The United Nations General Assembly in 1972 declared June 5 of every year as “World Environment Day” to raise awareness among the peoples of the world to the problems of environmental degradation such as deforestation, over exploitation of natural resources, environmental pollution, uncontrolled emission of green-house gases, depletion of the ozone layer, global warming, climatic […]
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Meeting between NGJA Chairman & Dr Laurent Massi A meeting was held between Dr Laurent Massi of the Asian Institute of Gemmological Sciences and Mr Anil Koswatte, the Chairman and C.E.O of the National Gem and Jewelery Authority. The meeting took place at the conference room of the headquarters of the National Gem and Jewellery […]
Highlights of the visit to the Sri Lanka Gem and Jewellery Exchange by the wife of the Indian Naval Commander The wife of the Indian Naval Commander, Mrs Madulika Verma visited the Sri Lankan Gem and Jewellery Exchange situated at the World Trade Center, Colombo on the 29th of June 2010. She was received and […]
The ‘Sri Lanka Pavilion’ at the Jewellery Shanghai Show 2010 was organized by the National Gem and Jewellery Authority (NGJA), the Sri Lanka Gem and Jewellery Association (SLGJA) and the commercial section of the Sri Lanka Embassy in Beijing. The show was held from the 9th to the 12th of April 2010. The is the […]
The National Gem and Jewellery Authority Sri Lanka was recently visited by a 20 member delegation from the Italian Gemmological Institute (IGI). Discussions were held between the delegates and the senior officials of the NGJA on how they could work on programmes that would be of mutual benefit to both the IGI and NGJA. For […]
All taxes on the import of gold into Sri Lanka has been removed by the government, with effect from the 1st of March 2010. Hasitha Tillekeratne, the Chairman and CEO of the National Gem and Jewellery Authority, has commended his excellency, the President of Sri Lanka on the decision to exempt Nation Building Tax (NBT)on […]
The National Gem and Jewellery Authority organized a lecture on the 16th of December 2009. The lecture titled “Challenges and Opportunities in the Chinese Market” was delivered by Mr Kamil Ismail. Click photographs to enlarge Photos Courtesy, the National Gem and Jewellery Authority Mr Kamil Ismail is the past secretary of the International Colored Stone Association […]
The China International Jewellery Show 2009 is to be held at Beijing from Nov 5th to 9th 2009. Confirmed participants at the Sri Lanka Pavilion, China International Jewellery Show 2009 are : Anura Wijemanne Associates Furqan Ali & Sons Gem Cottage Glitz Gems Island Gem & Jew. Traders (Pvt) Ltd. Jagath Nilantha Gems and Lapidary […]
The gem and jewellery industry has not shown rapid growth in the past year due to the global economic downturn. However some of the major gem and jewellery economies are recovering gradually. There has also been an increase in the demand for gem and jewellery exports this year compared to last year. Rohan Pitagala, the […]
Here are the photo highlights of the opening ceremony of the “Facets Sri Lanka” 19 International Gem and Jewellery Show. Click on each photo to enlarge