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Chats
over tea: No comment on Mobitel deal
Finance Minister K.N. Choksy
chats to Rohan Fernando, chairman of the new Tea Association
of Sri Lanka (TASL), and Plantations Minister Lakshman Kiriella
during last week's inauguration of the TASL which brings together
tea producers, sellers and brokers. Choksy has remained mum
on allegations by Siemens, the German electronics company,
that there were improper tender dealings on the part of Sri
Lanka Telecom and its mobile phone subsidiary, Mobitel. The
tender called for offers to modernise Mobitel's telecommunications
infrastructure. Siemens complained to Choksy on the matter
but the minister has not responded to the German company nor
has this newspaper been able to reach him despite many calls
to his office. Pic. by J.Weerasekera.
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