Anura Wijemanne Associates (AWA) is a Sri Lankan gemstone business founded in the 1980s by qualified gemologist Anura Wijemanne, a former valuer at the State Gem Corporation of Sri Lanka. With more than 40 years of experience, AWA serves international dealers, collectors, and jewellers from offices in Colombo and Nugegoda. Its services span gemstone cutting and polishing, brokerage, purchasing, sourcing, and export handling.

The Nugegoda lapidary offers calibrated, free-size, precision, personalized, and specialist cuts, using traditional Sri Lankan skills and modern tools. The Colombo buying office provides pricing guidance and arranges re-cutting, weighing, testing, packing, and export support. AWA purchases and sources stones from gem-producing regions across Sri Lanka, including Ratnapura and Beruwala, for trade shows and customer requests.

Its range includes sapphires, rubies, alexandrite, cat’s eye, spinel, garnet, tourmaline, zircon, aquamarine, moonstone, and other precious and semi-precious gems. The company also exhibits at international gem and jewellery shows and belongs to industry associations including the International Colored Gemstone Association and the Sri Lanka Gem & Jewellery Association