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US 2017 Green Card lottery begins
Oct 02, 2015 (LBO) – 2017 Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery Program also known as the “Green Card” lottery has been opened for on-line registration from yesterday to November 3, 2015, the US embassy in Sri Lanka said.The lottery allows randomly selected applicants the opportunity to interview for an immigrant visa, and if qualified, become legal […]
UN resolution on Sri Lanka adopted unanimously
Oct 02, 2015 (LBO) – The UN Human Rights Council resolution on Sri Lanka was adopted unanimously with it calling for a judicial process including foreign judges, to investigate alleged war crimes during the islands 30 year conflict. The resolution debated among the 47 member states over two days was adopted by consensus and […]
Miss Sri Lanka for Miss World finalists visits Arpico
A bevy of beautiful women added extra colour and glamour to Arpico Supercentres recently when the 15 finalists of the 2015 Miss Sri Lanka for Miss World pageant visited the Supercentres at Hyde Park Corner, Battaramulla and Dehiwela.Accompanied by the winners of the Miss Sri Lanka contests of 2012, 2013 and 2014, the women aspiring […]
Mangala meets US Ambassador Samantha Power
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera met the US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power and Deputy Representative to the UN Michele Sison in New York.
‘s govt plans to intervene in tea prices with purchases of Rs300mn
Oct 01, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s plantation ministry said that it plans to300 million rupees from the auction to artificially raise the price of tea with savings from the money that government subsided for tea small holders.“We have passed this proposal to ministry of economic affairs and policy which is under the prime minister,” […]
IronOne Gets Microsoft ISV Partner of the Year Award
IronOne Technologies is honored to announce that it has been awarded the Microsoft Independent Service Vendor (ISV) Award in the Sri Lanka region for its BoardPAC platform. “This is a tremendous achievement and we are immensely honored by this recognition,“ said Rajitha Kuruppumulle, COO for IronOne Technologies. “BoardPAC’s win reflects the company’s expertise in providing […]
Brandix supports national initiative in Occupational Safety
Sri Lanka’s efforts to promote occupational safety and health at workplaces across the island are to be supported by the country’s single largest apparel exporter Brandix as principal sponsor of the 2015 National Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) week. Organised by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Ministry of Labour, […]
FM Mangala meets Australian and Japanese Foreign Ministers
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera met Japanese and Australian foreign ministers in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
All Together in One Place
The Department of Elections completes 60 years today. The Department has taken steps to celebrate diamond jubilee with grand ceremonies. The main ceremony of celebrating the 60th anniversary was held at the Bandaranaike Ceremonial hall, Colombo today with the participation of President Maithreepala Sirisena, and Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe as the Chief Guests and the participation of the chief opposition […]
SriLankan Airlines wins “Excellence in HR – South Asia” award
National Carrier, SriLankan Airlines won the “”Excellence in Human Resource – South Asia” award at the annual sessions and SHRM international Award Ceremony, held in India recently. SriLankan was competing with many entities from the South Asian region, excluding those of India, competing under the national category. Founded in 1948, the Society for Human Resource […]
India cuts key interest rate to bolster economy
Sept 29, 2015 (LBO) – India’s central bank reduced its policy interest rates by a larger-than-expected amount to support the economy amid China’s slowdown, media reports said. The benchmark repurchase rate was cut to 6.75 percent from 7.25 percent with most analysts expecting only a quarter percentage point cut. “The weakening of global activity since […]
No change in Australia’s policy against maritime people smuggling
Sep 28, 2015 (LBO) – Australian new government reaffirms that it committed to protect its borders and will continue to stop anyone who attempts to come illegally by boat. High Commissioner Robyn Mudie said that cooperation between Australia and Sri Lanka to counter people smuggling has never been stronger.He added that anyone who attempts to […]