Business Today Sri Lanka Magazine - December 2005

In this issue

Speech made by President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the swearing-in ceremony.
Mangala Samaraweera, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation spoke on the presidential election.
Wimal Weerawansa, is the Propaganda Secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and is actively involved in Mahinda Rajapaksa's presidential campaign about the recent presidential election.
Nivard Cabraal practices as a management consultant to many local and international institutions. He is an expert on corporate governance and planning and is a World Bank and World Tourism Organization consultant. He was the Founder Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee which developed the Code of Practice on Corporate Governance in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Telecom has transformed itself into a formidable integrated telecommunications service provider over the years. Since privatisation, the company has been making inroads as the hub of telecommunication in the region as well. Shuhei Anna, CEO of SLT, has been allied with the giant strides the company has been making in the last few years.
Ceylon Biscuits Limited is a true success story. What began as an operation to develop and manufacture nutritional biscuits for school children is today the largest biscuit manufacturer and exporter in Sri Lanka. The company can be widely credited for its innovation not only with new brands of biscuits but novel products such as hand-folded chocolates, chocolate-coated biscuits, and most recently, the popular brand of Tiara portion cakes.