In the 55-minutes video issued overnight, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, the successor to Osama Bin Laden, is seen focussing on a map of the Indian peninsula.

“It is thanks to Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa that Divi Neguma scheme arrived in Mannar for the first time. Today’s launch of Divi Neguma Credit Scheme will allow loans up to Rs. 50,000 without guarantors, at a very low interest rate of 4%-and direct cash” said Rishad Bathiudeen, Minister of Industry and Commerce and MP, Vanni on 01 September in Mannar.

    ·        ‘We are very excited!’ –PVH’s Green
    ·        ‘This FTA big opportunity for multinationals’ -Rishad
    ·         Sino-Lanka trade rise by 15% to $3.08 Bn

The forthcoming Lanka-China FTA has electrified no less than a $8B global apparel giant who is also the world’s largest shirt maker. “The forthcoming Lanka-China FTA; having duty free market access to China is very important for us as an apparel sourcing firm and the benefits are great. This is even more important for us since we have considerable income from Asia-30% of our turnover from Calvin Klein brand alone originates from Asia! said Mark Green, the Executive Vice President of Global Supply Chain of New York’s PVH Corporation while  in Colombo, last month.

The government with the aim of enhancing the knowledge on information technology among the children in the Uva Province through 1000 secondary school development programme, constructed several  Mahindodaya Technological Laboratories  in the Uva Province too.