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Google+ requests consumers to save photos & videos before shutdown
Feb 01, 2019 (LBO) – American multinational technology company Google is requesting its consumers to download and save the content shared in their personal Google+ profiles as the company has decided to shut down the service for consumers by April 2019. The company said the decision was taken due to low usage and challenges involved […]
Korean embassy requests employees worked in Korea to apply for insurance
Feb 01, 2019 (LBO) – South Korean embassy in Colombo is requesting Sri Lankan workers who employed and departed from Korea to apply for the insurance benefit under unclaimed and dormant insurance. Once migrant worker departs from Korea, they are eligible for the application of the unclaimed insurance such as return cost insurance (air ticket […]
Queen Elizabeth II greets Sri Lanka for National Day celebrations
Message from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to mark the Independence Day of Sri Lanka Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II issued the following message on the occasion of Sri Lanka’s Independence Day: “It gives me great pleasure to send Your Excellency Maithripala Sirisena my congratulations on the celebration of your National Day, together with my […]
Feature story: Seeds for a brighter future
Feb 01, 2019 (LBO) – Rajnikansan Arushanandi’s son Brideman is in Grade 5 but he knows more about gardening than she does.“He has been learning at school and he comes home and tells us about organic fertilizer preparation, and how nutritional green leaves can be grown,” she says. Another mother, Sobana Muhundan sees her son Sibiraj […]
Sri Lanka’s John Keells Holdings profits up 7-pct in 3Q
Jan 31, 2019 (LBO) – Profits attributable to equity holders of the diversified John Keells Holdings group rose 7 percent to 4.8 billion rupees in the December 2018 quarter with revenues increasing 17 percent to 36.5 billion, its interim accounts showed.The Group profit before tax at 5.63 billion rupees in the third quarter is a […]
Enterprise Sri Lanka loan scheme disburses Rs217mn to over 500 recipients
Jan 31, 2019 (LBO) – Policy Development Office of the Prime Minister’s Office says the “Thurunu Diriya” loan scheme, which was implemented to empower small and medium young entrepreneurs, successfully disbursed the 500th loan last week.Accordingly, at the end of January 2019, a total of 515 “Thurunu Diriya” loans worth more than 217 million rupees […]
Sri Lankan ports need shift from regional transshipment to global maritime hubs
Jan 31, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Ports Authority said the final draft of the National Policy for Maritime and Logistics Sectors has been presented to the Ports & Shipping Minister Sagala Ratnayaka, today. The draft has been prepared to understand the importance of a national policy for the alignment of maritime and logistics sectors […]
Arjuna proposes short term solution to prevent delays at Katunayake Airport
Jan 31, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Transport and Civil Aviation Minister Arjuna Ranatunga has proposed a short term solution to prevent delays passengers experiencing at the Katunayake, Bandaranaike International Airport. Accordingly, new guides will be deployed at various places inside the airport who will guide the passengers to immigration and emigration counters and to […]
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Jan 31, 2019 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings has assigned DFCC Bank’s proposed Sri Lanka rupee-denominated senior debentures an expected National Long-Term Rating of ‘AA-(lka)(EXP)’.The notes, which will total LKR10 billion, will mature in five, seven and 10 years and carry fixed coupons.The bank plans to use the proceeds to support its loan expansion and to […]
CB conducts online survey on existing notes & requirement of a new series
The Central Bank is currently conducting an online survey on existing currency note series and the requirement of a new series. Click here to participate in this survey.
SLASSCOM hosts first-ever RPA Hackathon and Conference
Jan 31, 2019 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka Association of Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM) will host the first-ever Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Conference and Hackathon Awards on 13th February 2019 at the Galle Face Hotel. Organized by the SLASSCOM Business Process Management (BPM) Forum, this event has already seen many companies submitting entries for […]
Colombo Port to get pilot boats for more efficient service
Jan 31, 2019 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) will sign an agreement with Colombo Dockyard PLC to build two pilot boats for Colombo Port enabling it to handle a greater volume of activities with more efficiency. A pilot boat is a type of boat used to transport maritime pilots between land and the […]