Contents

• Land scarcity affects new ventures
• Profitable synergies seen from Ishara, LOLC deal
• Vanik defaults on debenture payments
• Carbon trading exchange to be set up
• The silence continues
• Pramuka management under severe pressure to resign
• Cheap imports pose threat to domestic clothing industry
• Saudi plays safe with Alpha
• Xmas bonanza for Cellcard users
• CIMA, SLTnet conduct Internet seminars
• Mixed reviews for the first year (Comment)
• Engineers play a key role in development (Feature)
• Scandals and corporate governance (Feature)
• More News

They may not have marketing degrees, but the city’s pavement hawkers have long mastered the art of selling. With Christmas round the corner, this hawker is ready for the frenzied buying that starts during this time of year and generates a lot of business for entrepreneurs big and small.
Picture by M.A. Pushpakumara.