Category: General Services
Women in the workforce and why it matters for Sri Lanka: World Bank
To mark this year’s International Women’s day, we’re discussing how Sri Lanka can benefit from more women joining the workforce and what can be done to improve their job prospects and remain at work. World Bank Country Director for Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka Dr. Idah Pswarayi-Riddihough was featured in a “Spotlight Series” interview with […]
‘s more difficult to register a small business than a limited company: Report
Mar 06, 2020 (LBO) – Advocata Institute launching its report on regulations to small business and red tape project called for the removing of legal and regulatory barriers faced by small and micro entrepreneurs. The report looks in on the main barriers for the establishment and operation of these enterprises. “We see the regulatory processes, […]
COVID-19 outbreak likely to affect Sri Lanka’s economic performance : Central Bank
Mar 05, 2020 (LBO) – The exact impact on the Sri Lankan Economy would depend on the extent of the global spread of the COVID-19 outbreak, its persistence and policy responses of major economies and trading partners, the Central Bank said. “Sri Lanka’s economic links with China could be directly affected as significant volumes of […]
Secretary General of BIMSTEC calls on Minister of Foreign Relations
Mar 05, 2020 (LBO) – Ambassador Shahidul Islam Secretary General of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical Cooperation (BIMSTEC) commended on the progress made by BIMSTEC member states. He made these comments at the 3rd permanent working committee and the 20thsSession of the senior officials’ meeting held from 1-3 March 2020 during his […]
Our people-centric economic model aims at overcoming development slowdown:President
Mar 05, 2020 (LBO) – Accelerating our economic development is the primary challenge facing Sri Lanka today and most of the security issues that Sri Lanka has faced over the years have been due to the exploitation of the economically disadvantaged, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said. The proposed people-centric model takes this factor into account, said […]
President orders to ensure adequate fertilizer supply during Yala season
Mar 04, 2020 (LBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has directed officials to ensure supply of the required amount of fertilizer for the Yala season without delay. The fertilizer stocks are due to arrive in the island within the coming weeks. The President further instructed to design a proper procedure to swiftly distribute fertilizer among all […]
President recognizes 109 government institutions with high performance awards
Mar 02, 2020 (LBO) – On the recommendation of the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA), government bodies which have achieved a high performance level in the year 2018 were presented with awards at the Parliamentary Complex, recently under the patronage of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Of the 844 institutions of State, Provincial Councils and Local Government […]
Japan further strengthens Sri Lanka coast guard`s oil spill combat expertise
An expert team of five Japan Coast Guard (JCG) officials including two National Strike Team members specialized for combatting oil spill incidents and two Mobile Cooperation Team members specialized for the capacity development in Japan was dispatched to Sri Lanka for the period from 18 February to 27 February to conduct technical transfers to Sri […]
‘s healthcare expansion to diversify cash flow: Fitch Ratings
Feb 28, 2020 (LBO) – Melstacorp PLC’s foray into the Sri Lankan healthcare industry will help diversify its cash flows away from its focus on spirits over the longer term, Fitch Ratings says. Full statement Melstacorp agreed on 20 February 2020 to buy Browns Health Care (Pvt) Ltd, which operates a 70-bed multi-speciality hospital in […]
Uber announces new safety features for Sri Lanka
Feb 28, 2020 (LBO) – Uber announced the introduction of several new safety features such as an Uber Safety Helpline, RideCheck – a feature that detects trip irregularities – and Pin Verification to keep its community of riders and drivers safer. The new features, which will be available in a few weeks, underscore Uber’s continued […]
International festival of creativity, ‘Epica Awards Sri Lanka’ debuts 5-6 March
Feb 26, 2020 (LBO) – For the first time in Epica Awards’ 33 years history, Epica Awards Sri Lanka will take place between the 5th and 6th of March 2020. Epica Awards is the only global award show judged solely by journalists. With over 200 journalists on the judging panel and over 4,000 entries submitted, it is […]
New ADB head pledges to support development in public and private sectors
Feb 25, 2020 (LBO) – The new Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director in Sri Lanka, Chen Chen, assumed office in Colombo Monday. “I am honored to assume the role of Country Director at ADB’s Sri Lanka Resident Mission. I have had the opportunity of managing ADB’s transport sector portfolio in Sri Lanka in the […]