Sunday, 02nd November 2014
By The Nation
The Sri Lanka-Malaysia Business Council (SLMBC) of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce successfully concluded a business mission to Malaysia last month. The four-day mission, which commenced on October 14, concluded on 17.It was organized to coincide with the IGEM 2014 exhibition on Green Technology followed by One-to-One Business Meetings which was organized by various trade chambers, namely Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KLSICCI), National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (NCCIM), courtesy call on the Acting Minister of Trade and Industries, Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers, Associated Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM) and the Malaysia Sri Lanka Business Chamber. All these are Malaysia’s Apex Business Chambers driving Malaysia’s external economy and promoting the overseas growth of Malaysia-based enterprises and international trade in association with the Sri Lankan High Commission in Malaysia.
The 15 member delegation led by the SLMBC President Nilrukshi de Silva, Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Business Development of Macksons Holdings (Pvt) Ltd resulted in a remarkably productive visit to Malaysia. The Delegation comprised Director/Chief Operating Officer, Aitken Spence Shipping Ltd. Iqram Cuttilan, Group Managing Director, Commodity Island International (Pvt) Ltd. T Suresh Kumara, Group Chairman, Electro Metal Pressing (Pvt) Ltd Chandranandana Diyunuge, CEO, F M J Holdings Keith Perera, Managing Director, Frostaire Industries Pvt Ltd. Mukthar Marikkar, Director – Chief Operations Officer, Global Sports Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd. Arunasalam Suresan, Vice President, Hemas Transportation (Pvt) Ltd Dushy Jayaweera, Managing Director, idac (Private) Limited Dr. M Rohitha Silva, CEO/Attorney-at-law, Lloyds Auto Mart (Pvt) Ltd. Dr. U K M Ismail, Chief Executive Officer, Macksons Properties (Pvt) Ltd Ranga Goonawardena, Business Development, Macks Marketing (Pvt) Ltd. Mrs. I. Liyanage, Manager, Director, Spillburg Holdings (Private) Limited M H K Mohamed Hameez, Director, Spillburg Holdings (Private) Limited Mohideen Shaameel. The visit was coordinated by Manager of The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Anisha Dias Mack.
The objective of the Trade and Investment Promotion mission was to educate Malaysian companies on the potential opportunities in doing business with Sri Lanka and to promote individual companies. With the help of the Sri Lankan High Commission in Malaysia the delegates met over 100 well established Malaysian companies.
