Whats Brewing?
Local tea exporters are eying a 4 million to 6 million kilo order from Iraq under the current World Food Programme (WFP) that is supplying the war impoverished …
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Steady Growth
Hayleys will delve deep into its traditional operations to increase profits in 2004-05 while pegging growth prospects on agriculture and transportation. The …
Labours Love Lost
Free trade zone employees, at the end of the supply chain are under increasing pressure to keep costs down as retailers and brand owners offload costs and …
Political Pickle
No significant change in the percentage votes polled by the parties from the 2001 general elections is expected in the districts of Kandy and Matale because …
Mushroom Magic
The centuries-old therapeutic magic of the Ganoderma mushroom, ranked by the ancients of China and Japan as the king of some 38,000 varieties of mushroom found …
New Dentures
The government says it has put out a fresh draft, which gives the Auditor Generals Dept., more teeth to flex its muscle.buy temovate online buy temovate online …
Getting Cold
The refuse tea export, though illegal, has become the latest threat facing the tea industry, adding to other global pressure. The export demand for fiber and …
Not Done
President Chandrika Kumaratunga has made a fresh attempt to overturn tax amnesty extension given by the government last year.In a petition to the Court of …
Back in Fashion
When it comes to company law whats good for the Brits doesnt automatically become good enough for Sri Lanka endash unless UK legislators adopt it …
Chinese Tiger
A new report from the US International Trade Commission predicts that China will become the supplier of choice for most US importers after quotas end in 2005. …
Think Differently
The Premier told a top gathering of planters on Tuesday that the time had come to take over as managers of a value added industry, or lose out to more …
Small Change
The state is looking at absorbing up to about 25 percent or as much as half the cost of laying rain guards for rubber trees on smallholder estates this …
Chicken Safe
Lunchtime at KFC outlets is not as rushed as it used to be a few weeks ago these days. People are staying away from poultry based products due to the bird flu …
Old is Gold
He expected to face losses during the first year of business but managed to breakeven way before he thought he could. Hes now employing two others in his …
Government Power
The government is taking precautionary measures to avert power cuts should the south west monsoon fails to fill the hydro reservoirs.rnThe Energy Supply …
New Floors
Lanka Tiles is trying to break a lquote lowering-revenue-increasing-cost cycle this year by shifting its raw material supply base from West to East and …
Speed Bumps
But the industry is hard pressed to ride the crest, due to high costs to roll out refurbishment and expansion plans, as it is still recovering from a period of …
Long Shot
Development bank DFCC, is counting on its subsidiary Commercial Banks Bangladesh operations to give its bottomline a major boost.Thanks to its Bangladesh unit, …
Fresh Cuppa
The Tea Association plans to re-haul criteria used to fund new Ceylon tea brands, when it takes over some of the Tea Boards functions this month. buy phenergan …
Forward March
John Keells Holdings is expected to notch a Rs. 1.69 bn net profit for 2004, after undergoing a restructuring exercise to improve its margins. online pharmacy …