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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 […]
Sri Lanka blacklists 67 foreign recruitment agencies in 2017
July 03, 2017 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment has blacklisted licenses of 67 foreign recruitment agencies in the first half of this year. Lack of cooperation for dispute settlement, illegal recruitment, and preparing fake documents were among reasons to blacklist recruitment agencies. The bureau said in a statement that in 2016 […]
Sri Lanka Eco Summit to discuss ‘Walking the Talk’ for Greener Growth
July 03, 2017 (LBO) – The Importance of Sri Lankan businesses aligning its growth plans with greener practices to help develop a ‘sustainable era,’ will be discussed at the upcoming Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2017. The topic will be discussed at a thematic session titled, ‘Realizing a Greener Growth Path – Walking the Talk’, with […]
Japan provides Rs358 mln grant for public sector scholarships
July 03, 2017 (LBO) – The Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resources Development Scholarship (JDS) Programme has offered grant assistance of 358 million rupees to Sri Lanka for the year 2018 to provide 15 Scholarships. The system was introduced in Sri Lanka in 2010 by the Government of Japan in order to provide opportunities for […]
SMLS presents proposal for dengue patient management
July 03, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Society for Medical Laboratory Science (SMLS) has put forward a proposal for the dengue outbreak that relies on efficient management of laboratory services. There are about 140 species of mosquitoes found in Sri Lanka. Out of them Aedes Aegypti and Aedes Albopictus mosquitoes transmit the dengue virus to […]
Sri Lanka film festival in Seoul, South Korea
A Sri Lanka Film Festival was held in Seoul, Korea from 23rd June to 25th June, 2017 at CGV Myungdong Station Cine Library. Five contemporary internationally acclaimed Sri Lanka films were screened at the festival, which was well received by Korean movie lovers. The Film Festival was organized by the Sri Lanka Embassy in the […]
Sri Lanka’s first Marine Finfish Hatchery established in Batticaloa
Sri Lanka’s first Multi-Species Marine Finfish Hatchery was inaugurated in Tharmapuram, Batticaloa to facilitate the development of marine finfish farming, and produce sufficient amounts of marine fish to meet the demands of the national and international markets. The hatchery was ceremonially declared open by Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Hon. Mahinda Amaraweera. The […]
JICA to provide Doppler Weather Radar Network to Sri Lanka
June 30, 2017 (LBO) – Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a grant agreement with Sri Lanka to establish a Doppler Weather Radar Network in the country. The agreement was signed between Treasury Secretary R.H. Samaratunga and Chief Representative of JICA Sri Lanka Office Fusato Tanaka on Friday with a view to provide the […]
LOLC Finance takes top honours at LankaPay Technnovation Awards
Sri Lanka’s Non-Banking Financial Institution (NBFI) giant, LOLC Finance PLC bagged three top awards at the LankaPay Technnovation Awards 2017 held recently for the very first time competing against prestigious Banks and NBFIs to gain these top positions. At the glittering awards ceremony, LOLC Finance was bestowed with the following coveted titles: 1) Financial Institution […]
CA Sri Lanka Applied Accounting Degree marks highest-ever intake in 2017
The BSc. Applied Accounting Degree offered by CA Sri Lanka which has gained much respect and popularity amongst students and employers within a short span of time, recorded the highest ever intake this year, with over 500 students including foreign students following the specialised degree. Explaining the reasons why the BSc. Applied Accounting Degree has […]
Prasad Kariyawasam re-elected to UN Committee on Migrant Workers
Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the USA, Prasad Kariyawasam, who has been a member of the UN Committee on Migrant Workers since its inception in March 2004, and the first Chair of the Committee , was re-elected for the fourth time at the Election held at the UN in New York on 28 June 2017, at […]
CB’s Jaffna regional sub-office shifts operations to Kilinochchi
Amalgamation of the Operation of Regional Sub-office of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in Jaffna with Regional Office in Kilinochchi The public is hereby notified that the Regional Sub-office of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) in Jaffna shifted its operations to Regional Office, Ariviyal Nagar, Kilinochchi with effect from 15 June 2017. […]