Day: November 16, 2022

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THE FORUM ? TEA INDUSTRY REVIEW This week on LMDtv Fazmina Imamudeen speaks with the Director of Akbar Group of Companies, Imran Akbarally. #LMDtv #TheForum #TalkShow #TheVoiceOfBusiness #RefreshSriLanka #SriLankanCrisis #Tea #SriLanka #TeaIndustry #LabourIssues #Prices #TeaTrends…

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ENERGETIC GIANT

Mallory Wijesinghe Bartleet Group The Public Works Department in which he had hoped to find a suitable career proved too oppressive to the 23-year-old who had qualified in civil engineering from King’s College London. And…

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INTREPID INVESTOR

Chandra Wijenaike Central Finance The story goes that Chandra Wijenaike had a friend who owned a car showroom in Kandy who said that when he needed to obtain financing, he had to travel all the…

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THE THINK TANK

N. G. (Tanky) Wickremeratne Hayleys The Hayleys Group is one of Sri Lanka’s largest conglomerates and Nirmala Gihan (Tanky) Wickremeratne joined the operation in 1971, at the beginning of his working career. He was appointed…

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AGING IS THE REAL POPULATION BOMB

IMF Population aging is the top global demographic trend; the pandemic can teach us how to prepare for it Total world population passed the 8 billion milestone on November 15, 2022. The progression from 7…

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CORPORATE CHEMIST

S. K. Wickremasinghe CIC Holdings Sarath Kusum (‘S. K.’) Wickremasinghe could have lived in the eminent and erudite shadow of his father’s towering achievements, and succumbed to the temptation of laying claim to fame based…

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AROMA BLISS CEYLON

With natural skincare being a growing trend globally and in Sri Lanka, Aroma Bliss Ceylon was founded in 2017 with the objective of creating a natural skincare

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BISCUIT BARON

Deshamanya Mineka Wickramasingha CBL Group They say some are born with a silver spoon in their mouths… but Deshamanya Mineka Wickramasingha was surely born with the sweet aroma of baking wafting up his nose. His…

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FORMER REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYS HE’S LAUNCHING ANOTHER WHITE HOUSE BID

CNN – November 15, 2022 Former President Donald Trump, aiming to become only the second commander-in-chief ever elected to two nonconsecutive terms, announced Tuesday night that he will seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. “In…

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