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Pregnant mother nutrition program to enable mobile payments
National Nutrition Program for pregnant mothers is one of the welfare programs conducted by the government. The program has been implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs with the objective of uplifting the wellbeing of both the child and the mother. Under this program, a pregnant mother receives a voucher for 2,000 rupees […]
CB to issue Rs10 commemorative coin to mark 150 yrs of Ceylon Tea
Central Bank is to issue 10 rupee commemorative coin to mark 150 years of Ceylon Tea. The coin which will be in general circulation, as customary, will be released by the Governor of the Central Bank to Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera, tomorrow. Since the day James Taylor planted the first seed of tea, Ceylon Tea […]
Govt to provide rice at concessionary rate: President
July 11, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena says the government will provide rice at a concessionary rate to the public by importing it from other countries, if the price goes up in the local market further. Paddy production in the island decreased due to the recent drought he said, while addressing a ceremony […]
‘s education ministry
July 10, 2017 (LBO) – Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with the Ministry of Education kicked off a project where schools develop their own garden for child nutrition and life skills. “School gardens can be used as a classroom by reconnecting children with the outdoors and the source of their food,” said Nina Brandstrup, […]
‘s first TIER III Certified Data Centre and Media Hub
(Press Release) – Dialog Axiata Group announced last Friday, the commissioning of Sri Lanka’s first Tier III certified data Centre and media bub. Dialog, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider and a leader in the provision of world class enterprise solutions was recently awarded a TIER III Constructed Facility Certification (TCCF) from the UPTIME Institute for […]
India will move on ETCA at a pace set by Lanka: envoy
By P.K. Balachandran Assuaging fears that India is set to “impose” an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) on Sri Lanka, the Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, has said that India is ready to move on the ETCA at a pace Sri Lanka is comfortable with. “The proposed Economic and Technical […]
Death sentence for killer of journalist Mel Gunasekera
July 05, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka passed the death sentence against the accused in the murder case of journalist Mel Gunasekera at the Colombo High Court on Wednesday. Rs. 17.5 Billion) was signed on 7th of July 2017 between the Government of Sri Lanka and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for rehabilitation of essential […]
Sri Lanka launches hotline for garbage collection in Colombo
July 05, 2017 – Sri Lanka’s Provincial Councils and Local Government Ministry has launched a hotline for people to make complaints about garbage collection in the Colombo Municipal area. The ministry has set up a special unit called the “National Task Force for Management of Waste” which will be manned by the tri-forces and an […]
French President Macron outlines ambitious five-year plan
July 05, 2017 (LBO) – France’s President Emmanuel Macron, in a rare joint session of the French Parliament at Versailles, outlined his five-year plan for the European nation Monday, touching on the public’s thirst for change and humane treatment of refugees. Macron stunned traditional parties on both the right and the left, running under the […]
Sri Lanka press council law hinders RTI implementation: report
July 05, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Press Council Law, which is not consistent with the Right to Information (RTI) Act, can hinder the media from publishing information obtained through RTI, a research report said. The report, a collaboration between Verité Research and Democracy Reporting International, highlights for instance that obtaining information pertaining to cabinet […]
CA Sri Lanka Students Society wins ACCA next gen challenge
The CA Students Society of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) recently won the Next Gen Challenge powered by ACCA and TV1. The CA Sri Lanka Students Society Team comprising of Mohamed Rifan, Jayashan Grero, Piyumi Dhananjana and Dihan Udugampola beat six other teams to win under the ‘other professional […]
Germany to recruit Sri Lankans as geriatric care nurses
Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Employment Mr. G.S. Withanage and Dr. Götz Schmidt-Bremme, Ambassador for the 2017-2018 GFMD Co-Chairmanship of Germany today (27th June 2017), signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on principles of fair recruitment of personnel for training as geriatric nurses in the Federal Republic of Germany. The signing ceremony took place […]