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 …
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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’. …
HSBC CFW introduces impact-based responsible program for the Sri Lankan fashion industry
Mar 04, 2020 (LBO) - The “Responsibility in Fashion” program by HSBC Colombo Fashion Week introduces three responsibility and circularity-based …
World Bank announces up to USD12Bn immediate support for COVID-19
Mar 04, 2020 (LBO) - As COVID-19 reaches more than 60 countries, the World Bank Group is making available an initial package of up to $12 billion in immediate …
VIDEO: What the technicals are saying about oil, Won & 10-year yield
Paul Ciana, Bank of America technical analyst, takes a look at some of the technicals behind oil prices, the South Korean won and the 10-year U.S. Treasury …
UN rights chief regrets Sri Lanka withdrawal from resolution
Feb 28, 2020 (LBO) - The United Nations' human rights chief expressed regret on Sri Lankan government's decision to withdraw its co-sponsorship of a 2015 …
VIDEO: How American CEOs got so rich
American companies today spend billions on stock buybacks. So what does that mean for the US economy? And how did it help make American CEOs so unbelievably …
FM will formally inform decision of govt. to withdraw co-sponsorship of resolution
Feb 26, 2020 (LBO) - Minister of Foreign Relations, Skills Development, Employment and Labour Relations, Dinesh Gunawardena who leads the Sri Lanka delegation …
VIDEO: Tesla’s bull vs bear debate
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Proposals for a new constitution presented to President
Feb 14, 2020 (LBO) - A set of proposals containing facts that should be taking into account when formulating a new Constitution was presented to President …
VIDEO: How to stay calm under pressure
Your favorite athlete closes in for a win; the crowd holds its breath, and at the crucial moment … she misses the shot. That competitor just experienced the …
Coronavirus death toll upto 213 : WHO calls it global virus emergency
Jan 31, 2020 (LBO) - The World Health Organization said the virus represents a risk outside of China and is calling it a global virus emergency. The death toll …
VIDEO: US Federal Reserve maintains interest rates in first meeting of 2020
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December indicates that the labor market remains …
Status of Sri Lankans residing in Wuhan, China
Sri Lanka Embassy in Beijing today, submitted an application to land a Sri Lankan Airlines aircraft in Wuhan city airport to airlift 32 Sri Lankan students …
VIDEO: Global Economic Outlook | WEF DAVOS 2020
What fiscal and monetary measures are necessary to mitigate an economic downturn in 2020? On the Forum Agenda: Reassessing geopolitical risksImpact of climate …
VIDEO: Is capitalism dying?
Capitalism has been embraced in the West for generations, transforming how societies worked and lived in the process. However its time may be running out, as …
VIDEO: What is Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is the on-demand delivery of IT resources such as compute, databases, and storage via the Internet with pay-as-you-go pricing. Instead of …
VIDEO: The lost neighborhood under New York’s Central Park
If you’ve been to New York, you’ve probably visited Central Park. But there’s a part of its story you won't see. It’s a story that goes back to the …