First fish canning factory goes into production end-2007
Sri Lanka's first operational fish canning
factory is expected to go into production end-2007, in Mutwal,
Colombo. The island's first fish canning factory built in Pesalai
near Mannar in the early 1970, ended a white elephant consequent to
unrest between the north and south.
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Millicom COO optimistic, ready to invest more
Millicom International Cellular S.A. is
optimistic about the future of Sri Lanka and therefore we will
continue to invest, said the Chief Operating Officer of the company
Mikael Grahne who was in Sri Lanka on a brief visit in connection
with the name change from Celltel to tigo.
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Lanka's foreign worker remittances could well be Rs
900 billion
Sri Lanka's foreign worker remittances, now, Rs.
240 billion per annum could easily reach Rs. 900 billion within a
few years if the unskilled workforce leaving the country is trained
to undertake higher income jobs.
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