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Colombo YMBA launches English education program for young Buddhist monks
The Colombo YMBA , established in 1898,which is the oldest and largest Buddhist association in existence, gladly announces the launching of an English education program for young Buddhist monks. As the first phase of this program, around 700 young monks attached to 237 Pirivenas in the Western and the Uwa provinces will be absorbed into […]
SL understands importance of maintaining balance between environment and human needs : President
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said that Sri Lanka, with its rich philosophical heritage shaped by the teachings of the Buddha, fully understands the importance of balancing environmental boundaries with human needs. The President made these observations while participating at the High-Level Meeting on Delivering Climate Action for People, Planet and Prosperity convened by Mr. Abdulla […]
Sri Lanka completes vaccination for over 60-pct of population
The Deputy Director General of Health Services, Dr. Hemantha Herath says that over 60% of the total population in Sri Lanka has been fully vaccinated as per the latest statistics. According to him, nearly 70% of the people have been given the first dose of any vaccine. Dr. Herath said that they are targeting 70% […]
Meeting between CBSL Governor and Governor of Qatar Central Bank
The Governor of the CBSL, Ajith Nivard Cabraal had discussions with the Governor of QCB, Sheikh Abdulla Bin Saoud Al-Thani, regarding CBSL and QCB collaboration to strengthen SL-Qatar economic ties and measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the economies.
Experts discuss framing a green development pathway for Sri Lanka
Experts from the government, private sector, UN agencies, think tanks, and other development partners, came together at this week’s kickstarter sessions of the Colombo Development Dialogues on Green Development, held on 12 and 14 October 2021. With over 450 participants joining in virtually, they sought to come to a common understanding of a localised, Sri […]
State Minister Balasuriya and BOI woo French investment to Sri Lanka
State Minister of Regional Cooperation Tharaka Balasuriya, along with the Chairman of the Board of Investment Sanjay Mohottala, carried out a series of business meeting in France last week on the sidelines of the IFTM TopRESA Travel mart that took place in Paris. This included a series of high level meetings with a number of […]
Sri Lanka remains committed to principles and goals of the Non-Aligned movement – State Minister Balasuriya
State Minister Tharaka Balasuriya represented Sri Lanka at the Commemorative High-Level Meeting on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Non-Aligned Movement Speaking at the summit State Minister Balasuriya stated that Sri Lanka reiterates its firm commitment to the principles and goals of the NAM and pledge support for its noble endeavours to secure […]
NDB Brand Ambassador Dimuth Karunaratne Surprises the New vKYC Customers
In an effort to bring in some excitement to the lives of the customers of NDB Bank during these uncertain times, Dimuth Karunaratne – Sri Lanka Test Cricket Captain and the Bank’s Brand Ambassador personally joined with NDB to conduct the video Know-Your-Customer verification process for customers. Accordingly, Karunaratne made a surprise appearance in the […]
Video Interview: Women in leadership – Sonali Dharmawardene
Continuing with our women in leadership interview series, this month LBO is featuring Sonali Dharmawardene, a very sucessful fashion designer and entrepreuner in Sri Lanka who has pushed boundaries and found balance to rise to the top of her industry. Sonali has taken one of the oldest Sri Lankan Artisan Crafts and put her own […]
Baurs share short term solutions for Sri Lanka’s organic agriculture conversion
A. Baur & Co. (Pvt.) Ltd., widely known as Baurs, a diversified business group and one of the pioneering innovators in agriculture in Sri Lanka, recently shared preliminary key insights and solutions for the country’s farming industry to successfully master the conversion from conventional to organic, backed by scientific evidence and sound knowledge drawing from […]
UNDP introduces Colombo development dialogues on green development
Rapid socio-economic, technological, environmental, and other changes around the world have posed unprecedented challenges to us all. These challenges are especially pertinent against the backdrop of climate change, increased urbanization and widening inequalities, coupled with the ramifications of the COVID-19 outbreak. However, this has also amplified the need for countries to re-align their economic recovery […]
First Capital’s ‘Performance First’ culture now certified by great place to work
The ‘Performance First’ work ethic embraced by First Capital Holdings PLC, a Janashakthi Group Company, received industry validation recently as it was certified as a great workplace by the independent analysts at Great Place to Work® in Sri Lanka. First Capital employees engaged in a multi-faceted anonymous survey conducted by Great Place to Work® on […]