ATTN: MR CHANDIMA UDABAGE

RUNDOWN

THE STATE OF BUSINESS – 26TH Nov, 2007

LIOC VTR RIYAD

IFS VTR ANOUK 01.25

LOGISTICS VTR CHAMI 02.55

BREAK 1 - ADD STATE OF BUSINESS BRIDGE

FASHION VTR LASHINI 02.20

CORPORATE

S-LON VTR NILANTHA 00.50

BREAK 2 - STOCK WATCH

STOCK UPDATE CARDS 01.30

CURRENCY CARDS 00.20

LINE UP EDITOR - ANOUK/NISHANI

ANCHOR - ANOUK
HEADLINES
1. FUELLING BETTER RETURNS- LIOC POSTS PROFITS
FOR THE 2ND QUARTER OF 2007, AND
2. SHIP-SHAPING THE FUTURE- CARGO VILLAGE ON THE
CARDS FOR COLOMBO PORT

1.LIOC 2007 2ND Q

THE LANKA INDIAN OIL COMPANY RELEASING ITS FINANCIAL

RESULTS FOR THE 2ND QUARTER OF THE 2007 FINANCIAL YEAR
POSTED AFTER TAX PROFITS OF 677 MILLION RUPEES.

THIS IS A STEADY RECOVERY AFTER ITS LOSS OF 685 MILLION

RUPEES RECORDED IN THE 2006 FINANCIAL YEAR.

THE COMPANY RELEASED ITS FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE JULY TO

SEPTEMBER PERIOD AT A PRESS BRIEFING HELD TODAY.

ROLL VTR

2. IFS

IFS AB, A GLOBAL LEADER IN COMPONENT BASED BUSINESS

SOFTWARE PLANS TO INVEST OVER 1 BILLION RUPEES NEXT YEAR
FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SRI LANKA.

THIS WAS REVEALED AT A PRESS BRIEFING HELD RECENTLY TO MARK

THE GROUP’S 10TH ANNIVERSARY SINCE LAUNCHING OPERATIONS IN
THE ISLAND.

ROLL VTR

3. LOGISTICS 4 - VTR

NEXT IS A LOOK AT THE SPECIAL SEGMENT “THE LOGISTICS HUB OF

COLOMBO”

ROLL THEME

THE SRI LANKA PORTS AUTHORITY IS CURRENTLY WORKING OUT A

PLAN TO DEVELOP A FULLY FLEDGED CARGO VILLAGE ATTACHED TO
THE COLOMBO PORT IN A BID TO ADD VALUE TO ITS SERVICES
OFFERED.

AUTHORITIES SAY THIS VILLAGE IS EXPECTED TO SEE COMPLETION

BY 2011.
ADDITIONAL MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SRI-LANKA PORTS CAPTAIN
NIHAL KEPPETIPOLA ADDED THAT ONCE DONE, THIS INITIATIVE
WILL HELP COLOMBO MOVE A STEP FORWARD IN BECOMING A
LOGISTICS HUB.

ROLL VTR

BREAK

4. FASHION – VTR

A TOP BRITISH FASHION EDUCATIONIST SAYS THERE ARE MANY

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE GLOBAL FASHION INDUSTRY FOR SRI LANKAN
PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE QUALIFIED IN THE FIELD OF FASHION.

DOUGLAS G. M. MacLENNAN, A FASHION EDUCATIONIST FROM THE

NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY WHO IS CURRENTLY ON A SHORT VISIT TO
SRI LANKA REVEALED THIS IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ART
TV.

HIS VISIT WAS AIMED AT STARING UP A MUTUAL COLLABORATION

WITH THE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SCHOOL IN COLOMBO TO OFFER A
WORLD RECOGNISED FASHION DEGREE PROGRAM.

ROLL VTR

5. CORPORATE-S-LON - VTR

MANSIONS HYPERMALL, SRI LANKA’S FIRST EVER BUILDING

MATERIAL SUPER MALL WAS OPENED IN NUGEGODA RECENTLY.

ADDRESSING THE MEDIA AT THE OPENING – S.C. WEERASEKERA,

GROUP DIRECTOR OF THE CAPITAL MAHARAJA ORGANIZATION LIMITED
SAID THAT THEY WILL EXPAND MANSIONS HYPERMALL OUTLETS TO
REACH AREAS OUTSIDE COLOMBO AS WELL.

ROLL VTR

BREAK

STOX

THE MARKET OPENED POSITIVE TODAY AND GRADUALLY LOST

MOMENTUM TO END IN THE RED. TRADING WAS MAINLY DRIVEN BY
RETAILERS.
REEFCOMBER SAW THE HIGHEST TRANSACTION OF SHARES OF 0.82
MILLION FOR THE DAY FOLLOWED BY VALLIBEL AND NAWALOKA WHICH
TRADED 0.76 MILLION AND 0.46 MILLION SHARES RESPECTIVELY.

THE TOP CONTRIBUTOR TO TURN OVER TODAY WAS JKH WHICH PUMPED
IN 24.1 MILLION AND WAS FOLLOWED BY DOCKYARD AND NDB.

FOREIGN BUYING FOR THE DAY WAS RECORDED AT 68.3 MILLION

WHILE FOREIGN SALES WAS AT 23.34 MILLION.

THERE WERE NO CROSSINGS TODAY

THE ASPI SLIPPED 11.11 POINTS TO 2,573.67 WHILE THE MILANKA

DROPPED BY 5.8 POINTS TO CLOSE TRADING AT 3,401.88

TURN OVER WAS TAGGED AT 167.2 MILLION RUPEES

LEADING THE DAY’S GAINERS WERE LANKA ASHOK, BLUE DIAMONDS,

BOGALA GRAPHITE, BAIRAHA FARMS AND KOTMALE HOLDINGS
WHILE COCO LANKA, COLOMBO PHARMACY, MORISONS, E CHANNELLING
AND MAHAWELI REACH TOPPED THE LOSERS LIST

FOREX RATES
CARD 4
CARD 5
SEGMENT: CORPORATE
DATE: 26/11/07
REPORTER: NK
SLUG: S-LON - VTR

MANSIONS HYPERMALL, SRI LANKA’S FIRST EVER BUILDING

MATERIAL SUPER MALL WAS OPENED IN NUGEGODA RECENTLY.

ADDRESSING THE MEDIA AT THE OPENING – S.C. WEERASEKERA,

GROUP DIRECTOR OF THE CAPITAL MAHARAJA ORGANIZATION LIMITED
SAID THAT THEY WILL EXPAND MANSIONS HYPERMALL OUTLETS TO
REACH AREAS OUTSIDE COLOMBO AS WELL.

ROLL VTR

‘MANSIONS HYPERMALL’

Website - www.mhypermall.com

IN:
OUT:
VOICE OVER – S-LON

MANSIONS HYPERMALL HOUSES THE BEST QUALITY PRODUCTS FROM

SRI LANKA’S LEADING MANUFACTURERS AND WORLD RENOWNED BRANDS.

THIS FACILITY WILL BE OPENED FOR CUSTOMERS FROM 8 AM TO 8

PM ON ALL SEVEN DAYS OF THE WEEK.

CUSTOMERS CAN MAKE THEIR PURCHASES USING CREDIT CARDS AS

WELL.

THE OTHER MAIN FEATURE IS THAT CUSTOMERS CAN VISIT THE MALL
VIRTUALLY VIA WWW.MHYPERMALL.COM, ORDER BUILDING MATERIAL
REQUIREMENTS ONLINE AND PAY THE BILL USING THEIR CREDIT
CARDS.

THE GOODS WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE REQUIRED LOCATION.

ENDS/
SEGMENT: MAIN
DATE: 26TH NOV 07
REPORTER: ANOUK
SLUG: IFS

IFS AB, A GLOBAL LEADER IN COMPONENT BASED BUSINESS

SOFTWARE PLANS TO INVEST OVER 1 BILLION RUPEES NEXT YEAR
FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SRI LANKA.

THIS WAS REVEALED AT A PRESS BRIEFING HELD RECENTLY TO MARK

THE GROUP’S 10TH ANNIVERSARY SINCE LAUNCHING OPERATIONS IN
THE ISLAND.

ROLL VTR

SUPER

Jonas Bridgewater
Managing Director
IFS Group

TAG

‘IFS CELEBRATES 10 YEARS IN SL’

IFS offers its Business Solution IFS

applications to the local market and in the region

Customers include Singer Sri Lanka, Thailand, Pakistan &

Bangladesh, and Toyota Lanka, DSI, Stafford motors etc.
VOICE OVER/ 26TH NOV 07/ IFS/ ANOUK

THE IFS GROUP’S RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER IN SRI

LANKA BEGAN OPERATIONS ON THE 3RD OF NOVEMBER 1997.

THE COMPANY WHICH HANDLES ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING

SERVICES TODAY EMPLOYS OVER 600 SOFTWARE PROFESSIONALS IN
ITS R&D CENTER IN COLOMBO.

AND THERE’S MORE PLANNED FOR THE FUTURE!

VOICE CUT
(3:20)
NEXT YEAR WE ARE PROJECTING TO INVEST OVER 1 BILLION RUPEES
IN R&D IN SRI LANKA AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE YOUNG
PROFESSIONALS OF THIS COUNTRY.

THE COMPANY’S MANAGEMENT STATES THAT THE R&D CENTER IN

COLOMBO IS BY FAR THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO THE
DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OF IFS APPLICATIONS.

THEY ADD THAT SRI LANKA’S PERFORMANCE IN TERMS OF THE HIGH

QUALITY OF THE SOFTWARE PRODUCED IS A DRIVING FORCE BEHIND
ITS OPERATIONS HERE.

THERE ARE ALSO OTHER REASONS FOR WHICH THE GROUP HOLDS SRI
LANKA IN HIGH ESTEEM.

VOICE CUT
(3:55)
WHAT ATTRACTED US TO SL WAS THE FIRM BELIEF IN THE
EDUCATION SYSTEM OF THIS COUNTRY, THE QUALITY OF THE
UNIVERSITIES HERE. WE BELIEVE THAT IN SL WE’LL BE ABLE TO
ATTRACT THE TYPE OF HUMAN RESOURCES THAT WE WOULD NEED TO
DEVELOP WORLD-CLASS SOFTWARE. (4:15)

ENDS/
SEGMENT: MAIN
DATE: 26 / 11 / 2007
REPORTER: CHAMINDA
SLUG: LOGISTICS 4 - VTR

NEXT IS A LOOK AT THE SPECIAL SEGMENT “THE LOGISTICS HUB OF

COLOMBO”

ROLL THEME

THE SRI LANKA PORTS AUTHORITY IS CURRENTLY WORKING OUT A

PLAN TO DEVELOP A FULLY FLEDGED CARGO VILLAGE ATTACHED TO
THE COLOMBO PORT IN A BID TO ADD VALUE TO ITS SERVICES
OFFERED.

AUTHORITIES SAY THIS VILLAGE IS EXPECTED TO SEE COMPLETION

BY 2011.

ADDITIONAL MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SRI-LANKA PORTS CAPTAIN

NIHAL KEPPETIPOLA ADDED THAT ONCE DONE, THIS INITIATIVE
WILL HELP COLOMBO MOVE A STEP FORWARD IN BECOMING A
LOGISTICS HUB.

ROLL VTR

Super
Capt. Nihal Keppetipola – Add. Managing Director
Sri Lanka Ports Authority

‘LOGISTICS HUB OF COLOMBO’

27 acre cargo village

to be built: SLPA

SLPA plans to build a

“entreport” in Colombo

“Government change should not

effect institutional work programs” – Keppitipola
VOICE OVER – LOGISTICS 4 – CHAMINDA – 26 / 11

KEPPETIPOLA WAS SPEAKING AT THE RECENT ONE DAY SEMINAR HELD UNDER
THE TITLE “THE LOGISTICS HUB OF COLOMBO”.

ACCORDING TO HIM 27 ACRES OF LAND BELONGING TO THE PORT AND WHICH

IS CURRENTLY USED AS LODGING GROUND FOR ITS STAFF WILL BE
CONVERTED INTO A FULLY FLEDGED CARGO VILLAGE.

ONCE DONE ALL LOGISTICS OPERATIONS NOW HANDLED INSIDE THE PORT
WILL BE SHIFTED OUTSIDE THE PORT PREMISES.

APART FROM THIS THE SRI LANKA PORT IS ALSO LOOKING AT ADDING MORE
SPEED INTO ITS OPERATIONS THROUGH THE USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGY.

4.12 – TAPE 2
Through it we are now looking at real time operations, where the
terminal management system will be in place soon. And also the
export documentation process will be in one stop center.04.33
4.43
and the web based e-business which we are practicing right now
but have to increased because all the stakeholders has to
participate.4.55

THE COLOMBO PORT IS FAST REACHING ITS CAPACITY WHICH KEPPETIPOLA

SAYS CAN BE ADDRESSED ONCE THE COLOMBO SOUTH HARBOR COMES INTO
OPERATION.

1.00.33 – TAPE ONE

Colombo port will reach capacity by 2010, 2011 at the rate we are
growing. We can handle about 4 and half million maximum in all
the terminals in container. Currently we have embarked certain
capacity enhancement projects, until we wait for this Colombo
south harbor.

HOWEVER KEPPETIPOLA SAYS, IF THE SRI LANKA PORTS AUTHORITY IS

GIVEN A CLEAR MANDATE, THE COLOMBO PORT CAN BE CONVERTED INTO A
HIGHLY COMPETITIVE GLOBAL HUB.

8.40
so our strategy, coming from import / export service port / to a
transshipment port / and to be the logistic tender port in this
region and I am sure with the current policy unchanged this could
be achieved without further delay. 9.15
49.20 – TAPE 01
I THINK…..
49.49

ENDS.
SEGMENT : MAIN
DATE : 24/11/07
REPORTER : LASHINI
SLUG : FASHION – VTR

A TOP BRITISH FASHION EDUCATIONIST SAYS THERE ARE MANY

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE GLOBAL FASHION INDUSTRY FOR SRI LANKAN
PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE QUALIFIED IN THE FIELD OF FASHION.

DOUGLAS G. M. MacLENNAN, A FASHION EDUCATIONIST FROM THE

NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY WHO IS CURRENTLY ON A SHORT VISIT TO
SRI LANKA REVEALED THIS IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ART
TV.

HIS VISIT WAS AIMED AT STARING UP A MUTUAL COLLABORATION

WITH THE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SCHOOL IN COLOMBO TO OFFER A
WORLD RECOGNISED FASHION DEGREE PROGRAM.

INFO TAGS:

‘FASHION EDUCATION’

Northumbria offers degrees on fashion design,

fashion marketing and fashion communication

“Northumbria students probably work

for every brand in UK” - MacLennon

SUPERS:

Douglas G. M. MacLennon
Design School Director – International Development
Northumbria University
VOICE OVER – LASHINI – 24/11/07 – FASHION – VTA

SPEAKING FURTHER ON FASHION EDUCATION MACLENNON SAID SRI

LANKAN STUDENTS AT PRESENT DO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE ACCESS TO
RESOURCES.

04:19
FIRST OF ALL THERE IS THE ISSUE OF LIBRARIES, COSTUME
MUSEUMS WHICH THE STUDENTS REALLY DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO. IF
GOVERNMENT IS LISTENING IF THERE IS ANY THOUGH THE MONEY IS
GOING TO SUPPORT THAT I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY VALUABLE.
04:36
04:42
PERHAPS THIS IS WHERE THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY CAN
SUPPORT EVEN MORE THAT WHAT THEY ARE DOING. THAT IS WHERE
YOU WILL FIND INTERNATIONAL FASHION AS OPPOSED TO LOCAL
NEEDS.
04:55

HE FURTHER SAID THAT STUDENTS MUST BE EXPOSED TO THE

INTERNATIONAL FASHION ARENA IN ORDER TO GRASP THE SKILLS
AND KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO COMPETE IN THE GLOBAL SPHERE.

07:55
THE OUTLETS YOU SEE FOR THE WORK IS VERY LIMITED IN SRI
LANKA ITSELF BECAUSE WHAT’S MANUFACTURED IS IMMEDIATELY
EXPORTED BUT CERTAINLY THE NAME FOR GOODS COMING OUT OF SRI
LANKA IS GOOD.
08:08

ACCORDING TO MACLENNON, LOCAL STUDENTS WILL GET THE

OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE THE INITIAL STAGES OF THE
NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY’S DEGREE PROGRAMS IN SRI LANKA AT A
FRACTION OF A COST INCURRED IN THE UK.

09:59
AT NORTHUMBRIA WE HAVE A VERY STRONG COMMERCIAL REALIZATION
WITH THE OUTCOME. WE WOULD LIKE TO THINK OUR STUDENTS ARE
INDIVIDUAL, THEY ARE CREATIVE BUT WITHIN COMMERCIAL
RESTRAINTS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT A SUCCESSFUL DESIGNER IS
A DESIGNER THAT PROVIDES SOMETHING THAT SOMEONE WANTS.
10:04

THE COURSES IN SRI LANKA ARE EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN

SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR.
ENDS.
SEGMENT: MAIN
DATE: 26TH NOVEMBER 2007
REPORTER: RIYAD R.
EDITOR: ANOUK T.
SLUG: LIOC 2007 2ND Q

THE LANKA INDIAN OIL COMPANY RELEASING ITS FINANCIAL

RESULTS FOR THE 2ND QUARTER OF THE 2007 FINANCIAL YEAR
POSTED AFTER TAX PROFITS OF 677 MILLION RUPEES.

THIS IS A STEADY RECOVERY AFTER ITS LOSS OF 685 MILLION

RUPEES RECORDED IN THE 2006 FINANCIAL YEAR.

THE COMPANY RELEASED ITS FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE JULY TO

SEPTEMBER PERIOD AT A PRESS BRIEFING HELD TODAY.

ROLL VTR

Super

K. Ramakrishnan
Managing Director
LIOC
VOICE OVER / LIOC 2007 2ND Q / RIYAD / 26TH NOVEMBER 2007 /
VTR

CARD 1
THIS YEAR THINGS SEEM TO BE PICKING UP FOR LIOC, AS
AT THE END OF THE 2ND QUARTER OF THE 2007 FINANCIAL YEAR
TURNOVER HAD ALSO INCREASED BY 4.3 BILLION RUPEES TO 11.1
BILLION RUPEES FROM THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.
CARD 2
ACCORDINGLY, FROM THE PERIOD OF APRIL TO SEPTEMBER THIS
YEAR THE OIL GIANT SAW A TURNOVER OF 20.85 BILLION RUPEES,
UP 5.1 BILLION RUPEES FROM THE 15.71 BILLION RUPEES MADE IN
THE 2ND HALF OF LAST YEAR.

MEANWHILE, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF LANKA IOC K. RAMAKRISHNAN

SPEAKING AT THE PRESS BRIEFING OUTLINED THE ONGOING
EXPANSION PLANS OF THE COMPANY.

CUT
CARD 1

LIOC INCOME STATEMENT

LKR MILLIONS

JULY-SEP JULY-SEP
2007 2006

TURNOVER 11,135.747 6,781.871

CARD 2

LIOC INCOME STATEMENT

LKR MILLIONS

APRIL-SEP APRIL-SEP
2007 2006

TURNOVER 20,850.002 15,716.437

STOX

THE MARKET OPENED POSITIVE TODAY AND GRADUALLY LOST

MOMENTUM TO END IN THE RED. TRADING WAS MAINLY DRIVEN BY
RETAILERS.

REEFCOMBER SAW THE HIGHEST TRANSACTION OF SHARES OF 0.82

MILLION FOR THE DAY FOLLOWED BY VALLIBEL AND NAWALOKA WHICH
TRADED 0.76 MILLION AND 0.46 MILLION SHARES RESPECTIVELY.

THE TOP CONTRIBUTOR TO TURN OVER TODAY WAS JKH WHICH PUMPED
IN 24.1 MILLION AND WAS FOLLOWED BY DOCKYARD AND NDB.

FOREIGN BUYING FOR THE DAY WAS RECORDED AT 68.3 MILLION

WHILE FOREIGN SALES WAS AT 23.34 MILLION.

THERE WERE NO CROSSINGS TODAY

CARD 1
THE ASPI SLIPPED 11.11 POINTS TO 2,573.67 WHILE THE MILANKA
DROPPED BY 5.8 POINTS TO CLOSE TRADING AT 3,401.88

TURN OVER WAS TAGGED AT 167.2 MILLION RUPEES

CARD 2
LEADING THE DAY’S GAINERS WERE LANKA ASHOK, BLUE DIAMONDS,
BOGALA GRAPHITE, BAIRAHA FARMS AND KOTMALE HOLDINGS

CARD 3
WHILE COCO LANKA, COLOMBO PHARMACY, MORISONS, E CHANNELLING
AND MAHAWELI REACH TOPPED THE LOSERS LIST

FOREX RATES
CARD 4
CARD 5