A large group of Chinese entrepreneurs called on Prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena at the Temple Trees today (July 13) to discuss possible investments in many spheres.

The Prime Minister said there is vast potential for investments in many fields including tourism and hospitality industry, gem and jewellery, agriculture, medicine, food processing, renewable energy and entertainment industry.

Chairman of Daguowen Culture Co., Ltd., Zhang Qihua said he is dealing with international cultural exchange, global sustainable development promotion and Sri Lanka has potential to attract more than million tourists from China. He said he would work closely with Chandra Wickremasinghe, Chairman of Connaissance De Ceylon to jointly promote Chinese tourists to Sri Lanka.

Ms. Jin Mei Yang – Chairwoman of Zhejiang Outstanding Women’s Chamber of Commerce expressed willingness to assist women empowerment programmes in Sri Lanka.

Ms. Xie Yueyu – Chairwoman of Wuxin Group,a medical research group working on collaboration between human liver cells and gemstones for human health said she was interested in setting up a branch in Sri Lanka to assist cancer cure.

The delegation included Ms. Zhang Xiaomei – General Manager of Lanzhou General Machine Manufacturing Co., Ltd. , Mr. Li Zhengguo, Chairman of Shandong Jujinlong Group (Hydrogen energy industrial park for new energy technology), Mr. Zhou Wenlong – Chairman of Shenzhen Zhongdian Core Technology Co., Ltd., Ms. Li Min – Executive Assistant at Shenzhen Zhongdian Core Technology Co., Ltd., Ms. Guo Tingting – Chairman of Anthony Walter Piano and Executive President of Wuxin Public Welfare Foundation (International artistic and cultural cooperation), Ms. Xiao Ling – General Manager of Wuxin Group (Public emergency Chinese medicine assistance and collaboration with Chinese hospitals) and Secretary to the Prime Minister Anura Dissanayake also were present on this occasion.

(Prime Minister’s Media)

Mr. Deepti Kularatne, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Thriposha Ltd. says that more than 3.7 million Thriposha packets have been distributed to villages so far in 2023.

He also said that the production and distribution of Thriposha is being carried out as usual and currently 1.3 million Thriposha packets are being produced per month.

Speaking to media today (13), he said :

“Usually, we have to provide around 1.9 million Thriposha packets monthly. However, the current requirement is about 1.3 million, which includes separate supplements produced for expecting mothers, lactating mothers and for children aged over 03 years.”

“Presently, due to an issue with the criterion imposed, the Thriposha supplement produced for children aged between 06 months – 03 years, is currently not in production. After the Ministry of Health resolves the issue, we are able to supply this as well,” he added.

“The biggest problem we have is the shortage of maize. We have not yet managed to produce the maize required for the Sri Lankan market. If we get the exact amount of maize we need, we can produce the entire 1.9 million packet requirement within a period of 20 days,” he further said.

Mr. Kularatne also said that they hoped to initiate a mechanism to cultivate maize exclusively for the Thriposha production, which will be kicked off after receiving the necessary approval, he added.

In addition, the World Food Programme will provide the necessary Maize and Soy for the next 03 months, he said.

Mr. Kularatne also appeals to the public not to have unnecessary fears about Thriposha and Suposha, which have been a highly nutritious supplement for Sri Lankan mothers, lactating mothers and children for 50 years.

A water cut of 14 hours will be imposed in parts of Colombo on Saturday (July 15), the National Water Supply & Drainage Board (NWSDB) says.

Thereby, the water supply for the Colombo 01, 02, 03, 04, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 areas will be suspended from 8.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m.