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EU call for proposals to SWITCH-Asia II programme
Jan 31, 2019 (LBO) – The Delegation of the European Union (EU) will conduct two information sessions on the new Call for Proposals (CfPs) for the SWITCH-Asia II Programme, promoting Sustainable Consumption and Production on 6 February 2019 at the Delegation of the European Union to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7. […]
Doc990 waives service fee for Doctor Channelling with FreeTheFee
Doc990 operated by Digital Health (Pvt) Ltd, a joint venture between Digital Holdings Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, announced the waiving of service fees for all doctor channelling done via the Doc990 mobile app or www.doc.lk website. Doc990 is an integrated mobile and online-based […]
New Director Boards appointed for institutions coming under Power Minister
Sri Lanka’s Power, Energy and Business Development Minister Ravi Karunanayake on Wednesday appointed new Director Boards coming under his purview.Accordingly, new appointments were made to Ceylon Electricity Board, Atomic Energy Board, Sustainable Energy Authority, Atomic Energy Regulatory Commission, Lanka Electricity Company, Lanka Coal Company, and Lanka Transformers.Ceylon Electricity Board: Chairman – Rakhita Jayawardena Vice Chairman […]
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Jan 30, 2019 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings has affirmed Sri Lanka Telecom’s Long-Term Foreign and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘B’ with a stable outlook and the agency has simultaneously withdrawn the ratings for commercial reasons. The ratings were withdrawn with the following reason For Commercial Purposes Key Rating Drivers Ratings Constrained by Sovereign: Prior to […]
Eminent lawyer K Kanag-Isvaran to deliver CA Sri Lanka 22nd Annual Tax Oration
Eminent lawyer and President’s Counsel Dr. Kanaganayagam Kanag-Isvaran, will deliver the 22nd Annual Oration on Taxation organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) on 06th February 2019 at the CA Sri Lanka Auditorium on ‘The tax collector and the rights of the taxed’. At the oration, Dr. Kanag-Isvaran is […]
New website to provide early warning signals for paddy, vegetable producers
Jan 30, 2019 (LBO) – Socio-Economic and Planning Centre of the Department of Agriculture has launched a new website for Sri Lankan farmers, which aims to provide updated information in order to educate them to make productive decisions regarding their crops. This website is a useful information source for farmers, consumers, agricultural producers and food processing institutions […]
Sri Lanka ranked 89th in 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index
Jan 30, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is ranked 89th in the world and 3rd in South Asia, behind Bhutan (25th) and India (78th) with a score of 38 on the CPI 2018 retaining the same score from 2017.The 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released Tuesday by Transparency International reveals that the continued failure of most […]
Sri Lanka computer literacy at 27.5-pct: Digital literacy growing
Jan 30, 2019 (LBO) – Overall computer literacy reported in 1st half of 2018 for Sri Lanka is 27.5 percent, a new survey shows. This is an decrease of 0.8 percentage points from 2017 (1st half) to 2018 (1st half). When the digital literacy is considered two out of every five (aged 5 – 69) has […]
Sampath Bank says ‘incident’ reported in media already corrected
Jan 29, 2019 (LBO) – Sampath Bank says they have already taken appropriate measures to correct what they called an ‘incident’ occurred several months ago, to ensure no recurrence. Referring to an article appeared on a website this morning that is being shared on social media about a financial irregularity, the bank said in a stock […]
ODEL’s ‘At Leisure’ Spring 2019 collection a nod to athleisure
Fashion and fitness morph in ODEL’s versatile new Spring 2019 collection that dares to envisage clothing that is equally suited for work, a walk or even a cocktail, in comfort, confidence and style. Titled ‘At Leisure,’ the collection rides on the zest of healthy and active living that has become an aspiration of the modern […]
Sri Lanka reserves at USD7.0Bn
Jan 29, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Governments’s gross official reserves stood at US dollars 7.0 billion which was equivalent to 3.7 months of imports at end November 2018, data shows. Total foreign assets, which consist of gross official reserves and foreign assets of the banking sector, amounted to US dollars 9.7 billion as at […]
Sri Lanka exports grow 4.1-pct USD980Mn in Nov 2018
Jan 29, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s deficit in the trade account narrowed significantly in November 2018 (year-on-year) following a decline in import expenditure, the Central Bank said. Exports grew by 4.1 per cent while imports contracted by 9.1 per cent in November 2018 (year-on-year). “The deficit in the trade account narrowed significantly in November […]