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‘s Stock market cleaning up session
Jun 08, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is in the process of establishing a ‘Serious Frauds and Financial Crimes Division’ to act against alleged irregularities in the Colombo Stock Exchange, the Prime Minister said.Sri Lanka is in the process of establishing a ‘Serious Frauds and Financial Crimes Division’ to act against alleged irregularities in the […]
Report on Wilpattu resettlement presented to President Sirisena
June 8, 2015 (LBO) – A report prepared by environmental organizations on the controversial issue of the resettlement within Wilpattu Sanctuary boundaries in Sri Lanka was presented to President Maithripala Sirisena last week.President Sirisena assured that he would not let any person to damage the environment but will take the final decision on the resettlement […]
Cycling Culture Can Help Cure Sri Lanka’s Road Congestion: Min Ranawaka
Jun 04, 2015 (LBO) – Cycling can help reducing the congestion on Sri Lanka urban roads and conserve energy, Minister of Power and Energy said. “A vehicle needs to travel at 60-70 km/h to be fuel economical, this was possible in the 1980’s in Colombo, but now it has become 8 km/h and in the […]
Colombo, Fastest Growing City For MasterCard Tourism Index
June 4, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s commercial capital – Colombo leads the pack as the fastest growing city in terms of international, overnight visitor numbers in the annual MasterCard Global Destinations Cities Index, a release said.“Colombo’s ranking as the fastest growing city on MasterCard’s latest Global Destination Cities Index reflects the rising appeal of […]
Silent protest against the brutal murder of student Vidya Sivaloganathan in Jaffna
Location: Colombo Fort Date: 29 May 2015 Participation: Lanka Teacher Services Union & All Ceylon Estate Workers Union
Lux launches limited edition fragrance soap collection in Sri Lanka
May 28, 2015 (LBO) – Lux on Wednesday unveiled their latest Lux star collection, a limited edition collection co-created with Deepika Padukone and with a new fragrance by master perfumer Alessandra Vinksnaitis. Sri Lanka’s gorgeous star, Pooja Umashanker who launched the two new soaps said she was delighted with the captivating fragrance of these soaps.“To […]
‘s Finance Minister
May 27, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake on Wednesday met representatives from Indian Tata Group, at the Ministry.The Group Head of Business Development, Madu Kannan were present at the occasion.Their visit aims to study how its investments in the new economic environment has emerged in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka to set up a special court to ensure speedy justice for brutal murder of Jaffna school girl
May 27, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Sirisena had said, a special court will be set up to ensure speedy and proper justice in the case of brutal rape-murder of the school girl in Jaffna.“We cannot let such incidents to be happened ever in the future in the country,” Sirisena said.He yesterday visited Jaffna […]
US Internal Revenue Service hacked; 100,000 taxpayers data breached
May 27, 2015 (LBO) –The United States Internal Revenue Service announced Tuesday that it will be notifying taxpayers after third parties gained unauthorized access to information on about 100,000 accounts through an online application called “Get Transcript”.This data included Social Security information, date of birth and street address, the IRS said in a statement.“These third […]
”’Or, top honor of Cannes Film Festival 2015
May 25, 2015 (LBO) – Jacques Audiard’s immigrant drama “Dheepan” has won the Palme d’Or, the top honor of the Cannes Film Festival, foreign media reported. “Dheepan” is about a trio of Sri Lankans who pretend to be a family in order to flee from Sri Lanka for a housing project in France. The runner-up […]
‘s accusations ; Ready for TV debate
May 24, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal said that the recent accusations aganist him were made to shift the country’s attention away from the current Treasury bond scam which took place under “Yahapalanaya” rule and challenged a television debate. “My attention is drawn to several recent accusations and […]
Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera in Germany
PIC 01: Friedrich Naummann Stiftung PIC 02: Meeting Members of the Bundestag Committe on Economic Development PIC 03: Observing Chancellor Merkel’s Speech at the Bundestag PIC 04: Parliamentary State Secretary for Economic Cooperation and Development PIC 05: Vice President of the German Bundestag PIC 06: Welcomed by Board Member of Feriedrich Naummann Stiftung