ATTN: MR: CHANDIMA UDABAGE

RUNDOWN
THE STATE OF BUSINESS – 31ST OCT, 2007

CCPI VTR RIYAD

INVESTMENT VTR RAVI

CEB FLASH NILANTHA

ADD BUDGET BRIDGE

AUTO VTR RIYAD

ADD DEALING ROOM BRIDGE

MURRAY @ NDB

T-BILLS

ADD STATE OF BUSINESS BRIDGE

UNDP VTR NISHANI

ADD CORPORATE BRIDGE

SEYLAN VTR NILANTHA 01.20

FUN RUN VTR ANOUK 01.15

BREAK 2 – ADD STATE OF BUSINESS BRIDGE

STOCK CARDS 01.15

CURRENCY CARDS 00.15

LINE UP EDITOR ANOUK/ NISHANI

ANCHOR RAVI
HEADLINES
1. INFLATION UP BY
2. BUDGET BOON- INCENTIVES PROMISED TO GEM AND
JEWELRY TRADERS
NOW WE JOIN MURRAY FROM NDB BANK FOR A LOOK AT TREASURY
OPERATIONS THIS WEEK.

UP NEXT ARE THE PRIMARY MARKET T-BILL AUCTION RATES FOR

THIS WEEK
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DATE: 31/10/07
REPORTER: NK
SEGMENT: LOCAL

THE SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS BRANCH OF THE CEYLON ELECTRICITY

BOARD HAS INTENSIFIED ITS OPERATIONS TO APPREHEND
FRAUDULENT ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS IN THE ISLAND.

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THE MANAGER OF THE BRANCH D. L. KARUNASENA SAID THE BRANCH

RECOVERS AROUND 12 MILLION RUPEES MONTHLY THROUGH FINES
FROM FRAUDULENT ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS.

MEANWHILE, THE CEB PLANS TO INTRODUCE ELECTRONIC METERS FOR

DOMESTIC AND BUSINESS CONSUMERS REPLACING THE EXISTING
ELECTRICAL METERS.

THE CEB BELIEVES IT WOULD MINIMIZE FRAUDULENT POWER

CONSUMPTIONS.

POWER AND ENERGY MINISTER W.D.J. SENEVIRATNE MADE THESE

REVELATIONS AT A FUNCTION HELD AT THE MINISTRY TODAY.

READ ON..
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REPORTER: RAVI
DATE: 31/10/2007
SEGMENT: INVESTMENTS – VTR

MINISTER OF ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT PROMOTION

DR. SARATH AMUNUGAMA SAYS THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE
HANDING OUT SEVERAL INCENTIVES TO DIAMOND, GEM AND JEWELRY
TRADERS IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET.

HE SAYS THAT THIS TRADE AND SEVERAL OTHER INDUSTRIES SUCH

AS I.T., SHIP REPAIRS AND SHIP BUILDING CAN REACH THE 1
BILLION DOLLAR TARGET SHORTLY.

HE MADE THESE COMMENTS AT AN EVENT ORGANIZED BY AETURNUM IN

COLOMBO TODAY TO MARK ITS ONE YEAR OF OPERATIONS IN SRI
LANKA.

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Dr. Sarath Amunugama – Minister

Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion

Rajat Bhakhri
Chief Executive Officer
Aeturnum Inc.

‘Investment Promotion’
VOICE OVER –INVESTMENTS– 31/10 – RAVI

AETURNUM IS A US BASED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND IT

CONSULTING SERVICES COMPANY WITH 48 IT ENGINEERS IN ITS
BRANCH IN SRI LANKA.

AETURNUM SAYS THAT IT WOULD DOUBLE THE INVESTMENT IN SRI

LANKA IN 3 YEARS TIME.

VC - RAJAT
18:05
WITH THE AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE I THINK U WILL SEE LOT MORE
INVESTMENTS COMING THIS WAY. WE’VE HAD CLIENTS WHO ASKED Y
SL? 18:16
+
18:25
I COULD GIVE U EXAMPLES OF THE PROJECTS WE DID IN INDIA AND
HERE. WHEN WE COMPARE THE PRODUCTS AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
AND THE COMMITMENT OF THE TEAM, THAT TOLD US WE HAVE TO
MOVE TO COLOMBO. 18:50

SPEAKING HERE DR. SARATH AMUNUGAMA SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT

IS ALSO LOOKING AT DEVELOPING OTHER INDUSTRIES TO ACHIEVE
THE 1 BILLION DOLLAR MARK.

VC - AMUNUGAMA
03:36
GEMS AND JEWELERY AND PARTICULARLY IN THE DIAMOND CUTTING
AND EXPORTING TRADE, I FEEL WE CAN EASILY GO UP TO 1 BN
DOLLARS. 03:49
++
04:03
THE COMING BUDGET WILL BE GIVING MANY INCENTIVES FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF JEM AND JEWELRY, PARTICULARLY IN BLUE
SAPPHIRES WHICH WE ARE BEST IN. 04:25

THE MINISTER ALSO SAID THAT THE SHIP REPAIRS AND SHIP
BUILDING INDUSTRY IN THE COUNTRY WILL ALSO SEE AN
IMPROVEMENT WITH THE HAMBANTOTA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

HE SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT ENTERED INTO A FINANCIAL

AGREEMENT WITH THE EXIM BANK OF CHINA YESTERDAY IN THIS
REGARD.

85 PERCENT OF THE PORT WHICH WILL COST 360 MILLION RUPEES

WILL BE FUNDED BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IN THE FORM OF
AID. END
SEGMENT: CORPORATE
DATE: 30TH OCT 07
REPORTER: ANOUK
SLUG: FUN RUN

IT’S TIME TO LACE UP THOSE SHOES AND GULP DOWN THOSE ENERGY
DRINKS, AS THE HILTON COLOMBO RESIDENCE STRETCH AND STRIDE
2007 FUN RUN GETS UNDERWAY FOR THE 5TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR.

THE FUN RUN WILL KICK OFF ON THE 18TH OF NEXT MONTH AND IS
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

SRI LANKA TELECOM MOBITEL IS THE MAIN SPONSOR OF THE EVENT.

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SUPER

Peter Simson
General Manager
Hilton Colombo Residence

TAG

‘FUN RUN’
 VOICE OVER/ 30TH OCT 07/ FUN RUN/ ANOUK

THE EVENTS THAT ARE PART OF THIS YEAR’S STRETCH AND STRIDE
FUN RUN INCLUDE THE MEN’S OPEN, THE WOMEN’S OPEN, BOYS
UNDER 15 YEARS, MEN’S OVER 45 YEARS, WOMEN’S OVER 45 YEARS
AND GIRLS UNDER 15 YEARS.

THE TOP THREE WINNERS IN EACH CATEGORY WILL BE AWARDED.

ORGANIZERS EXPECT OVER 250 PARTICIPANTS FOR THE EVENT WHICH

BEGINS AT 9 AM ON THE 18TH OF NOVEMBER.

(6:50)
IT WILL BE SPLIT INTO TWO GROUPS, THE CHILDREN’S GROUP, IN
OTHER WORDS THE UNDER 15 GROUP AND WE WILL THEN HAVE THE
OVER 15, WHICH WILL BE THE MORE ADULT ROUTE AND THEN THERE
WILL BE A SEGMENT WITHIN THE ADULT GROUP WHICH IS THE OVER
45’S (7:12)

THE ADULT ROUTE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 6 KM WHILE THE UNDER

15 ROUTE WILL BE AROUND 3 KM.

APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE JAIC HILTON SPORTS CENTER

AND WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 6 PM ON THE 16TH OF NOVEMBER.

THE ENTRY FEE IS 400 RUPEES PER PERSON.

ENDS/
SEGMENT: CORPORATE
DATE: 31/10/07
REPORTER: NK
SLUG: SEYLAN – VTR

SEYLAN BANK, ONE OF THE LARGEST VISA CARD ISSUING BANKS IN

SRI LANKA HAS JOINED HANDS WITH DIALOG TELECOM AND NDB BANK
TO OFFER ‘eZ PAY’ – A MOBILE COMMERCE CONCEPT.

THE M-COMMERCE FACILITY WILL EMPOWER SEYLAN VISA

CARDHOLDERS TO CARRYOUT A VARIETY OF ELECTRONIC
TRANSACTIONS USING THEIR MOBILE PHONES FROM ANYWHERE WITHIN
THE DIALOG TELECOM NETWORK.

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‘eZ PAY’

600,000 Seylan card holders will benefit

from this offer

IN:
OUT:
VOICE OVER – SEYLAN

REGARDED AS SOUTH ASIA’S FIRST MOBILE COMMERCE INITIATIVE,

THE NEW SERVICE WILL ALLOW SEYLAN VISA CARD HOLDERS TO
PURCHASE GOODS, PAY BILLS, TRANSFER MONEY AND PERFORM
BANKING TRANSACTIONS VIA THEIR MOBILE PHONES.

THE THREE PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE PARTNERSHIP, SEYLAN BANK,

DIALOG TELECOM AND NDB BANK SIGNED THE RELEVANT AGREEMENT
IN COLOMBO RECENTLY.

‘eZ PAY’ FACILITATES THREE FREQUENTLY USED TRANSACTION

TYPES – m PAYMENT, m BANKING AND m TRANSFER.

THE OTHER UNIQUE FEATURE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS SEYLAN BANK

BEING PART OF A TIE UP BETWEEN THE CEYLINCO GROUP AND ITS
OTHER GROUP COMPANIES – THE FINANCE COMPANY, CEYLINCO
SAVINGS BANK AND SEYLAN MERCHANT BANK TO ISSUE CO-BRANDED
DEBIT CARDS TO THEIR SAVINGS ACCOUNT HOLDERS.

THUS THE ‘eZ PAY’ FACILITY IS EXTENDED AUTOMATICALLY TO

THOSE ACCOUNT HOLDERS AS WELL.

ALL SEYLAN CARD HOLDERS CAN AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THE ‘eZ

PAY’ FACILITY BY OBTAINING AN ‘eZ PAY’ ENABLED SIM CARD
FROM DIALOG.

ENDS/
SEGMENT: BUDGET
DATE: 31ST OCTOBER 2007
REPORTER: RIYAD R.
EDITOR: ANOUK T.
SLUG: VEHICLE IMPORTERS

THE SIZEABLE IMPORT TAXES AND THE SLUGGISH MACRO ECONOMIC

ENVIRONMENT, ALTHOUGH A BURDEN, CANNOT TAKE AWAY VEHICLE
LOVERS INTEREST IN THE LATEST CARS.

WITH THE 2ND READING OF THE NATIONAL BUDGET JUST A WEEK AWAY
WE SPOKE TO SENAKA AMARASIGHE, CHAIRMAN OF THE CEYLON MOTOR
TRADERS ASSOCIATION ON THE PROPOSALS THAT HAVE BEEN
FORWARDED TO THE TREASURY BY HIS ASSOCIATION.

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SEGMENT:MAIN
AIRED:31ST OCT
SHOT:31ST OCT
REPORTER:NISHANI
SLUG:UNDP

WHILE ASIA HAS GROWN RAPIDLY AT 7 PERCENT EACH YEAR OVER

THE LAST DECADE, IT STILL CONTAINS A STAGGERING 60 PERCENT
OF THE WORLD’S POOR.

IT IS IN THIS LIGHT THAT THE UNPD HELD A CONFERENCE IN

COLOMBO WHICH FEATURED TWENTY OUTSTANDING AND REPLICABLE
EXAMPLES OF POVERTY REDUCTION FROM OVER 15 COUNTRIES ACROSS
ASIA AND ELSEWHERE INCLUDING SRI LANKA.

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Super

Omar Noman
Chief – Policies and Programmes
UNDP

Gamini P. Batuwitage
CEO/Project Director
Community Development & Livelihood Improvement Project
STOX

ANALYSTS SAY THE MARKET WAS POSITIVE THROUGHOUT THE DAY

WITH INTEREST SHIFTING TO FUNDAMENTALLY STRONG COUNTERS ON
THE BACK OF GOOD FINANCIAL RESULTS FROM MAJOR BLUE CHIP
COMPANIES.

JKH SAW TWO CROSSINGS TODAY OF 267,700 SHARES AND 92,500

SHARES AT 130 RUPEES.

DIALOG EXPERIENCED A CROSSING OF 9.99 MILLION SHARES AT 23

RUPEES AND 50 CENTS.

140,000 SHARES OF SAMPATH BANK ALSO CHANGED HANDS AT 117

RUPEES.

DIALOG TRADED THE HIGHEST VOLUMES OF 10.12 MILLION SHARES

TODAY BEING THE MAIN CONTRIBUTOR TO TURNOVER OF 237.9
MILLION RUPEES.

FOREIGN BUYING WAS AT 354.03 MILLION WHILE FOREIGN SELLING

WAS AT 247.81 MILLION.

THE ALL SHARE GAINED 6.40 POINTS TO END THE DAY AT 2,615.23
WHILE THE MILANKA ALSO PICKED UP 10.62 POINTS CLOSING ON
3,529.59.

TURNOVER WAS AT 513.9 MILLION RUPEES.

THE DAY’S MAIN GAINERS WERE SINGALANKA, SEYLAN MERCHANT NON

VOTING, COLONIAL MOTORS, ELPITIYA AND ASSOCIATED HOTELS.

THE LOSERS WERE LED BY UDAPUSSELLAWA, BLUE DIAMONDS NON

VOTING, LANKA CERAMIC, PARQUET AND BLUE DIAMONDS NORMAL
SHARES.

LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE DAY’S FOREX RATES!