Sri Lanka

Tambapanni Collective founder talks of the need for a platform to showcase the best of Sri Lanka’s ethically made brands

Its vessel the X-Press Pearl was carrying 1,486 containers when it caught fire on May 20.

“We will be generating smiles per hour never seen before in Sri Lanka,” says Sim Choo Kheng, CEO of Sim Leisure.

SINGAPORE (Apr 29): “I suggest you build and not just buy. You are more likely to win the race this way.” — Manpower Minister Josephine Teo, urging financial institutions to invest more in training their workforce.

HAMBANTOTA/SRI LANKA (June 25): Every time Sri Lanka’s president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, turned to his Chinese allies for loans and assistance with an ambitious port project, the answer was yes.

SINGAPORE (Dec 14): SilkAir, Singapore Airlines’ regional wing, will fly to Sri Lanka’s commercial capital of Colombo from Apr 2017, increasing its network to 53 destinations in 15 countries.