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End August tea exports at record 199 mn kilos, in line with projections for over 300 mn kilo year end target
Sri Lanka tea exports to end August 2004 hit 199.29 million kilos the highest quantity shipped for this period and indicates that Sri Lanka is on its way to achieving a new record for the year.Sri Lanka tea exports to end August 2004 hit 199.29 million kilos the highest quantity shipped for this period and […]
Playing Tag
Plans for new food labelling regulations are in cold storage for the second time this year.Plans for new food labelling regulations are in cold storage for the second time this year. “We are postponing implementation of the new food labelling regulations until January 1st,” said Chief Food and Drugs Inspector, Ministry of Health, S.Nagiah. The […]
Clean Cut
The securities watchdog has compounded an insider case against its ex-chairman and another company director, wrapping up two years of suspense which rocked Lanka Inc. The securities watchdog has compounded an insider case against its ex-chairman and another company director, wrapping up two years of suspense which rocked Lanka Inc. Ex-Chairman Michael L Mack got […]
Natural Money
Most of the untapped tourism potential in the country doesn’t lie along the pristine coastline anymore but off the beaten track. Most of the untapped tourism potential in the country doesn’t lie along the pristine coastline anymore but off the beaten track. The leisure sector is trying to attract high spending travelers who are keen […]
Traffic Report
Sri Lanka is on the global hit-list for human trafficking, but despite the best intentions to eliminate it, no one has been convicted for women trafficking under a decade old law.Sri Lanka is on the global hit-list for human trafficking, but despite the best intentions to eliminate it, no one has been convicted for women […]
Extreme weather continue to beat at high and mid grown tea production
Extreme weather conditions continue to beat at high and mid grown tea production, with the sectors output dropping 10.27 percent since August 2003. Extreme weather conditions continue to beat at high and mid grown tea production, with the sectors output dropping 10.27 percent since August 2003. Asia Siyaka Commodity Brokers reported that the high and […]
Additional one rupee cess on made teas to fund replanting in estates
A draft Cabinet paper to allow the Tea Board to slap on an additional one rupee cess on made teas will be presented to policy makers shortly.A draft Cabinet paper to allow the Tea Board to slap on an additional one rupee cess on made teas will be presented to policy makers shortly. The additional […]
Retarded by Red Tape
South Asian countries had made little progress last year to improve their investment climate there by missing out on growth opportunities, according to a recent World Bank study.South Asian countries had made little progress last year to improve their investment climate there by missing out on growth opportunities, according to a recent World Bank study. […]
Making A Difference
Adding diversity to the work place is something management trainers promote for creative problem solving.Adding diversity to the work place is something management trainers promote for creative problem solving. An NGO and the Employers Federation of Ceylon are now working to introduce companies to differently-abled people who they say can help create a vibrant work […]
Vital health indicators in Sri Lanka’s plantation sector have improved significantly since privatisation, a key industry apex body says.
Vital health indicators in Sri Lanka’s plantation sector have improved significantly since privatisation and the establishment of the Plantation Housing and Social Welfare Trust (PHSWT) in 1992, an industry apex body said this week.Vital health indicators in Sri Lanka’s plantation sector have improved significantly since privatisation and the establishment of the Plantation Housing and Social […]
Gold Conspiracy
Sri Lanka Customs have filed documents in the Court of Appeal which bares an alleged scheme to subvert officials in at least three government departments in a an elaborate conspiracy to defraud the government of tens of millions of rupees in revenue, from the import of GoldQuest products.Sri Lanka Customs have filed documents in the […]
Gold Revelation
Contradicting all previous claims that GoldQuest products are priced at several times their real gold value because of a supposed ‘numismatic’ value, the company has revealed to the Court of Appeal that its products are over priced because it has membership maintenance fees incorporated into the sale price. Contradicting all previous claims that GoldQuest products […]