Sri Lankan spices & other products to benefit from Geographical Indications
Nov 06, 2019 (LBO) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Primary Industries and Social Empowerment of Sri …
South Asia
S Korea to give up WTO’s developing country status that includes wealthiest countries
Oct 25, 2019 (LBO) – South Korea is to give up special treatment reserved for developing countries by the World Trade Organization in future negotiations …
Esala Weerakoon approved as next secretary-general SAARC
Oct 07, 2019 (LBO) - The informal meeting of the council of ministers of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) held in New York last …
Moody’s revises its growth forecasts for 16 Asian economies
Aug 23, 2019 (LBO) – Moody's Investors Service in a newly released report has revised downwards its GDP growth forecast for 16 economies in Asia Pacific. Of …
Pakistan suspends trade with India, downgrades diplomatic relations
Aug 08, 2019 (LBO) – Pakistan on Wednesday expelled India’s high commissioner and suspended bilateral trade as a response of India’s move to end special …
Sri Lanka expects to resume tea exports to Iran from August
July 25, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka expects to resume Ceylon Tea exports to Iran under a special barter agreement between the two countries by the end of next …
Foreign Minister clarifies appointments for UN Special Rapporteur
Special Statement by Tilak Marapana, Minister of Foreign Affairs in Parliament – 25.07.19 It has been brought to my notice that last Tuesday (23 July) and …
University of Technology Sydney launches UTS Insearch Sri Lanka
July 05, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday officially launched Colombo’s newest international higher education college, …
Modi to visit Sri Lanka on Sunday, 9th June
Jun 07, 2019 (LBO) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka on Sunday June 9. He will be making the stop after the Maldives on June 8 and 9 …
Modi wins second term
May 24, 2019 (LBO) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a landslide victory with his party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) securing a larger number of seats …
US-China trade tensions: Fitch says further tariff escalation would hamper global growth
May 13, 2019 (LBO) – The US decision to increase tariffs to 25 percent on an additional 200 billion dollars of imports from China marks a significant …
World leaders condemn Easter Sunday blasts in Sri Lanka
Apr 21, 2019 (LBO) – World leaders have offered their condolences to the victims and families of the deadly blasts in Sri Lanka that killed more than 200 …
IMF cuts global growth forecast further to 3.3-pct in 2019
Apr 10, 2019 (LBO) – Reflecting the slowdown in production activity in the latter half of 2018 and the first half of 2019, global growth is set to moderate …
Slower global demand pulls down developing Asia’s growth prospects: ADB
Apr 03, 2019 (LBO) – Growth remains strong across most of developing Asia but is set to moderate this year and next year against the backdrop of slowing …
Australia increases support for demining efforts in Sri Lanka
Apr 03, 2019 (LBO) – Australia has increased its support for humanitarian demining efforts in Sri Lanka to mark the International Day for Mine Awareness and …
Sri Lanka’s 2019 budget allocates Rs.2.5bn for 1990 ambulance service
Mar 01, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government has decided to allocate over 2,500 million rupees from the next budget for the 1990 ambulance service, …
Korean embassy requests employees worked in Korea to apply for insurance
Feb 01, 2019 (LBO) – South Korean embassy in Colombo is requesting Sri Lankan workers who employed and departed from Korea to apply for the insurance benefit …
Once established ‘Sena’ armyworm cannot be practically eradicated: UNFAO
Jan 24, 2019 (LBO) – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) says that the Fall Armyworm (FAW) known as 'Sena' cannot be practically …
Happy New Year 2019: New Year celebrations around the World
Jan 01, 2019 (LBO) – Major cities around the world kick-started the New Year 2019 with fireworks displays and dazzling performances and shows. Dubai, UAE …
Is Sri Lanka’s health system ready to respond to the population shift?
Dec 12, 2018 (LBO) - Today marks International Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day. To achieve the vision of Universal Health Coverage by 2030, all Sri …