Opinion: Moving business and human rights agenda forward in SL in crisis times
By Myanthi Peiris, Business and Human Rights Specialist, UNDP Sri Lanka The COVID-19 pandemic brought about unprecedented social and economic challenges, and …
By Myanthi Peiris, Business and Human Rights Specialist, UNDP Sri Lanka The COVID-19 pandemic brought about unprecedented social and economic challenges, and …
Sri Lanka is a skills powerhouse, with the best living environment in South Asia, a senior official said. Additionally, Sri Lanka is the place to work, live …
The Sri Lanka Police will from today introduce a more efficient sticker system to ensure those carrying out essential services can enter Colombo City amidst …
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says that the Governors and District Secretaries should personally intervene to maintain essential services and prevent any …
Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed officials a short while ago to tow the X-PRESS PEARL container ship into deep seas off the Colombo …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Sri Lanka recently signed a $200 million loan agreement for the Second Integrated Road Investment …
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed that the second stock of 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses received as a gift from the Chinese Government, be used in …
• The Group witnessed a faster than anticipated recovery momentum with the performance of most businesses reaching pre COVID-19 levels with business activity …
The government has decided to extend the travel restrictions until the 07th of June to contain the current Covid situation. The decision was taken at a meeting …
By Charith Isuru The answer is a BIG NO..... What are possible scenarios that can cause a possible economic collapse in Sri Lanka during this Covid …
Port City Colombo, Sri Lanka’s brand-new reclaimed land, slated as the “Gateway to South Asia”, now officially becomes the country’s first service …
How Mahesh creates his livelihood around plastic, impacts of COVID-19 and waste segregation in Sri Lanka The importance of recycling is highlighted globally …
Union Assurance was awarded Life Insurance Company of the Year at Business Leader Awards ceremony held in India recently affirming its leadership in the …
By H. Dabarera and KD Vimanga. Background The Colombo Port City commission bill is to be debated in parliament this week. Over the last few weeks, Sri …
The Bank recorded a Profit before tax (PBT) of Rs 6.1 Bn in 1Q 2021 compared to Rs 3 Bn in 1Q 2020, denoting a growth of 101%, while Profit after tax (PAT) …
A strikingly large percentage of workers and firms operate outside the line of sight of governments in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs)—a …
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a Presidential Task Force to transform Sri Lanka's economy into a green socio-economy with sustainable solutions to …
In order to further strengthen the economic cooperation between two countries, the Government of Republic of Korea has agreed to provide concessional loans …
In a letter to the President, the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA), the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA), the Association of Medical …
The World Bank today launched public consultations to update its Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) in Sri Lanka. This online platform will enable the Bank to …