8th AGM of Sri Lanka-Greater Mekong Business Council

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Seated from left: Ambassador of Myanmar Han Thu, Ambassador of Thailand Chulamanee Chartsuwan, President Ranil Seneveratne; Ambassador of Vietnam Pham Thi Bich Ngoc and Secretary Julianne Boulton. Standing from left: Vice President Nishan Seneviratne, Committee Member Mahen Weerasekera, Committee Member Nimal S. Ratnayake, Immediate Past President Sirimal Fernando, Vice President Trevor Rajaratnam, Vice President Venura Fernando, Committee Member S.M.D. Suriyakumara and Committee Member Annes Junaid. Not pictured: Committee Member Dhanwanthrie Goonetilleke

The eighth Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka-Greater Mekong Business Council was held recently at the Colombo Club.

Ambassador of Vietnam Pham Thi Bich Ngoc, Ambassador of Thailand Chulamanee Chartsuwan and Ambassador of Myanmar Han Thu were the Chief Guests at this event.

Ranfer Teas Ltd. Director Ranil Seneveratne was elected by the Members as the President for the year 2019-2020.

Aitken Spence Travels Ltd. General Manager (outbound) Nishan Seneviratne, Travel7 Ltd. Executive Director Trevor Rajaratnam and Siam City Cement (Lanka) Ltd. Head of External Affairs and Business Development Venura Fernando were elected as Vice Presidents.

The Member Companies, Capital Developers Ltd., Ceylon Biscuits Ltd., The Lanka Hospitals Corporation PLC, MAC Holdings Ltd., and Maliban Biscuit Manufactories Ltd. were elected to the Committee. The outgoing President, Astron Ltd. Deputy Managing Director Sirimal Fernando, will continue on the Committee as the Immediate Past President.

The Sri Lanka-Greater Mekong Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce functions with the main objective of further expanding trade, investment and tourism linkages between Sri Lanka and countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

In the previous years, the Council conducted many interactive events and seminars to help Sri Lankan companies to promote and increase their business partnerships in Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, as well as a highly successful Trade and Business Promotion Mission to Myanmar in May 2019.

The Council also maintains a close relationship with the diplomatic missions of the Greater Mekong in Sri Lanka as well as the Sri Lankan diplomatic missions in the Greater Mekong Sub region. Companies who wish to join the membership of the Council can contact Ayoni on 0115588856 or email [email protected].