ANNIVERSARY OF MUSLIM EXPULSION FROM NORTH
A quarter of a century has elapsed since the atrocious eviction of Muslims from the Northern Province by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) which marked a clear and calculated episode of ethnic cleansing. On the morning of October 23, ,Anjaneyar, the then Jaffna leader of the LTTE summonedmore
Lankan pulse imports up by 75%!
Lankan dhal refiner of humble start now a globally certified firm with Swiss tech Has worldโs largest lentil processing machinery โGood work, and pulse imports up by 75%โ-Rishad โMeeting 85% Lankan lentil needโ LAPโs Chairman Bahardeen Wins first SLS 896 & ISO 22000 in the country โMulti grain processing nextโ–more
Help to revive LAKSATHOSA
In a significant development affecting the Sri Lankan retail market segments, Singapore has extended its support the revive LAKSATHOSA, Sri Lankaโs sole state owned retail chain -and the immediate offer of support comes in the wake of a Ministerial level request made on 7 October in Colombo. โWeโll do thismore
Looking for tech transfer!
Central Europeโs biggest economy partners with Lankan energy, ICT โLooking to partner in energy & ICTโ-Polish Dep. Minister Soczewica Second Polish Ministerial level team to Colombo in recent times โLooking for tech transferโ-Rishad โFor large scale projectsโ- Minister Soczewica โWe are for wider, deeper cooperation!โ– Polish Dep. Minister Soczewica โTimemore
Lanka-Turkey trade talks resume
โLetโs start work!-Rishad ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Both countries mull a November schedule ยทย ย ย ย ย ย โKeen on Lankan infrastructure projectsโ-H.E. Amb. Ozcuhadar ยทย ย ย ย ย ย Bilateral trade surpasses $300 mark ยทย ย ย ย ย ย 2014 YoY trade at $311 Mn, up by 34% As Lanka-Turkey bilateral trade surpassed $300 Mn mark for the first time, both countries have launchedmore
Lanka-Turkey trade beats $300M barrier
Sri Lanka-Turkey trade beats $300M barrier โStrong bilateral growth trendโ-Rishad Turkey Ceylon Business Chamber born in Colombo โLinking 55000 Turkish bizโ–TUSKONโs Ozkelebek 2014 YoY trade at $311 Mn, up by 34% Lanka-Turkey bilateral trade crossed the $300 Mn barrier for the first time, a pioneering mechanism that establishes the muchmore
First joint Hazmat training now in Colombo
First joint Hazmat training goes live in Colombo โOur plastics, metals & battery โchemical extensiveโ-Rishad More than 150 Lankan institutions in session Says Hazmat in bigger play due to planned reforms โThanks OPCWโ!-Rishad The first ever international industrial hazardous material (Hazmat) awareness session jointly held with the Lankan private sectormore
Indo-Lanka trade turnaround
Indo-Lanka trade in remarkable turnaround Indiaโs FIEO enters Sri Lanka โFIEO entering at an important timeโ-Rishad Huge 27% YoY surge in Indo-Lanka trade 2015 first-half trade tops $2.6 Bn! โIndia-linked trade via Colombo port now hugeโ-FIEOโs Vadivel As Indo-Lanka YoY annual trade reported a remarkable turnaround, the umbrella exporters bodymore
Rishad starts 3rd Lankan Ind & Com sprint
โBigger role for Lankan private sectorโ-Rishad Says Lankans of all hues rallying round new government โExports, manufacturing to play a lead role โ-Rishad Sri Lanka is mulling a bigger role for private sector in the planned industry and commerce reforms-and Lankans of all hues are rallying round the leaders ofmore
Sri Lanka gem exports up 135%!
Sri Lanka gem exports surge by 135% 25th FACETS intโl show opens in Colombo โ14 gem exports at $165Mn, up by 135%โ-Rishad โGem & Jewellery to be a 1Bn thrust sectorโ-EDBโs Egodage โSri Lanka has a true โmine-to-marketโ industryโ-Rishad FACETS โ15 expects 10000 footfall by 6 Sept As Sri Lankamore