Category: General Services
Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation Donate Medical Supplies to 10 More Asian Nations
The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation today announced plans to donate much-needed medical supplies to 10 more countries in Asia to help the global fight against COVID-19. The governments of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will receive from the two foundations a donation totaling 1.8 million masks, […]
Sri Lanka Govt declares work from home week
Mar 19, 2020 (LBO) – The government has declared a period of work from home for both public and private sectors starting from March 20 to 27, the President’s media division said in a statement. March 20th to 27th declared as ‘Work from home week’ The government has taken every possible measure to contain the […]
BBK Partnership, Jaffna’s accountants to the World
I first heard of the BBK Partnership Sri Lanka in 2015. I first spoke with its co-founder Anandan Arnold in 2018, and finally met him in March 2020 at a hospital in Manipay Jaffna. He was dressed rather informally for a Partner of London’s BBK Partnership of Chartered Accountants. Anandan (pictured below on the right) […]
Srilankan cancel flights to 31 destinations: Retains London, Melbourne, Chennai, Delhi & Narita
Mar 19, 2020 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines has temporarily suspended services to several destinations following the partial shutdown of Bandaranayake International Airport. The full list follows: Kindly note SriLankan Airlines has cancelled following flights/destinations due to COVID-19 outbreak. hts/destinations due to COVID-19 outbreak. Kuwait (KWI) – from 07MAR to 28MAR Jedda (JED) – from 12MAR […]
CSE to remain closed
Mar 19, 2020 (LBO) – The Colombo stock market will remain closed for the fourth consecutive day Thursday although an announcement was made that the market will resume today. The market has been closed all week to assist in curbing the spread of COVID-19, and to ensure the safety of all market participants. This was […]
Measures adopted by CB during public holiday period
Mar 18, 2020 (LBO) – The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) wishes to inform that the following measures have been adopted by CBSL during the public holiday period announced by the Government. REAL TIME GROSS SETTLEMENT OPERATIONS The Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) operations will be continued as usual. BANKING SECTOR OPERATIONS Banks have […]
All recent returnees from Europe, Iran and Korea need to register with the Police
Mar 16, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry said yesterday it has requested all who arrived from Europe including UK, Iran and South Korea between 1 and 15 March to register with the Police or 119 Centre immediately. Ministry said judicial action will be taken against those who fail to comply this order under […]
President proposes collective SAARC response to fight COVID – 19
Mar 16, 2020 (LBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today (15) proposed to leaders of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to formulate a collective response to combat COVID – 19. He further called for SAARC Ministerial Meeting to discuss measures to overcome this deadly health threat. President Rajapaksa made these proposals participating in a […]
Interactive webinar on COVID-19: Are we prepared?
Mar 16, 2020 (LBO) – The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will be conducting an interactive webinar on Monday, 16 March at 2pm, with its members on COVID-19, Are We Prepared? This is in wake of the increasing number of cases active in Sri Lanka, and is a programme to prepare members of the Private Sector. […]
President seeks public cooperation to fight COVID – 19
Mar 12, 2020 (LBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa seeks cooperation of all sections of the society to stop the spread of COVID – 19 in Sri Lanka. The country will have to face disastrous consequences if we behave in an irresponsible manner, the President emphasizes. Many countries in the world have been affected by the […]
ICTA to use design thinking to increase usage of the LGN 2.0 within public sector
Mar 11, 2020 9LBO) – Citra Social Innovation Lab, facilitated a design thinking workshop on recommendations to increase usage of the Lanka Government Network 2.0 (LGN 2.0) within the public sector. The LGN 2.0, provided by the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA), is a secure, private network that aims to connect all government organizations […]
Opinion: The cost of being a Sri Lankan woman
By Nishtha Chadha This year’s International Women’s Day theme is #EachforEqual – a concept grounded in the idea of ‘Collective Individualism’. Collective Individualism is the idea that each of us is part of one whole. Our individual actions, conversations, behaviours and mindsets go beyond the confines of our individual lives, and can have a significant […]