President tours Colombo in support of SLPP candidates; warm response from people
Jul 10, 2020 (LBO) – People requested the President to eradicate the drug menace from the country similar to the manner he provided them with housing …
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President looks into grievances at Excise Department
Jul 01, 2020 (LBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa reviewed long-standing issues at the Department of Excise and directed relevant officials to find …
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Sri Lanka inaugurates new ADB funded COVID-19 test lab
Jun 25, 2020 (LBO) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has funded the construction and equipment of a new molecular polymerase chain reaction (PCR) …
President wants media to help preserve national identity and cultural values
Jun 24, 2020 (LBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa highlighted the necessity of right media practice that helps preserving Sri Lankan identity and …
President Xi applauds Sri Lanka’s successful fight against COVID-19
Jun 19, 2020 (LBO) – The Acting Ambassador for China Hu Wei met with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Thursday at the Presidential Secretariat. He brought a …
VIDEO: Milton Friedman – Stimulus and Inflation
Professor Friedman connects the dots between stimulus spending and inflation, then explains why the cure for inflation is a hard
Uber Eats provides dry rations worth Rs.8.5Mn million to low-income families
Jun 17, 2020 (LBO) – Uber Eats, in partnership with the Government of Sri Lanka and the Voice for Voiceless Foundation, is distributing LKR 8.5 million …
South Asia ramps up eco-innovation to curb marine plastic pollution
Jun 15, 2020 (LBO) – The World Bank, Parley for the Oceans, and the South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) launched today, on World Oceans …
Sri Lanka Missions facilitate to regularise visa status of local in Italy
Jun 15, 2020 (LBO) – Amidst the present uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic and in the context of the strong bilateral relations that have continued …
VIDEO: The paradox of value
Imagine you’re on a game show and you can choose between two prizes: a diamond … or a bottle of water. It’s an easy choice – the diamonds are more …
VIDEO: When is a pandemic over?
Explore the three strategies governments and communities can use to contain and end a pandemic, and find out which method is best. Consider the following …
Criminal operations by underworld drug mafia from prisons must end: President
Jun 02, 2020 (LBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has emphasized that crimes operated by underworld kingpins and drug mafia from prisons must be put to …
Reducing health costs and increasing Government revenue beyond COVID-19: Raising cigarette taxes
Harini Weerasekera and Chamini Thilanka The susceptibility of smokers to contract COVID-19 has been recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other …
VIDEO: How do virus tests like PCR actually work?
A new virus emerges and spreads like wildfire. In order to contain it, researchers must first collect data about who’s been infected. Two main viral testing …
Over 38,000 Sri Lankans in 143 countries seek to return home
May 18, 2020 (LBO) – Over 38,983 Overseas Sri Lankans (OSLs) in 143 countries at present seek to return home, based on information gathered mainly …
VIDEO: Coronavirus Herd Immunity – Explained
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Local epidemiology should guide focused action in ‘new normal’ COVID-19 world: WHO
May 15, 2020 (LBO) – Amid rising cases of COVID-19 and as countries in WHO South-East Asia Region ease lockdowns in a graded manner, WHO today said …
VIDEO: Covid-19 | The right way to leave lockdown
Governments are starting to ease restrictions designed to curb Covid-19. But with most of the world still vulnerable to the virus, what’s the right way …
VIDEO: How coronavirus charts can mislead us
Much of the data about the coronavirus epidemic and covid-19 is flawed. It is collected and reported in different ways by different countries, and almost …