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Cambodia’s Hun Sen To Continue as World’s Longest Serving Prime Minister
July 29, 2018 (LBO) – Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has won the country’s 6th general election held on July 29 in a landslide and he will continue as the world’s longest serving Prime Minister, extending his 33 years for another 5 year term. The highly controversial election was deemed illegitimate by the U.S., […]
Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2018 – registrations now open
The country’s foremost economic event – Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2018 will be held for the 18th time on the theme, ‘On the Fast Track to a Turnaround”. This event organized by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, is to take place on 13th – 14th September at Cinnamon Grand Colombo. Sri Lanka’s economy is once […]
Glass ceiling obliterated, Shemara Wikramanayake to become CEO of global investment bank Macquarie
July 26, 2018 (LBO) – Shemara Wikramanayake is set to take over as CEO of global investment bank Macquarie in November of 2018. Ms. Wikramanayake was born born in the UK and spent time schooling in Sri Lanka.Her father was a Sri Lankan medical doctor. Macquarie is a globally diversified financial group employing more than […]
NDBIB Wins Euromoney crown for seventh consecutive year
NDB Investment Bank (NDBIB)cemented its position as the market leader and premier Investment Bank in the country by being awarded as ‘Sri Lanka’s Best Investment Bank 2018’ by Euromoney Magazine. NDBIB secured this prestigiousaward for the 7th consecutive year whilst demonstrating its market leadership and unrivalled credentials both in Sri Lanka and the region. This […]
Resume Writing Tips: How long should the Resume be?
There is no hard & fast rule to say that a CV must be 2 pages or a particular number of pages, other than in exceptional cases where you can be requested for a certain number of pages. For instance, recently a client was specifically requested for a 2-page resume for a job application in […]
Facebook stock down 24-pct on slow growth forecast
Jul 26, 2018 (LBO) – Facebook Inc’s stock was down by nearly 24 percent, Wednesday following concerns voiced over the last few months on social websites privacy issues, a foreign media reports said. . “There would be a rise in costs because in cost on efforts to address concerns about poor handling of users’ privacy and […]
Teejay Lanka profit after tax grows by 27-pct to Rs.279.3Mn
Capacity expansion in India and an increased order book from the US and EU have enabled Teejay Lanka PLC, Sri Lanka’s only multinational textile manufacturer, to make a strong start to 2018-19 with healthy sales and profit growth. Profit after tax grew by a respectable 27 per cent to Rs 279.3 million on revenue of […]
‘s Premiership
July 26, 2018 (LBO) – Preliminary indications are that Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is to emerge with the largest amount of seats in Pakistan’s parliament.It is unlikely that his party will achieve an absolute majority in parliament, thus a coalition government will be necessary to govern.The nuclear powered nation is home to almost 200 million people.Its […]
EGUARDIAN brings Fortinet’s third generation of network security toSri Lanka
(PRESS RELEASE) – EGUARDIAN Lanka, Sri Lanka’s leading value added IT distributor, recently held a knowledge sharing forum for their customers on Fortinet’s Security Fabric at the Cinnamon Grand. IT Heads from finance, telecom and software industry were in attendance to learn about the latest innovationsto the Security Fabric that can help protect their networks […]
Sri Lanka announces biggest youtube meetup of the year with “YouTube Open Mic”
YouTube Open Mic Night is the first of its kind in Sri Lanka, and an event to bring together the country’s leading YouTube Celebrities, Brand Ambassadors, Content Creators, Influencers and YouTube Enthusiasts and will be happening on 10th of August from 6pm onwards at the Spice Room at Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo. This event is powered […]
Moragahakanda Kalu Ganga Reservoir water filling commences
July 23, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka marked the completion of the Mahaweli Multipurpose Project after the water filling of the Moragahakanda Kalu Ganga Reservoir commenced today under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena. Mahaweli Multipurpose Project initially inaugurated at Polgolla in the Central Province by the then Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike on 08 January […]
Sri Lanka – UNWFP join hands to improve nutrition and food security
Jul 23, 2018 (LBO) – The UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the government of Sri Lanka have signed a Letter of Understanding (LOU) on its next phase of partnership to enhance food security and nutrition, in support of the government’s Vision 2025 and sustainable development goals. The LOU was signed by Dr. R. H. […]