“Here’s a lovely pocketbook-it’s our constitution really!”-South Africa S-Africa to share historic Constitution making experience with Sri Lanka ‘Post Geneva, Sri Lanka in a better footing’-HE Amb Doidge Says already started support work in Sri Lanka’s transformation ‘We are confident’-Rishad The Rainbow Nation of the world has come forward tomore
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 ‘Renewing bilateral trade ties my top priority’– HE Amb Amirani ‘Ready for the new surge!’-Rishad Pre-sanctions total trade at $1.6 Bn! In themore
‘Starting work for $1B trade’-Rishad Pakistan single country expo now on in Colombo ‘PM Shariff’s visit a milestone in bilaterals’-Rishad ‘Mutual prosperity’-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
World’s largest shipper Maersk & global diabetic warrior Nordisk readying Sri Lanka entry ‘Maersk mulling to partner CMB port expansion’–Amb. Taksøe-Jensen ‘Time to expand Lanka-Danish links’-Rishad ‘Biz delegation on pipeline’-Harry J ‘Our trade with Danes up by 300%’-Rishad ‘Global insulin leader Nordisk too’– Taksøe-Jensen Boosting Sri Lanka’s international investment profile,more
IDPs a key topic in UN Commissioner Zeid’s February visit to Colombo UN lauds Govt’s reconciliation efforts ‘High Commissioner Zeid here early February’-UN’s Nandy ‘70% Muslim IDPs still languishing’-Rishad ‘Ending my Colombo stint’-Nandy ‘Wilpattu in news again since we don’t complain’-Rishad In a major boost to the present unity government’smore
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
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
‘Ready to sacrifice life for my community’ -Rishad Says a campaign of vilification of his good name ‘Kill me if you will but not my character!’-Rishad Says Falsehoods are politically motivated “Will quit politics if proved”-Rishad During a special press briefing Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen came onmore
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 “Entrepreneurial Reawakening” in Colombo by National Enterprise Development Authority (NEDA)more
Sri Lanka’s 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
Leader of All Ceylon Makkal Congress