Business Today Sri Lanka Magazine - August 2002

In this issue

Arumugam Thondaman, Minister of Housing and Plantation Infrastructure, is committed to his constituents in the plantation sector. He speaks about his dual role as Union Leader and Cabinet Minister and the turbulent Employer-Employee relationship in the plantation sector.
Chrisantha Perera, Chairman of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation, speaks on the current and future challenges the corporation faces in the wake of privatization.
At a time when a zealous effort by various media organizations to introduce radical media reforms seems to be making rapid progress, the Government, in a reciprocal gesture, has agreed to amend several laws that curb the media. Leading campaigners of media freedom, both from within and without mainstream journalism air their views on the issue.
Fukui Eiji, President and CEO, and Toshihiro Nagata, Assistant Director, Office System Solution Division speak on the global vision of Canon and the new direction of the company.
Taslim Rahaman, President, the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing plans to bring marketing to the fore with targeted activities and strategic partnerships.
Sriyan de Silva Wijeyeratne, Director of Marketing and Sales, Suntel describes what Suntel has done and what it intends to do in future to make internet as commonplace as newspapers in Sri Lanka.