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SL understands importance of maintaining balance between environment and human needs : President
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said that Sri Lanka, with its rich philosophical heritage shaped by the teachings of the Buddha, fully understands the …
Eran queries purpose of maintaining COPE if it cannot take actions
SJB MP Eran Wickremaratne speaking on the debate on COPE report in Parliament expressing his dismay said it was unfortunate that the COPE committee appointed …
PUCSL launch second phase of electrician licensing program
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), the electricity sector regulator, commences the second phase of awarding free National Vocational …
“Immediate investigation into Sri Lankans revealed in Pandora papers” President
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordered the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption to launch an immediate investigation into the Sri …
SL must increase its efforts to protect and promote human capital of elderly :World Bank
In Sri Lanka, 12.3% of the population is aged 60 or older, making it the country with the highest proportion of older adults in South Asia. The Western …
VIDEO: 6-Month Road Map for Ensuring Macroeconomic & Financial System Stability
The Six-Month Road Map for Ensuring Macroeconomic & Financial System
VIDEO: El Salvador makes bitcoin legal tender amid protests
On 7 September 2021, El Salvador became the first country to embrace bitcoin as legal tender. Consumer demand made its brand-new cyber wallet system crash on …
Sri Lanka’s Wire communication consultancy group expands globally
Wire Communication Consultancy (WCC) Group announced its accelerated growth momentum with the expansion of its Strategic Public Relations, Communications and …
VIDEO: Modern Monetary Theory
Modern Monetary Theory is something so simple yet so complex all at the same time, it does really involve divorcing your mind from how you personally interact …
VIDEO: Climate change IPCC report is ‘code red for humanity’, UN scientists say
Heating from humans has caused irreparable damage to the Earth that may get worse in coming decades, a UN climate report has concluded. Humanity's damaging …
VIDEO: Why Bill Gates Is Buying Up U.S. Farmland
Bill Gates made headlines for becoming the largest private farmland owner in the U.S. But he’s not the only one. Some of the wealthiest landowners including …
Full speech: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s special address to nation
The Most Venerable Maha Sangha, Religious Leaders of other faiths, Friends, The accepted opinion of the World Health Organization (WHO), the majority of …
VIDEO: Desperate Afghans flock to Kabul airport in attempts to flee
As the Taliban tightens its hold on Afghanistan, desperate people flocked to Kabul’s airport as a last resort to try and get onto planes headed
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Decision Makers in Sri Lanka – Dr. Kishu Gomes
“It does not make any economic sense for the country to send out 200 housemaids to bring back the value taken away by one single CEO and that is exactly what …
Video Interview: Women in leadership – Sandra De Zoysa
In this women in leadership interview series, LBO will connect with some of the most successful female leaders and entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka, to uncover the …
VIDEO: It’s not just the pandemic: Why Sri Lanka’s economy is in crisis
Sri Lanka’s finances are in a precarious state, but the economy was already in trouble before the COVID-19 pandemic. Between 2005 and 2015, Colombo borrowed …
VIDEO: Jeff Bezos Responds To Critics After Historic Trip Into Space
After his historic trip into space on Tuesday, billionaire Amazon founder delivered a message to his critics and also laid out a vision for the
VIDEO: Mastercard banned from issuing new cards in India
India's central bank has banned Mastercard from issuing new cards in the country due to violation of data storage rules. Mastercard accounted for 33% of card …