http://www.sundaytimes.lk The Sunday Times is the largest selling independent English language weekly newspaper in Sri Lanka. It is widely respected for its fair, balanced and accurate reporting. en-us Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT 2006 Wijeya Newspapers Ltd ramesh@sundaytimes.wnl.lk http://www.sundaytimes.lk/common_library/logo2.gif http://www.sundaytimes.lk http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/ft/1.0.html Moves are underway to change the brand Ceylon tea to Sri Lankan tea, while ensuring intellectual property rights cover both, according to government officials but the industry has expressed concern over the cost and market-losing potential of such a move....... Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/ft/1.0.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/ft/3.0.html Sri Lanka has begun setting up automated fuel pumping stations linked to computers with payment by credit card, industry officials said last week. Laugfs Petroleum Pvt Ltd, a local company that owns eight fuel stations, on Monday upgraded one its stations at Maharagama Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/ft/3.0.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/ft/4.0.html The most practical and economical way of solving the solid waste problem is to entrust the responsibility of sorting and disposing of the biodegradable waste with the waste generator himself, according to a recent panel discussion Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/ft/4.0.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/ft/11.0.html Cargills (Ceylon) Ltd, owning a chain of supermarkets, says that its growth in the food processing business has had a positive impact on the dairy, agriculture and livestock industries in the country and plans are underway to give further impetus to these industries by pursuing relevant business opportunities. The company also said that with the steady rise of disposable income amongst Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/ft/11.0.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/ft/16.0.html It came to be a law quickly and was implemented even quicker, but what does the Finance (Tele-drama, Film, and Commercial Levy) Regulations, No 1 of 2006 come down too? Since it came into effect there hasnot been a day going by without those affected decrying it for what it stands for and the financial Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060723/ft/16.0.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/ft/ftp1.0.html Suntex International Holdings Limited, owned by the controversial GoldQuest group, last week ousted Jayantha Fernando, Chairman and Managing Director of Ferntea Ltd as the head of the company in a swift move after raising its stake in the local firm to 56 percent and claiming Fernando was interfering in the business...... Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/ft/ftp1.0.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/ft/ftp1.5.html Cargills, the largest supermarket chain, is investing in Sri Lanka's biggest meat processing factory at an investment of Rs 300 million at Ja-ela due to open in a few months ..... Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/ft/ftp1.5.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/ft/ftp11.1.html In last week's article we set out the pathetic status quo of the Sri Lankan coconut industry. But then, what am I doing writing an article on the coconut as an investment opportunity for the long term? Let me justify my commitment on several fronts...... Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/ft/ftp11.1.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/ft/ftp3.0.html Sri Lanka's first privately managed industrial zone dedicated to producing apparel and fabric was initiated this week. On Wednesday, the BOI signed over infrastructure management rights of the Thulhiriya textile facility to MAS Holdings Pvt Ltd. With the change of management Thulhiriya will be renamed the Asian Apparel and Fabric Technology Park (AAFTP) ..... Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/ft/ftp3.0.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/ft/ftp7.1.html Asia has become the feeding ground for several multinational IT companies. Many companies have set up their engineering units in the Asian region as opposed to the west ....... Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060716/ft/ftp7.1.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/ft/ftp1.0.html Go where no one dares – is the motto of a group of Malaysian investors who were in Colombo last week looking for business opportunities, investment partners and sourcing arrangements. Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/ft/ftp1.0.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/ft/ftp1.2.html CBNsat subscribers will have a longer wait to get the transmission as company officials grapple with government authorities over issues ranging from the wrong licence, fears of LTTE programmes and transmission of FashionTV Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/ft/ftp1.2.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/ft/ftp4.1.html Last month the government announced a ban on advertising of branded powdered milk products aimed at encouraging local production of fresh milk. A top government official was quoted as saying the amount spent on advertising of milk powder surpasses Rs 240million per annum and most of this advertising is for imported brands mainly Anchor and Nespray. Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/ft/ftp4.1.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/ft/ftp1.4.html SriLankan Airlines last week refuted statements by several passengers on a London-Colombo flight that had an emergency landing in Germany due to a technical fault in the aircraft, that the airline was found wanting in providing basic services on the ground. Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/ft/ftp1.4.html http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/ft/ftp16.0.html It has been making news for months and has caused all sorts of trouble and strife from governments down to the everyday worker – from increased subsidies to a shift in consumer choice. The subject --- the record price of oil and what that means to countries around the world Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060709/ft/ftp16.0.html