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President to address UN General Assembly today
Sept 25, 2018 (LBO) – President Maithripala Sirisena arrived in New York to attend the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Sunday. Ministers Rajitha Senaratne, Champika Ranawaka and Mano Ganeshan accompanied the President. Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana arrived in New York yesterday. President Sirisena is scheduled to address the UNGA on September […]
Feature: Building Sri Lanka’s resilience to climate change
By World Bank 38-year-old Sivasidambaram Vasugi is the General Manager of one of the first cooperative-owned seed paddy processing centers in Killinochchi, Si Lanka. The Integrated Farmers Thrift and Credit Cooperative Society (IFTCCS) provides local farmers with high-quality seeds, but these days, there are no buyers walking in the door. Her community is facing a […]
Maldives elects new President: Abdulla Yameen concedes defeat
Sept 24, 2018 (LBO) – The Maldives, has voted Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, the opposition candidate, as the islands new President, foreign media reports said. Incumbent Abdulla Yameen, conceding defeat said, the citizens of the Maldives had their say and I accept that result. “I have congratulated him,” media reports quoted the out going President as saying. Solih […]
World Bank says action needed to prevent impacts from climate change in Sri Lanka
Sept 20, 2018 (LBO) – Rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns pose a threat to Sri Lanka and could reduce GDP and living standards, a new World Bank report says. The report South Asia’s Hotspots: The Impact of Temperature and Precipitation Changes on Living Standards flags that almost half of South Asia’s population now lives in vulnerable […]
‘s fruits and vegetables
Sept 20, 2018 (LBO) – A Memorendem of Understanding has been signed between the Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs and the Government of India, to commence the construction of the largest cold storage in Sri Lanka for vegetables and fruits. According to the MoU signed at the Indian High Commission in Colombo, with […]
NTB empowers Sri Lankan expats to become entrepreneurs through workshops in South Korea
(PRESS RELEASE) – South Korea is home to a vibrant community of Sri Lankan expatriates striving to build a better future for their families in Sri Lanka by taking advantage of opportunities in major cities like Gimhae. This results in a large volume of remittances from South Korea to Sri Lanka, which Nations Trust Bank facilitates […]
JICA support to improve solid waste management in Uva
(Press release) The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) completed a pilot project to improve the Galapitagalayaya landfill site which is the final disposal site and the compost plant for the intermediate treatment of solid wastes collected in the urban centers at Kataragama Pradeshiya Sabha area in Uva Province. The improvement works include the construction of […]
FAO-EU to support improving the role of women in agriculture through training
Sept 19, 2018 (LBO) – A two-day training programme on the integration of women in the agriculture sector was held with representatives from ministries, private sector, civil society, academia, and development partners taking part in the event. Training is an integral part of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Associations FAO-EU FIRST policy advice facility and […]
“Disrupt Asia 2018” emphasizes importance of continuity in collaboration, youth participation and industry development
(PRESS RELEASE) The 2018 edition of Disrupt Asia, Sri Lanka’s Premier Start-up Conference and Innovation Festival, was successfully concluded recently at the Trace – Expert City with the participation of a large number of individuals connected to the growing startup industry in Sri Lanka.Organized by the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA), […]
Sri Lanka tops South Asia in human development index 2017
Sept 18, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has been classified under the “High Human Development” category, with a Human Development Index value of 0.770 , and ranked 76 out of 189 countries in 2017, a statement said. Between 1990 and 2017, Sri Lanka’s HDI value increased from 0.625 to 0.770, an increase of 23.2 percent. […]
China plans high speed train to India via Bangladesh and Myanmar
Sept 13, 2018 (LBO) – Chinese Consul General in Kolkata Ma Zhanwu has revealed that his country was proposing a 2,800 km long high-speed rail link between China’s Kunming and India’s Kolkata via Myanmar and Bangladesh.According to Indian media reports, the rail route was aimed at boosting trade flow in the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) corridor. “With […]
Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2018 – LIVE Stream
Check the LIVE Stream of key sessions provided by Economy.lk on Youtube here.