Lanka invited to set-up gem testing lab in Malaysia

GEM LAB: Malaysia has invited Sri Lanka to establish a Gem Testing and Certification Laboratory in Malaysia.

Sri Lanka participated in the 12th Malaysia International Jewelex show which was held recently. The Sri Lankan High Commission in Malaysia had organised meetings for the Sri Lankan delegation with three chambers in Malaysia. These chambers invited Sri Lanka to establish a Gem Testing and Certification Laboratory there.

Senior Manager (Export and Export Promotion) of the National Gem and Jewellery Authority (NGJA) Ajith Perera said the delegation led by the Chairman of the NGJA Hasitha Tillekeratne met the Malay Chamber of Commerce, The Associate Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia ACCCIM and Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The local gemmologists will work in this laboratory and Malaysian trade will provide the necessary infrastructure for the project.

During the meetings the delegation discussed ways of improving bilateral trade in the gem and jewellery sector in both countries.

There were 12 local participants at the Jewelex show. They were able to promote and create business links with buyers from over 20 countries. The show was an ideal platform for local industrialists to develop business opportunities in Malaysia, he said.

(AS)