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
Increasing measurement units to one million
Sri Lanka has decided to verify the calibrations used in three newly utilities and services in its retail sector. These new verifications are a first for these three sectors which are largely free of close supervision hitherto said the Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen on 8 December. Themore
SATHOSA is lanka’s consumer price setter
Sri Lankaโs FMCG marketโs price leader LAK SATHOSA is ranked second among retail chain brands in the country -and that too, by a few marginal points behind the countryโs top ranked retail chain. As part of its busy preparations for the coming festival season, SATHOSA has stocked up a three-monthmore