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THE STATE OF BUSINESS – 22ND JAN, 2008

DELEGATION VTR RIYAD

CCC CARD NISHANI 00.40

ADD STATE OF BUSINESS BRIDGE

TOURISM VTR SHASHIKA 02:15

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INLAND REVENUE VTR RAVI 02:00

LINE UP EDITOR: ANOUK/NISHANI

ANCHOR: RAVI
HEADLINES
1. FLYING HIGH- SRI LANKA’S TRAVEL AND TOURISM SECTOR TO
BE REWARDED PRESIDENTIAL STYLE, AND
2. GERMAN COMPANY COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL FIRM TO
ESTABLISH R AND D FACILITY FOR ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY

1. DELEGATION

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY A GERMAN COMPANY WILL

COLLABORATE WITH A LOCAL BOI-APPROVED COMPANY TO ESTABLISH
AN R AND D FACILITY IN SRI LANKA, AN INITIATIVE THAT IS SET
TO BOOST SRI LANKA’S ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY.

IVP OF GERMANY IS PARTNERING TOS LANKA FOR THIS VENTURE

WITH AN INITIAL INVESTMENT OF 200,000 EUROS.

THE GERMAN COMPANY IVP ARE SPECIALISTS IN PRINTED CIRCUIT

BOARDS WHICH ARE VITAL COMPONENTS IN THE ELECTRONICS
INDUSTRY.

ROLL VTR

2. CCC

THE CEYLON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS MADE POSITIVE PROGRESS

ON THE BUSINESS PROMOTION MISSION TO MIDDLE-EASTERN
COUNTRIES.

THE CCC’S TRADE FAIR UNIT LAST MONTH HAD VISITED QATAR,
TURKEY AND THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TO EXPLORE BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES IN THOSE COUNTRIES.

CARD IN:

CCC’S TRADE FAIR UNIT COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL

VISIT TO MIDDLE-EASTERN COUNTRIES

THE CCC WHICH ALREADY HAS STRONG TIES WITH OVER 60

COUNTRIES FURTHER EXPANDED ITS LINKAGE BY SIGNING A MOU
WITH THE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN TURKEY AND
QATAR DURING THIS VISIT.

THE DELEGATES ALSO VISITED THE EURO PLAST ASIA 2007 HELD IN
TURKEY WHERE IT WAS NOTED THAT SRI LANKA IS FAR AHEAD IN
RUBBER PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY.
THE MISSION WAS ABLE TO SOLICIT 74 BUSINESS INQUIRIES, 34
NEW BUSINESS CONTRACTS AND ESTABLISH 11 AGREEMENTS.

READ ON…

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3. TOURISM – VTR

THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM SECTOR’S EXCELLENCE WILL BE REWARDED

WITH PRESIDENTIAL HONOURS IN THE FIRST EVER PRESIDENTIAL
AWARDS CEREMONY EXPECTED TO BE HELD FOR THE SECTOR ON THE
28TH OF THIS MONTH.

ACCORDING TO ORGANIZERS, THE SRI LANKA TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

AUTHORITY, THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF
PRESIDENT MAHINDA RAJAPKSE.

DETAILS OF THE EVENT WERE REVEALED TO THE MEDIA THIS

EVENING.

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EXTRO

MEANWHILE, A NEW TRAVEL DVD WAS RELEASED BY THE SRI LANKA

TOURIST BOARD YESTERDAY.

INSERT VISUALS
THE DVD UNFOLDS SRI LANKA ‘A LAND LIKE NO OTHER’ AND ‘SRI
LANKA SMALL ISLAND BIG TRIP’, AN INITIATIVE WHICH THE
TOURIST BOARD BELIEVES WILL HELP TO ATTRACT MANY VISITORS
TO THE COUNTRY.

IT OFFERS A PICTORIAL MESSAGE ON LIFE, BEAUTY, AMAZEMENT,

POMP AND PAGEANTRY THAT IS SRI LANKAN.

THE VIDEO ALSO FEATURES SIGHT-SEEING AND CULTURAL

TRAVELOGUES AND GUIDES TO PLACES WITH SIMPLE DESTINATION
INFO, EXCURSIONS, SOUVENIRS, TOURIST ATTRACTIONS AND SHOPS.

THE TRAVEL DVD COMPRISES A HANDY BOOKLET FORMING AN IDEAL

GUIDE FOR TRAVELLERS, TRAVEL AGENTS AND TOUR OPERATORS.

READ ON
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4. INLAND REVENUE – VTR

SRI LANKA’S TAX COLLECTION DURING LAST YEAR HAS INCREASED

SIGNIFICANTLY BY 62 BILLION RUPEES TO 315 BILLION RUPEES.

THIS WAS REVEALED BY THE COMMISSIONER GENERAL OF THE INLAND

REVENUE DEPARTMENT A. A. WIJEPALA DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH
ART TV.

ROLL VTR
SEGMENT: MAIN
DATE: 21.01.2008
REPORTER: SHASHIKA
SLUG: TOURISM – VTR

THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM SECTOR’S EXCELLENCE WILL BE REWARDED

WITH PRESIDENTIAL HONOURS IN THE FIRST EVER PRESIDENTIAL
AWARDS CEREMONY EXPECTED TO BE HELD FOR THE SECTOR ON THE
28TH OF THIS MONTH.

ACCORDING TO ORGANIZERS, THE SRI LANKA TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

AUTHORITY, THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF
PRESIDENT MAHINDA RAJAPKSE.

DETAILS OF THE EVENT WERE REVEALED TO THE MEDIA THIS

EVENING.

ROLL VTR

EXTRO

TOURISM - VTR

MEANWHILE, A NEW TRAVEL DVD WAS RELEASED BY THE SRI LANKA

TOURIST BOARD YESTERDAY.

THE DVD UNFOLDS SRI LANKA ‘A LAND LIKE NO OTHER’ AND ‘SRI
LANKA SMALL ISLAND BIG TRIP’, AN INITIATIVE WHICH THE
TOURIST BOARD BELIEVES WILL HELP TO ATTRACT MANY VISITORS
TO THE COUNTRY.

IT OFFERS A PICTORIAL MESSAGE ON LIFE, BEAUTY, AMAZEMENT,

POMP AND PAGEANTRY THAT IS SRI LANKAN.

THE VIDEO ALSO FEATURES SIGHT-SEEING AND CULTURAL

TRAVELOGUES AND GUIDES TO PLACES WITH SIMPLE DESTINATION
INFO, EXCURSIONS, SOUVENIRS, TOURIST ATTRACTIONS AND SHOPS.

THE TRAVEL DVD COMPRISES A HANDY BOOKLET FORMING AN IDEAL

GUIDE FOR TRAVELLERS, TRAVEL AGENTS AND TOUR OPERATORS.

READ ON

SUPER
INFO TAGS
VOICE OVER / TOURISM AWARDS / SHASHIKA / 21/01/08

PERSONS AND INSTITUTIONS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED IN THE PAST

AND THE PRESENT TO THE TOURISM SECTOR WILL BE RECOGNISED AT
THIS EVENT WHICH WILL SEE SPECIAL AWARDS HANDED OUT TO
TOURISM LEGENDS AND PIONEERS.

VOICE CUT – RENTON – IN – 04:45

WE ARE REALLY LOOKING AT MAKING SRI LANKAN TOURISM SEEK
EXCELLENCE WHEN WE ARE SEEKING EXCELLENCE IT IS IMPORTANT
TO RECOGNIZE PEOPLE.

OUT – 05:25

OTHER CATEGORIES FOR AWARDS INCLUDE AIRLINES, HOTELS, TOUR

OPERATORS, TOUR GUIDES, COMMUNICATION ORGANIZATIONS,
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY EFFORTS AND LOCAL TOURISM
INITIATIVES.

THE COMPETITION ORGANIZERS HAVE RECEIVED 105 APPLICATIONS

VYING FOR 44 AWARDS IN TOTAL.

VOICE CUT – NALIN – IN – 23:34

SIX MEMBERS

DR. HILLARY KOORAY.

OUT – 24:20

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DATE : 21/01/2008
REPORTER : RAVI
SLUG : TOURISM - VTR

MEANWHILE, A NEW TRAVEL DVD WAS RELEASED BY THE SRI LANKA

TOURIST BOARD YESTERDAY.

THE DVD UNFOLDS SRI LANKA ‘A LAND LIKE NO OTHER’ AND ‘SRI
LANKA SMALL ISLAND BIG TRIP’, AN INITIATIVE WHICH THE
TOURIST BOARD BELIEVES WILL HELP TO ATTRACT MANY VISITORS
TO THE COUNTRY.

IT OFFERS A PICTORIAL MESSAGE ON LIFE, BEAUTY, AMAZEMENT,

POMP AND PAGEANTRY THAT IS SRI LANKAN.

THE VIDEO ALSO FEATURES SIGHT-SEEING AND CULTURAL

TRAVELOGUES AND GUIDES TO PLACES WITH SIMPLE DESTINATION
INFO, EXCURSIONS, SOUVENIRS, TOURIST ATTRACTIONS AND SHOPS.

THE TRAVEL DVD COMPRISES A HANDY BOOKLET FORMING AN IDEAL

GUIDE FOR TRAVELLERS, TRAVEL AGENTS AND TOUR OPERATORS.

END
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AIRED:
SHOT:
REPORTER:NISHANI
SLUG:CCC

THE CEYLON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS MADE POSITIVE PROGRESS

ON THE BUSINESS PROMOTION MISSION TO MIDDLE-EASTERN
COUNTRIES.

THE CCC’S TRADE FAIR UNIT LAST MONTH HAD VISITED QATAR,
TURKEY AND THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TO EXPLORE BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES IN THOSE COUNTRIES.

CARD IN:

CCC’S TRADE FAIR UNIT COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL

VISIT TO MIDDLE-EASTERN COUNTRIES

THE CCC WHICH ALREADY HAS STRONG TIES WITH OVER 60

COUNTRIES FURTHER EXPANDED ITS LINKAGE BY SIGNING A MOU
WITH THE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN TURKEY AND
QATAR DURING THIS VISIT.

THE DELEGATES ALSO VISITED THE EURO PLAST ASIA 2007 HELD IN
TURKEY WHERE IT WAS NOTED THAT SRI LANKA IS FAR AHEAD IN
RUBBER PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY.

THE MISSION WAS ABLE TO SOLICIT 74 BUSINESS INQUIRIES, 34

NEW BUSINESS CONTRACTS AND ESTABLISH 11 AGREEMENTS.

READ ON…
SEGMENT : MAIN
DATE : 21.01.2008
REPORTER: RAVI
SLUG : INLAND REVENUE – VTR

SRI LANKA’S TAX COLLECTION DURING LAST YEAR HAS INCREASED

SIGNIFICANTLY BY 62 BILLION RUPEES TO 315 BILLION RUPEES.

THIS WAS REVEALED BY THE COMMISSIONER GENERAL OF THE INLAND

REVENUE DEPARTMENT A. A. WIJEPALA DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH
ART TV.

ROLL VTR

A. A. Wijepala
Commissioner General
Dept. of Inland Revenue

‘IRD PERFORMANCE’

2006 Revenue: Rs.253 Bn.

IRD aims to open 60,000 new

Income tax files this year
VOICE OVER/21 JAN 08/ INLAND REVENUE/ RAVI

WIJEPALA SAYS THAT OUT OF THE TOTAL REVENUE EARNED DURING

LAST YEAR, 39% WHICH AMOUNTS TO 120 BILLION RUPEES HAS COME
VIA DIRECT TAXES.

HOWEVER HE SAYS THAT THIS IS NOT A GOOD RATIO COMPARED TO

OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE REGION.

VC – WIJEPALA
01:43
ACTUALLY 2 YEARS AGO ONLY 25% CAME FROM DIRECT TAXES. 75%
CAME FROM INDIRECT TAXES. THAT’S NOT GOOD FOR A COUNTRY
CAUSE DIRECT TAX MUST GROW. SO WE ARE NOW GROWING IT I
THINK WITH ANOTHER 2 YEARS, WE CANT REACH DIRECT AND
INDIRECT TAXES WE CAN REACH 50%.
02:15

DURING LAST YEAR THE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND REVENUE OPENED

60,000 NEW INCOME TAX FILES RAISING THE CUMULATIVE NUMBER
OF FILES DURING THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS TO 100,000.

THIS INCREASE IS A RESULT OF THE IRD’S INITIATIVES TO DRAW

MORE INCOME EARNERS INTO THE TAX NET SUCH AS LAWYERS,
TUITION MASTERS AND DOCTORS.

HOWEVER THE IRD SAYS THAT OUT OF THE 20 MILLION PEOPLE IN

THE COUNTRY, ONLY 450,000 ARE TAX PAYERS.

THE IRD HOPES TO IMPROVE THIS NUMBER BY 60,000 THIS YEAR

MAINLY TARGETING IMPORTERS AND THE SERVICES SECTOR.

VC – WIJEPALA
05:21
COME FORWARD AND PAY YOUR DUES. WE DON’T QUESTION MUCH. IF
YOU DON’T KEEP ACCOUNTS WE DON’T ASK FOR ANY. PAY FOR THE
CURRENT YEAR. FOR NEW TAX PAYERS WE NEVER ASK ANYTHING FOR
PREVIOUS YEARS.
05:36

END/
SEGMENT: MAIN
DATE: 22ND JAN 08
REPORTER: RIYAD
SLUG: DELEGATION

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY A GERMAN COMPANY WILL

COLLABORATE WITH A LOCAL BOI-APPROVED COMPANY TO ESTABLISH
AN R AND D FACILITY IN SRI LANKA, AN INITIATIVE THAT IS SET
TO BOOST SRI LANKA’S ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY.

IVP OF GERMANY IS PARTNERING T.O.S. LANKA FOR THIS VENTURE

WITH AN INVESTMENT OF 200,000 EUROS.

THE GERMAN COMPANY IVP ARE SPECIALISTS IN PRINTED CIRCUIT

BOARDS WHICH ARE VITAL COMPONENTS IN THE ELECTRONICS
INDUSTRY.

ROLL VTR