Foreign Investment Advisory Council 
(authority for Non-Free Trade zone projects), 
international Economic Co-operation Division, 
Ministry of Finance and Planning, 
1st Floor, Room 120, Galle Face Secretarial, 
PO Box 1689, Colombo 1 (tel:28-367, 26-286).

Greater Colombo Economic Commission 
(authority for Free Trade Zone projects), 
14 Sir Baron Jayatillaka Mawatha, PO Box 1768, Colombo 1
(tel:434-403/4/5, 435-407/8/9).

Ministry of Agriculture, 
73/1,Galle Road, Colombo 3 
(tel: 26-346;tx;21-434).

Ministry of Finance and Planning, 
Galle Face Secretariat, Colombo 1
(tel;33-937;tx 21-409).

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 
Republic Building, Colombo 1
(tel;25-371;tx;21-139).

Ministry of Highways, 
Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla 
(tel;562-721).

Ministry of Industries, 
48 Sri Jinaratana Road, Colombo 2
(tel;27-551;tx:21-248).

Ministry of Plantation Industries,
349 Galle Road, Colombo 3.

Ministry of Post and Telecommunications. 
Old CTO, Building. Lotus Road,
Colombo 1 (tel:22-591;tx:21-490).

Ministry of Power and Energy, 
Ceylon Electricity Board Building, 60
First Floor, Sir Chittampalan A. Gardiner Mawatha,
Colombo 2 (tel:22-051).

Ministry of Textile Industries, 
Torrington Square, Colombo 7 
(tel:596-675).

Ministry of Trade and Shipping, 
21 Rakshana Mandiraya, Vauxhall Street,
Colombo 2 (tel:35-601;tx 21-245).

Ministry of Transport, 
1 D.R.Wijewardene Mawatha, 
PO Box 588,Colombo 10
(tel:33-311).

DIRECTORY OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, 
50 Navam Mawatha, Colombo 2 
(tel:421-745).

Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, 
Ground Floor, People's
Bank, Po box 2015,220 Deans Road, Colombo 10 
(tel;599-530).

Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri lanka
29, Gregroy's Road, Colombo-7, Sri lanka
Tel: 00941-698 225, 699530, Fax : 00941-699530.

National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka,
2nd Floor, YMBA Building, 
Main Street, PO Box 1375,Colombo 1 
(tel:25-271, 547-412).

National Chamber of Industries, 
1st floor, 20 Galle Face Courts 2, Colombo 3
(tel:29-038).

Sri Lanka Chamber of Commerce, 
127 Lower Chatham Street, PO Box 274, 
Colombo 1 (tel:22-084, 36-444, 21-645/6/7; tx:1193).

Sri Lanka Chamber of Small Industries, 
430, R.A.De Mel Mawatha,Colombo 3
(tel:573-464).

KEY INFORMATION SOURCES

Travel Information

Air Lanka, 37 York Street,Colombo 1 
(tel: 735-555;fax:735-122).

Automobile Association of Ceylon,
40 Sir Macan Markar Mawatha, Galle Face,
Colombo 3 (tel:421-528/9).

Ceylon Government Railway,
Fort Railway Station, Colombo 1 
(tel:43/538),421-281).

Ceylon Tourist Board,
76 Steuart Place,PO Box 1504,Colombo 3 
(tel:437-059/60; fax:437-953).

Ceylon Transport Board,
Central Bus Station, Olcott Mawatha, Colombo 11
(tel:28-081).

Other Useful Addresses

Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) 
(authority for foreign investment projects), 
14 sir Baron Jayatillaka Mawatha, PO Box 1768, Colombo 1
(tel:434-403/4/5,435-407/8/9).

British High Commission, 
190 Galle Road, Kollupitiya,Po Box 1433, Colombo 3
(tel:437-336/3;fax 430-308).

Central Telegraph Office,
Duke Stree, Colombo 1 
(tel:24-340).

Colombo Plan (for Co-operative Economic and Social Development in 
Asia and the Pacific), 12 Melbourne Avenue, PO Box 596, Colombo.

Colombo Stock Exchange, 
2nd Floor,Mackinnons Building, York Street,Colombo 1
(tel:446-581,425-804,445-2809;fax:445-279).

Sri Lanka Export Credit Insurance Corporation, 
278 Union Place, Colombo 2,
(tel:447-508/9).

Sri Lanka Export Development Board,
No: 42, Nawam Mawatha,
Colombo 2.
Tel: 300705 -11,  Fax:300715

Sri Lanka Importers', Exporters' Manufacturers' Association, 
55 De La Salle Street, Colombo 15.

Sri Lanka State Trading (Consolidated Exports) Corp,
68/70 York Street,
PO Box 263,Colombo
(tel:25-167/8).

World Trade Centre,
Lower Chatham Street,Colombo 1 
(tel:445-100-4:fax:455-025).

Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
C. Jayasuriya, Secretary General
50 Nawam Mawatha, Colombo 2
Phone: 94-1-421745/46/47
Fax: 94-1-449352
E-Mail: maito:%20chamber2@sri.lanka.net

National Chamber of Commerce
Neil Seneviratne, General Secretary
450 D.R. Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo 10
Phone: 94-1-689600
Fax: 94-1-689596
E-Mail: mailto:%20nccsl@slt.lk

Federation of Chambers of Commerce & Industry of Sri Lanka
Lal de Mel, President
29 Gregory’s Road, Colombo 7.
Phone: 94-1-698225
Fax: 94-1-699530
E-Mail: mailto:%20sgneral@fccisl.org

The Ceylon National Chamber of Industries
Asoka Tennakoon, Secretary General
Flat 20, 1st Floor Galle Face Court #2, Colombo 3.
Phone: 94-1-331444
Fax: 94-1-331443

Sri Lanka Chamber of Small Industry
Aloy Jayawardena, President
9, 3rd Floor, Galle Face Court 1, Colombo 3
Phone: 94-1-438715
Fax: 94-1-336466

Colombo Stock Exchange
A.D. Gunawardene, Chairman
#4-01 West Block, World Trade Center
Echelon Square, Colombo 1
Phone: 94-1-446581
Fax: 94-1-445279
E-Mail: mailto:%20cse@sri.lanka.net

Employer’s Federation of Sri Lanka
Franklyn Amarasinghe, Secretary General
385/J 3 Old Kotte Road, Rajagiriya
Phone: 94-1-867966
Fax: 94-1-867942/867946
E-Mail: mailto:%20mfed@sri.lanka.net

Government Agencies and Offices
Ministry of Finance
P.B. Jayasundera, Secretary
Galle Face Secretariat, Colombo 1
Phone: 94-1-431761
Fax: 94-1-433349

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Lionel Fernando, Secretary
Republic Building, Colombo 1
Phone: 94-1-325371
Fax: 94-1-333450

Ministry of Industrial Development
Sumanasiri Hulugalle, Secretary
73/1 Galle Road, Colombo 3
Phone: 94-1-436123/4
Fax: 94-1-449402
E-Mail: mailto:%20mnindder@slt.lk

Ministry of Industrial Development
Thilan Wijesinghe, Director General, Textile Quota Board
375 "Vilasitha Niwasa", Havelock Road, Colombo 6
Phone: 94-1-580655, 508032/34
Fax: 94-1-503211

Ministry of Internal & International, Commerce and Food
S.C. Mannapperuma, Secretary
21 Vauxhall Street, Colombo 1
Phone: 94-1-435063
Fax: 94-1-467669
E-Mail: mailto:%20trade@tradenetsl.lk

Ministry of Irrigation, Power and Energy
Jaliya Medagama, Secretary
Phone: 94-1-687370/43
Fax: 94-1-694968

K. Warnakulasooriya, Additional Secretary (power)
Phone: 94-1-687377
Fax: 94-1-684601
500 T.B. Jayah Mawatha, Colombo 10
E-Mail: mailto:%20jaliyam@eureka.lk

Ministry of Post, Telecommunication & Media
S.M.J. Senaratne, Secretary75 of 88
17 & 18 Floor, World Trade Center, West Tower
Echelon Square, Colombo 1
Phone: 94-1-422591/92/93
Fax: 94-1-541531
E-Mail: mailto:%20sectel@slt.lk

Central Bank of Sri Lanka
A.S. Jayawardena, Governor
Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo 1
Phone: 94-1-477000/477477
Fax: 94-1-477677
E-Mail: mailto:%20gov_cb@slt.lk
http://www.centralbanklanka.org/

Public Enterprise and Reform Commission (PERC)
P.B. Jayasundera, Chairman
Mano Tittawela, Director General
World Trade Center, 11th Floor, West Tower
Echelon Square, Colombo 1
Phone: 94-1-338756/57/58
Fax: 94-1-326116
E-Mail: mailto:%20dg@perc.gov.lk

Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI)
Thilan Wijesinghe, Director General
P.O. Box 1768, 20th Floor, East Tower
World Trade Center, Echelon Square, Colombo 1
Phone: 94-1-436639/422407
Fax: 94-1-447995
E-Mail: mailto:%20info@boisrilanka.org
http://www.boisrilanka.org/

Bureau of Infrastructure Investment
Dileepa Wijesundera, Deputy Director General
P.O. Box 1768, 20th Floor, East Tower
World Trade Center, Echelon Square, Colombo 1
Phone: 94-1-346091
Fax: 94-1-346090

Department of Commerce
M.G. Hewage, Director General
"Rakshana Mandiraya" Vauxhall Street, Colombo 2
Phone: 94-1- 430068/329733
Fax: 94-1-430233
E-Mail: mailto:%20fortrade@sri.lanka.net

Department of Immigration & Emigration
N. Bambaravanage, Controller of Immigration
Station Road, Bambalapitiya, Colombo 4
Phone: 94-1-503629/503638
Fax: 94-1-597511/503331
E-Mail: mailto:%20coniande@sltnet.lk

Department of Inland Revenue
O.M. Weerasuriya, Commissioner General
Sir Chittampalam A. Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 2
Phone: 94-1-421241
Fax: 94-1-430816

Sri Lanka Customs Department
Lakshman Perera, Director General
Custom House, Times Building
Bristol Street, Colombo 1
Phone: 94-1-421141/445147
Fax: 94-1-446364

Department of Labor
R.P. Wimalasena, Labor Commissioner
Labor Secretariat, Narahenpita, Colombo 5
Phone: 94-1-581142
Fax: 94-1-581145

Ceylon Electricity Board
Arjun Deraniyagala, Chairman
Ananda Seneviratna, General Manager
D.K.B.S. Thilakasena, Deputy General Manager, Private Power Projects
Sir Chittampalam A. Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 2
Phone: 94-1-324471
Fax: 94-1-449572/348587

Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka
Dr. Dayanth Jayasuriya, Director General
Level 2, East Tower #11-01
World Trade Center, Echelon Square, Colombo 1
Phone: 94-1-439144/48
Fax: 94-1-439149
E-Mail: mailto:%20secsl@sri.lanka.net

Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka
R.D. Somasiri, Director General
276 Elvitigala Mawatha, Colombo 8
Phone: 94-1-689336
Fax: 94-1-689341
E-Mail: mailto:%20dgtsl@slt.lk

Sri Lanka Standards Institute
Dr. A.R.L. Wijesekera, Chairman
17 Victoria Place
Elvitigala Mawatha, Colombo 8
Phone: 94-1-674618
Fax: 94-1-671579
E-Mail: smailto:%20lsidg@mail.ac.lk

Ceylon Petroleum Corporation
Anil Obeysekera, Chairman/Managing Director
80 Flower Road, Colombo 7
Phone: 94-1-574587
Fax: 94-1-574596

National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka
Dr. D.M. Karunaratne, Director
"Samagam Medura"
400 D.R. Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo 10
Phone: 94-1-689368
Fax: 94-1-689367
E-Mail: mailto:%20nipos@sltnet.lk

Department of The Registrar of Companies
D.K. Hettiarachchi, Registrar
"Samagam Medura"
400 D.R. Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo 10
Phone: 94-1-689212
Fax: 94-1-689211

Department of Civil Aviation
Lal Liyanaarachchi, Director
64 Galle Road, Colombo 3
Phone: 94-1-333447
Fax: 94-1-424540
E-mail: mailto:%20stdgca@slt.lk

Private Sector Infrastructure Development Co. Ltd.
Leel Wickramaarahchi, General Manager/CEO
Level 22-01, West Tower
World Trade Center
Echelon Square, Colombo 1
Phone: 94-1-346385
Fax: 94-1-346383
E-mail: mailto:%20info@psidc.com

Drugs Regulatory Authority of Sri Lanka
Dr.Ajith Mendis, Director
120 Norris Canal Road, Colombo 10
Phone: 94-1-695173
Fax: 94-1-689704
E-Mail: mailto:%20desc_moh@slt.lk

Market Research Firms
Agro Skills Ltd.
S. Kumaraswamy, Director
77/1 Isipathana Mawatha, Colombo 5
Phone: 94-1-584124
Fax: 94-1-584124

Org-Marg Smart
Dr. Harsha de Silva, Director
109 Kynsey Road, Colombo 8
Phone: 94-1-671377
Email: mailto:%20Harshadesilva@mail.ewisl.net

Resource Organization and Management Intl. Ltd.
Malwila Dissanayake, President & CEO
1 6th Lane, Galle Road, Colombo 3
Phone: 94-1-577691
Fax: 94-1-577690

Teams (Pvt) Ltd.
Wimal Gunawardhena, Chairman/Managing Director
P.O. Box 262, Colombo
Phone: 94-1-686429
Fax: 94-1-686947

Lanka Market Research Bureau Ltd.
Shaheen Cader, Project Director
3rd Floor, 228 Galle Road, Colombo 4
Phone: 94-1-500525
Fax: 94-1-500437

Lanka Asia Management Systems Co (Pvt) Ltd.
C. Mahendran, Managing Director
Hotel Lanka Oberoi, Suite 340, 77 Steuart Place, Colombo 3
Phone: 94-1-437437/421171
Fax: 94-1-437437 ext 341

Institute of Policy Studies (IPS)
Saman Kelegama, Executive Director
99 St. Michael’s Road, Colombo 3
Phone: 94-1-431368
Fax: 94-1-431395

Transparency International
Sri Lanka National Chapter
Aritha Wickramanayake, Director
C/o Centre for Policy Alternatives
32/3 Flower Road, Colombo 7
Phone: 94-1-565306
Tel/fax: 94-074-712625

Internationally Affiliated Accounting/Consulting Firms

Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Deva Rodrigo, Partner
315 Vauxhall Street
Colombo 2
Phone: 94-1-341473
Fax: 94-1-342389

KPMG Ford Rhodes Thorton & Co.
G.C.B. Wijeyesinghe, Senior Partner
32 A Sir Mohamed Macan Market Mawatha
Colombo 3
Phone: 94-1-448480
Fax: 94-1-445871/446058

Ernst & Young
M.T.L. Fernando, Partner
201 De Saram Place
Colombo 10
Phone: 94-1-697363
Fax: 94-1-697369

Someswaran Jayawickrema & Co.
(Arthur Anderson Representative)
T. Someswaran, Senior Partner
222 Galle Road, Colombo 4
Phone: 94-1-580409
Fax: 582452

Major Commercial Banks and Development Banks
U.S. Banks
American Express Bank Ltd.
Akbar Khan, Senior Country Executive
104 Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo 3
Phone: 94-1-682795
Fax: 94-1-682786

Citibank N.A.
Kapila Jayawardena, Chief Executive Officer
67 Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo 7
Phone: 94-1-449061
Fax: 94-1-445487

Other Foreign Banks
ABN AMRO NV
103A Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo 3
Phone: 94-1-448448
Fax: 94-1-446986

ANZ Grindlays Bank Ltd.
37 York Street, Colombo 1
Phone: 94-1-446150~57, 432286/87/88
Fax: 94-1-446158

Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd.
24 Sir Baron Jayatilaka Mawatha, Colombo 1
Phone: 94-1-325435~38/446591~99
Fax: 94-1-438585

Standard Chartered Bank
17 Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo 1
Phone: 94-1-326671~74/433302
Fax: 94-1-432522

Local Banks

Hatton National Bank
10 R.A. de Mel Mawatha, Colombo 3
Phone: 94-1-421885/430908
Fax: 94-1-446312
E-Mail: hnblanka.com

Peoples Bank
75 Sir Chittampalam A. Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 2
Phone: 94-1-324188/326429
Fax: 94-1-447671

Sampath Bank
55 D.R. Wijewardana Mawatha, Colombo 10
Phone: 94-1-448291/434431
Fax: 94-1-434217
E-Mail: mgr@oper.sampath.lk

Seylan Bank Ltd.
33 Sir Baron Jayatilleke Mawatha, Colombo 1
Phone: 94-1-437901~07, 446517
Fax: 94-1-433072

Bank of Ceylon
4 Bank of Ceylon Mawatha, Colombo 1
Phone: 94-1-446790/544333
Fax: 94-1-445798

Commercial Bank
21 Bristol Street, Colombo 1
Phone: 94-1-447516/430420
Fax: 94-1-449889
E-Mail: mailto:%20commerce@sri.lanka.net

Development Finance Corporation of Ceylon (DFCC)
Nihal Fonseka, General Manager
73/5 Galle Road, Colombo 3
Phone: 94-1-440366
Fax: 94-1-440376
E-Mail: mailto:%20dfcc@sri.lanka.net

National Development Bank (NDB)
Ranjith Fernando, Director/General Manager
40 Nawam Mawatha, Colombo 2
Phone: 94-1-437701
Fax: 440262
E-Mail: mailto:%20info@ndb.org

Leading Companies in Sri Lanka

Hayleys Limited
Sunil Mendis, Chairman
400 Deans Road, Colombo 10
Phone: 94-1-698509
Fax: 94-1-699299
E-Mail: mailto:%20halrpu@eureka.lk

John Keells Holdings Limited
Ken Balendra, Chairman
130 Glennie Street, Colombo 2
Phone:94-1-447699
Fax: 94-1-4349043
E-Mail: mailto:%20jkh@keells.com

Aitken Spence and Company Limited
R. Sivaratnam, Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director
Vauxhall Towers
305 Vauxhall Street, Colombo 2
Phone: 94-1-324586
Fax: 94-1-445330
E-Mail: mailto:%20chairman@eureka.lk

Ceylinco Limited
Lalith Kotelawala, Chairman
55 R.A. de Mel Mawatha, Colombo 1
Phone: 94-1-582822
Fax: 94-1-582850

Carson Cumberbatch and Company Limited
Mano Selvanathan, Director
61 Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo 1
Phone: 94-1-337665
Fax: 94-1-337685
E-Mail: mailto:%20carsons@carcumb.com

Sri Lanka Telecom, Limited
Lalith de Mel, Chairman
Satoru Hashimoto, Chief Executive Officer
Telecom Headquarters
Lotus Road, Colombo 1
Phone: 94-1-335010
Fax: 94-1-424800
E-Mail: info@slt.lk

Sri Lankan Airlines
Peter Hill, Chief Executive Officer
37 York Street, Colombo 1
Phone: 94-1-073-1100
Fax: 94-1-073-5591

George Stuarts and Company Limited
S. Skandakumar, Chairman
45 Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo 1
Phone: 94-1-326411
Fax: 94-1-326413

Maharaja Organization
R. Maharaja, Managing Director
146 Dawson Street, Colombo 2
Phone: 94-1-326351
Fax: 94-1-447308

Nawaloka Group of Companies
Jayantha Dharmadasa, Managing Director
42 Negombo Road
Peliyagoda
Phone: 94-1-930289
Fax: 94-1-931075

Multilateral Development Bank/IMF Offices in Sri Lanka World Bank
Mariano Todorovo, Resident Representative
D.F.C.C. Building (1st Floor), 73/5 Galle Road, Colombo 3
Phone: 94-1-421840/448070
Fax: 94-1-440357

International Finance Corporation
Sanjeeva Senanayake
World Bank Office
73/5 Galle Road
Colombo 3
Phone: 94-1-448-070 ext 325
Fax: 94-1-471-536
Email: mailto:%20ssenanayake@ifc.org

International Monetary Fund
Nadeem Ul Haque, Resident Representative
c/o Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo 1
Phone: 94-1-477023
Fax: 94-1-346259

Asian Development Bank
John Cooney, Resident Representative
Sri Lanka Resident Mission
7 Cambridge Terrace, Colombo 7
Phone: 94-1-671533/5, 686893
Fax: 94-1-671382
 

Daily News and Sunday Observer

Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd.- Lake House
Phone: 94-1-421181 Fax 94-1-449069
Internet edition: http://www.lanka.net/lakehouse

The Island and Sunday Island
Upali Newspapers Ltd.
Phone: 94-1-324001 Fax 94-1-448103
E-mail: mailto:%20gaminw@lankacom.net
Internet edition: http://www.upali.lk/island

Daily Mirror and Sunday Times
Wijeya Newspapers Ltd.
Phone: 94-1-441070 Fax 94-1-449504
E-mail: mailto:%20editor@suntimes.is.lk
Internet edition: http://www.is.lk/times/index.html
http://www.ccom.lk/midweekmirror

The Sunday Leader
Leader Publications (Pvt) Ltd.
Phone: 94-74-719968 Fax 94-1-699968
E-mail: mailto:%20leader@lanka.net
Internet edition: http://www.lanka.net/sundayleader