ– Taksรธe-Jensen Boosting Sri Lankaโs international investment profile,more
70% Muslim IDPs still languishing!
IDPs a key topic in UN Commissioner Zeidโs February visit to Colombo UN lauds Govtโs reconciliation efforts โHigh Commissioner Zeid here early Februaryโ-UNโs Nandy โ70% Muslim IDPs still languishingโ-Rishad โEnding my Colombo stintโ-Nandy โWilpattu in news again since we donโt complainโ-Rishad In a major boost to the present unity governmentโsmore
Training in crafts
Training in crafts Ceylon Today FT: More than 630 apprentice craftsmen received training in handicrafts through the Master Craftsmen Training Programme organized by the National Crafts Council (NCC) this year. NCC also plans to expand the number of trained craftsmen through 113 craft training centres under it. NCC’s strategic planmore
‘21000 registered craftsmen nowโ
Values and heritage are of prior importance when it comes to safeguarding Sri Lankan culture, according to HE the President Maithripala Sirisena. Criticism against him when he tries to safeguard culture is an attempt to destroy the pride of our great nation.more
โReady to sacrifice life for my communityโ
โReady to sacrifice life for my communityโ -Rishad Says a campaign of vilification of his good name โKill me if you will but not my character!โ-Rishad Says Falsehoods are politically motivated โWill quit politics if provedโ-Rishad During a special press briefing Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen came onmore
Entrepreneurial Lankan Youth!
The door for the Lankan youth to move towards a much needed entrepreneurial culture has opened on 21 December when the national SME giant launched a pioneering initiative aimed at the youth of the country in partnership with ILO. The โEntrepreneurial Reawakeningโ in Colombo by National Enterprise Development Authority (NEDA)more
‘GSP+ balances TPP’
Sri Lankaโs apparel sector is assured that potential effects, if any, from the biggest global trade agreement in two decades are likely to be balanced out by the return of GSP Plus, according to a top Cabinet Minister on 18 December. Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen, speaking atmore