Tag: India
India Orders More Tests on Maggi as court lifts ban
Aug 14, 2015 (LBO) – India has ordered further tests on Maggi, a popular noodle brand before the product can go back on sale following a court overturning a government ban on the product, Thursday, foreign media reported.“We have examined the evidence in great detail.Since the petitioner Nestle has already agreed not to make and […]
Sri Lanka Tourism – Air India tap into Trade Tourism
June 18, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tourism promotion bureau and Air India signed a joint promotion to target the top end of Delhi outbound traveler into Sri Lanka, a statement said.India is the biggest tourist arrival market for Sri Lanka with Indian arrivals clocking in a 38.2 percent growth in May and cumulative growth […]
Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka up 26-pct in May 2015
Jun 06, 2015 (LBO) – Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka increased 26 percent from a year earlier to 113,529 in May 2015, with growth in seen in the Chinese and Indian arrivals, data from the state tourist promotion agency showed.Chinese tourists were up 71 percent to 12,173 while Indian arrivals were up 38.2 percent to […]
Sri Lanka keen to attract German investments: Minister
May 28, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is keen to attract German investments due to their high standards of manufacturing, a Minister said in a statement. “With regard to German companies we are keen to attract investments due to their excellence in engineering and very high standards of manufacturing,” Eran Wickramaratne, deputy minister for highways […]
China, India sign 24 agreements and MOUs
May 18, 2015 (LBO) – China and India signed 24 agreements and MOUs aimed at boosting cooperation in areas including railways, aerospace, mineral exploitation, marine science and vocational education, foreign media reported.The agreements were signed during the recently concluded Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China.“The two neighbors agreed to strengthen cooperation in marine […]