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Parliamentary committee hands over report about recent unruly incidents
Jan 22, 2019 (LBO) – Speaker Karu Jayasuriya today received the report of the Special Parliamentary Committee that investigated into the unruly incidents in the Chamber on November 14, 15 and 16. The Committee, chaired by the Deputy Speaker says that the report has identified the Parliamentarians who were directly involved in the unruly incidents. […]
BOI signs deal for mixed development apartment complex in Colombo 3
Jan 22, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Board of Investment has signed an agreement with HNJ Towers private limited to build a mixed development project located at R A De Mel Mawatha, Colombo 3.Board of Investment said in a statement that when completed HNJ Towers will provide employment for 14 staff members. The total value […]
‘s Minister of State for Commonwealth and UN
Finance and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera called on the United Kingdom’s Minister of State for the Commonwealth and United Nations, Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon, at his office in Westminster, London, yesterday (21), to discuss progress made in the areas of human rights and reconciliation and other matters of mutual interest. Lord Ahmad is also […]
Sri Lanka inflation decreased to 0.4-pct in December 2018
Jan 21, 2019 (LBO) – Headline inflation measured by the National Consumer Price Index has decreased to 0.4 percent in December 2018 from 1.0 percent in November 2018, the Central Bank data showed. The Central Bank said the decrease observed in year-on-year inflation in December is driven by the decrease of prices of items in […]
Fitch-rated frontier markets saw 13 positive, 6 negative rating actions in 2018
Jan 21, 2019 (LBO) – Fitch-rated frontier markets saw more positive than negative sovereign rating actions in 2018 with 13 positive rating actions compared to six negative actions, Fitch Ratings said. Out of the 30 Fitch-rated frontier markets, the majority were outlook changes and the mix of upgrades and downgrades was balanced at four each. However, […]
Facebook focuses on Digital Literacy to improve online safety in Sri Lanka
Facebook’s efforts to tackle misinformation, promote online safety in Sri Lanka and boost digital literacy skills were among several topics debated at a fireside chat on Saturday, held as a part of the Fairway Galle Literary Festival 2019. Speaking to an audience of authors, professionals, academics and journalists, Shelley Thakral – Facebook’s Head of Policy […]
Toll free hotline ‘1984’ launched to obtain tip-offs about drug smugglers
Jan 21, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena has inaugurated a hotline for the public to inform authorities about the acts of drug smuggling and related crimes. Toll-free telephone number ‘1984’ which was earlier used by the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board as the hotline for counseling and operational activities will be used […]
Workshop on Hosptality Management by Prominant Consultant and Hotelier
Nirmalan Nagendra, Consultant, Hotel Advisory of KPMG, Colombo was the key speaker at the Hospitality Management Workshop on 11 January 2019, organized specifically for hoteliers by the Sri Lanka branch of the UK Charted Management Institute, and sponsored by Lithro Gas, Sri Lanka. General Managers, Excom Members, and Senior Managers of hotel trade featured at […]
Resume Writing Tips: key focus areas with 10 years challenge
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Foreign institutions dump over $ 100mn of Sri Lanka bonds to start 2019
January 18, 2019 (LBO) – Foreign institutional investors have continued to sell Sri Lanka’s bonds and stocks, even after Sri Lanka’s constitutional crisis has been resolved. Figures up until the 18th of January 2019 show Rs19bn (US$100mn) in net foreign selling out of Sri Lanka’s government bond markets. Equity markets showed net outflows of Rs2.3bn […]