Business Today Sri Lanka Magazine - March 1999

In this issue

The state television station Rupavahini, with the largest viewing public in Sri Lanka, launches Channel 2 to cater to the increasing demands of their viewers and to reach out to a wider segment of the population.
I got the feeling that the people here thought of the hotel as if they owned it and not as if it provided them with a job. That is one significant achievement of Gamini, says Wibo Wilmink, GM, Hilton Colombo.
We have accepted that we have erred in specific issues. We have offered a different political culture than what has been in stock, says Member of Parliament John Amaratunge.
Nation's Trust Bank will be the newest player in the commercial banking sector of Sri Lanka. Backed by two blue chip companies and supported by the iFC, the Nation's Trust Bank is poised for a great takeoff. Ken Balendra, Chairman of John Keells Holdings, Chandra Wijenaike, Chairman of Central Finance, and Jemal Kassum, Vice President of Investment Operations, IFC, express their views.
It certainly is not easy to make money now, and there are several businesses here that are hitting bad times, and the banks have to try to help put it as far as they can, says Richard Law, former CEO of Hongkong Bank.
The UNP and PA must work together for the betterment of our people, declares MP John Amaratunga, a former Home Affairs, Provincial Council Minister, and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.