Contents

• Pramuka falls, depositors howl
• Russian tea market under threat
• DC industry facing severe crisis
• SEC considers “second opinion” on inside dealing probe
• Coking coal firm clinches big supply contract
• Touchwood working on framework to invest in trees
• EDI project to be launched
• TV talk show from Sri Lanka First
• Eden voted one of top 10 hotels
• Dilmah assists Hope Cancer Project
• Contented workforce key to success, management expert
• Ceylinco Insurance ties up with Apollo Hospitals
• NDB Bank in Nugegoda
• New journal covers social, economic issues
• Business Letters
• Sri Lanka customs: money talks! (Feature)
• Pramuka’s crisis and bank supervision (Feature)
• Be careful of power deregulation (Feature)

It looks like a sewing machine, but this Ardmel Seam Sealing Machine, a garment seam-sealing machine developed by a Sri Lankan entrepreneur, Rube Fernando, has captured a major share of the world market for such equipment. The picture shows its latest hot air sealer at work on a traffic police uniform for the export market. See story on page 10. Pic by M.A. Pushpakumara