Sri Lanka, Jan. 20 -- By Jekhan Aruliah
I first met Mr David Pieris in 2021. David came for tea at my place in Jaffna on one of his business visits to the North. The David Pieris Motor Company (DPMC) has operated in the North for decades including throughout the Sri Lanka civil war. David told me of his vision for his company in the North beyond his commercial operations.
He was then opening what is now a fully functioning engineering workshop. For this DPMC trains our local Jaffna youth as motor mechanics to maintain the many thousands of trishaws milling around the whole province, with over a million such vehicles in Sri Lanka. The young people learn skills they could take away to run their own auto businesses. DPMC is the agent for Baj...