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Achieving UNHRC resolution goals ground to a virtual halt: Special Rapporteur
Human rights and counter-terrorism: UN Special Rapporteur Ben Emmerson on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism concludes visit to Sri Lanka Preliminary findings of the visit to Sri Lanka The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, […]
ACCA Global President visits CA Sri Lanka
Global President of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Mr. Brian McEnery paid a courtesy call at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka recently, where matters in relation to the development of the accounting profession was discussed at length. He was received by CA Sri Lanka’s Council Members Mr. Sanjaya Bandara, Mr. […]
SriLankan adds direct-dial support for Chinese travelers
July 14, 2017 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines has launched a local direct-dial number for the airline’s Chinese customers which will connect them directly with Mandarin-speaking customer service staff at its Global Contact Centre. The airline said customers within China can dial 0400 120 1979 and Mandarin-speaking agents will be available from 3.30 p.m. to 10.30p.m. […]
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July 14, 2017 (LBO) – Evidence of effective implementation of reforms that leads to significant and lasting improvements in tax collection, and more stable external financing conditions, would support a return of Sri Lanka’s rating outlook to stable, Moody’s said. Moody’s Investors Service said signs that planned fiscal consolidation measures are less effective than Moody’s […]
SOM Winner of the Port City Design Idea Competition Awarded
Press Release: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), one of the world’s largest architecture, interior design, engineering and urban planning firms, who was judged the winner of the International Conceptual Urban Design Idea Competition for the Financial District and Marina of the Colombo Port City was awarded at a ceremony recently held at the Cinnamon Grand, […]
Sri Lankan Supreme Court petitioned to stop building steel houses for IDPs
By P.K.Balachandran Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP for Jaffna District, M.A.Sumanthiran, on Thursday filed a Fundamental Rights petition in the Supreme Court to stop a government project to build 65,000 pre-fabricated steel houses for people displaced by war in the Northern and Eastern Provinces. The respondents in the case are the Minister for Resettlement and […]
Opinion: Need for new terminology to describe persons with disability
By Nirmi Vitarana A friend recently shared an article published in an online edition of an English medium national newspaper. The article was well-intentioned, and spoke about the weakness of non-compliance to universal accessibility regulations in Sri Lanka’s infrastructure and public spaces, and which results in marginalizing a significant minority in our society – who […]
RIU predicts upward shift in tourism & investment in Kalpitiya
Research Intelligence Unit (RIU) Market brief: Close-up on Kalpitiya Located in the Puttalam District on the North West coast of Sri Lanka, Kalpitiya is one of the blooming areas in terms of tourism in Sri Lanka. Having a nice breezy tropical climate has attracted both marine life and tourists from the world over. The sandy […]
Swim Week Colombo promotes green conscious fashion
Swim Week Colombo, presented by Olu tropical water, which concluded its 3rd edition with a new position of Green Conscious and Earth Sensitive set the tone for the future direction of the fashion industry in Sri Lanka and in the region. Swim Week Colombo is a comprehensive fashion industry platform that focuses on swimwear, Resortwear […]
Sri Lanka named Asia’s leading destination at World Travel Awards
July 14, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Tourism clinched two top awards at the World Travel Awards Ceremony held in the Maldives last week — competing among 47 countries in Asia, Sri Lanka bagged ‘Asia’s Leading Destination’ and ‘Asia’s Leading Adventure Tourism Destination. ’ The awards were received by Managing Director, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion […]
National Export Strategy to be implemented with budget 2018: Advisor
July 13, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s proposed National Export Strategy will be implemented with the budget of 2018, a senior official at the International Trade Center said. The International Trade Ministry and Export Development Board, together with the help of the International Trade Center, is currently conducting the second round of consultations to chart […]
Sri Lanka President heads 73-member delegation to Bangladesh
By P.K. Balachandran July 13, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, accompanied by a 73-member delegation including representatives of 40 private sector companies, is currently in Bangladesh on a three-day visit to sign ten agreements on a variety of areas. Bangladesh officials said that the agreements relate to cooperation in coastal shipping; agriculture; […]