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Queen Elizabeth II greets Sri Lanka for National Day celebrations
Message from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to mark the Independence Day of Sri Lanka Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II issued the following message on the occasion of Sri Lanka’s Independence Day: “It gives me great pleasure to send Your Excellency Maithripala Sirisena my congratulations on the celebration of your National Day, together with my […]
Feature story: Seeds for a brighter future
Feb 01, 2019 (LBO) – Rajnikansan Arushanandi’s son Brideman is in Grade 5 but he knows more about gardening than she does.“He has been learning at school and he comes home and tells us about organic fertilizer preparation, and how nutritional green leaves can be grown,” she says. Another mother, Sobana Muhundan sees her son Sibiraj […]
Sri Lankan ports need shift from regional transshipment to global maritime hubs
Jan 31, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Ports Authority said the final draft of the National Policy for Maritime and Logistics Sectors has been presented to the Ports & Shipping Minister Sagala Ratnayaka, today. The draft has been prepared to understand the importance of a national policy for the alignment of maritime and logistics sectors […]
CB conducts online survey on existing notes & requirement of a new series
The Central Bank is currently conducting an online survey on existing currency note series and the requirement of a new series. Click here to participate in this survey.
EU call for proposals to SWITCH-Asia II programme
Jan 31, 2019 (LBO) – The Delegation of the European Union (EU) will conduct two information sessions on the new Call for Proposals (CfPs) for the SWITCH-Asia II Programme, promoting Sustainable Consumption and Production on 6 February 2019 at the Delegation of the European Union to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7. […]
Doc990 waives service fee for Doctor Channelling with FreeTheFee
Doc990 operated by Digital Health (Pvt) Ltd, a joint venture between Digital Holdings Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, announced the waiving of service fees for all doctor channelling done via the Doc990 mobile app or www.doc.lk website. Doc990 is an integrated mobile and online-based […]
New Director Boards appointed for institutions coming under Power Minister
Sri Lanka’s Power, Energy and Business Development Minister Ravi Karunanayake on Wednesday appointed new Director Boards coming under his purview.Accordingly, new appointments were made to Ceylon Electricity Board, Atomic Energy Board, Sustainable Energy Authority, Atomic Energy Regulatory Commission, Lanka Electricity Company, Lanka Coal Company, and Lanka Transformers.Ceylon Electricity Board: Chairman – Rakhita Jayawardena Vice Chairman […]
Eminent lawyer K Kanag-Isvaran to deliver CA Sri Lanka 22nd Annual Tax Oration
Eminent lawyer and President’s Counsel Dr. Kanaganayagam Kanag-Isvaran, will deliver the 22nd Annual Oration on Taxation organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) on 06th February 2019 at the CA Sri Lanka Auditorium on ‘The tax collector and the rights of the taxed’. At the oration, Dr. Kanag-Isvaran is […]
New website to provide early warning signals for paddy, vegetable producers
Jan 30, 2019 (LBO) – Socio-Economic and Planning Centre of the Department of Agriculture has launched a new website for Sri Lankan farmers, which aims to provide updated information in order to educate them to make productive decisions regarding their crops. This website is a useful information source for farmers, consumers, agricultural producers and food processing institutions […]
ODEL’s ‘At Leisure’ Spring 2019 collection a nod to athleisure
Fashion and fitness morph in ODEL’s versatile new Spring 2019 collection that dares to envisage clothing that is equally suited for work, a walk or even a cocktail, in comfort, confidence and style. Titled ‘At Leisure,’ the collection rides on the zest of healthy and active living that has become an aspiration of the modern […]
PwC, Singapore Polytechnic to conduct two day course in AI & machine learning
Both, AI and Machine Learning have been recognised as important technological trends that are here to stay, in the backdrop of these technologies setting an important precedent in helping empower employees of a multitude of enterprises to add more value to their existing enterprises by increasingly empowering the automation of a number of procedures, from […]
DIMO walks Sri Lankan fashion industry to international ramps
Young Sri Lankan Fashion Star, Amesh Wijesekara has reached the international ramps of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin, after his breakthrough appearance on the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (MBFW) Sri Lanka. Mercedes-Benz Fashion Runways in Sri Lanka is organized annually by the affiliation of two powerful corporates in their respective fields; Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC (DIMO) […]