August 1997

Dilki Wijesuriya A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Ceylinco Limited and L&M Construction (Pte) Ltd., Singapore on Friday, August...

Next to heart disease, environmental pollution poses a great threat and hazard to humans as well as animal life. Many...

RG Hewabowala, chairman/ managing director, of Silicon Coatings (Pvt) Ltd., and manufacturers of the reputed 'Nippolac' brand. decorative and industrial...

Thailand has held Gems & Jewellery fairs for 20 years consecu tively due to Thailand being the center of trade...

Dilki Wijesuriya J Walter Thompson (JWT), Colombo, has been awarded the 'Asian Agency of the Year' title for the second...

Asiff Husein Ceylinco Seylan Developments Ltd., a member of the Ceylinco Group recently completed the superstructure of the Ceylinco Seylan...

The Munich Trade Fair organizers, in cooporation with NCC Management and development Co. Ltd, of Thailand, will organize 'Pollution Control...

EXPO 97 to be held from November 8th to 11th is expected to be one of the biggest displays of...

Farah Mihilar Plantations have come under a spotlight ever since their privatization. But the biggest difference the privatization process has...

Vijitha Yapa John Naisbitt's book is a re- minder of the parable told by Randall A Tobias, former vice chairman...

ROYAL DUTCH SHELL RETAINS #1 RANK ON FORBES WORLD SUPER 50; U.S. HAS 25 FIRMS ON WORLD SUPER 50, JAPAN...

Chanuka Wattegama With the current telecommunication system hardly sufficient for reliable data transmission, it's time Sri Lanka exploited the VSAT-based...

UL Pai Compared with other tea companies in India, Tata Tea has several user selling points. It is the single...

Stanley Fernando It has been reported (Sunday Times, of June 22, 1997) that the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and...

In an important decision, the Bombay High Court has upheld a writ challenging the power of the Income Tax Department...

In a landmark decision issued on July 14, 1994, the Bombay High Court held that there may be no withholding...

Tyron Devotta Political Scene The presentation of the draft constitution to the MPs of the Peoples Alliance by the President...

The following report of the judgement of the Queen's Bench Division (per Buxton J) relates the story premises (private and...

Saliya N Wijesekera T he market continued the strong gains recorded in the last few months throughout July with the...

Back to School Long hours spent sweating over textbooks is not most executives' idea of rest and relaxation after a...

International rating agency, Moody's investors Services, has predicted a worsening of India's fiscal deficit in near term.' The agency has...

In a historic decision, the Government of India has decided to relinquish its control over Doordarshan (DD) and All India...

Dinesh Weerakkody AL Goonerathne, managing director, Commercial Bank says that diversification and not being mere niche players is the key...

Sam Swaminathan Here's a little quiz to tease the mind why is it that we depend so much upon our...

Dr JB Kelegama After twelve years of cooperation, SAARC agreed in April 1993 to establish a SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement...

Reform in the civil aviation sector in India has been painfully slow. Five years ago, when the Indian civil aviation...

Asgar Hussein A Unit Trust can be defined as a pooled investment plan in which the capital contributions of investors...

Amantha Perera In the alleys of the corporate universe many different specimens are encountered the pen pushers, the high climbers,...

Arthur Hadley Business calls. I have an assignment in Mumbai (old Bombay). My president has said none but Arthur must...

Muhamed Muneer CP Cultivating customer complaints seems to be the latest wave to sweep the business community today. In the...