Sri Lanka-Greater Mekong Business Council holds 14th AGM

Executive Committee 2025/2026

The 14th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Sri Lanka-Greater Mekong Business Council (SLGMBC) of The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce was held recently, at Hilton Colombo Residence. 

The event was graced by Deputy Head of Mission of Viet Nam Le Van Huong, Counsellor of Thailand Prangtip Kongrittisuksakon and Counsellor of Myanmar Wint Wint Khaing Tun.

Addressing the gathering Huong spoke about the many similarities in history, geography and culture between Sri Lanka and Viet Nam and emphasised opportunities for collaboration in textiles, agriculture, fisheries, food processing, logistics and tourism. He commended the SLGMBC and The Ceylon Chamber for their vital role in strengthening bilateral business relations. Huong reaffirmed the embassy’s commitment to supporting entrepreneurs in both countries and encouraged Sri Lankan businesses to explore investment and trade opportunities in Viet Nam. Tun highlighted Sri Lanka’s US $ 9 million investments in Myanmar. She further noted that bilateral trade has more than doubled to US $ 11.4 million in 2024-2025 and emphasised the opportunity to expand collaboration in tea, tourism, coconut products, IT, healthcare and gems and jewellery. 

Kongrittisuksakon meanwhile highlighted the, signing of the Sri Lanka-Thailand FTA as a new milestone in long-standing relations between Thailand and Sri Lanka. She added that this provided an opportunity for Thailand and Sri Lanka to join hands in bringing ancient and traditional wisdoms, combined with appropriate science and technology, to enhance sustainability and people’s well-being in both counties and highlighted the collaborative opportunities in food, agriculture and health sectors and also business matching activities in these sectors.

Lanka Hospitals Corporation PLC Group Chief Marketing Officer Nimal Ratnayake was elected as President for the year 2025-2026. In his address, Ratnayake highlighted the council’s achievements over the past year, particularly in strengthening relationships with the ASEAN nations such as Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar.

MAC Holdings (Pvt.) Ltd Director/Chief Financial Officer Tilak Gunawardane was elected as Senior Vice President while Advantis Projects and Engineering (Pvt.) Ltd Director/CEO Kamal Wimalaratne and Spillburg Holdings (Pvt.) Ltd Chief Executive Officer Shameel Mohideen were elected as Vice President and Treasurer, respectively. Member companies, Advantis Freight (Pvt.) Ltd, Aitken Spence Travels (Pvt.) Ltd, Hayleys Advantis Limited, Rhino Roofing Products Limited and Star Textiles Processing Industries were elected to the committee.