{
  "id": 12030642,
  "title": "Akram Cassim re-elected SLGJA president for third term",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/akram-cassim-re-elected-slgja-president-for-third-term",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-04T23:45:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/akram-cassim-re-elected-slgja-president-for-third-term/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Akram Cassim has been re-elected as president of the Sri Lanka Gem and Jewellery Association (SLGJA) for a third term at the Association's Annual General Meeting. The AGM also saw the election of a new Board comprising a mix of youth and experienced professionals from the gem, jewellery, and lapidary sectors. Cassim expressed his delight with the Board's composition and emphasized the importance of industry reform, traceability, gem and jewellery tourism, and greater participation by the younger generation as priorities for the Association. He also called on the industry to support the upcoming FACETS Sri Lanka 2027 exhibition by bringing international buyers and sponsors to Sri Lanka.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}