Addressing poverty: Towards empowered Sri Lankan households
2020 has been a profoundly challenging year for Sri Lanka and the world at large with the COVID-19 pandemic causing an unprecedented crisis, so much so that …
Special Reports
Sri Lanka and China discuss consolidating bilateral relations
Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage together with Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Luo Zhaohui,chaired the …
Import restrictions are reviewed as we move along, Foreign Minister tells EU Delegation
Nov 20, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena emphasizes that the current import restrictions are reviewed as the country moves …
We seek investments, not loans – President tells new Chinese Ambassador
Nov 19, 2020 (LBO) – The newly appointed Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong presented his credentials to President …
IFC & Australian Government help create and retain Jobs for 12,000 women in Sri Lanka
Nov 15, 2020 (LBO) – A two-year partnership, known as SheWorks Sri Lanka, has led to a 12 percent increase in the number of women employed by 15 of the …
CIM accelerates its e-learning proposition in Sri Lanka with new Live Virtual Training
The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) announced today that it has strengthened its online training portfolio launching over 75 new live virtual training …
Hatch and LSEG SL empower new batch of women entrepreneurs
Amidst a backdrop of uncertainty, Hatch and London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) SL successfully completed the fourth iteration of the KICKASS Bootcamp, a …
Work From Home back in Western Province; circular with guidelines issued
Oct 30, 2020 (LBO) – As a measure to contain the prevailing wave of Coronavirus spread all public institutions in the Western Province and other major …
Three ways Sri Lanka can deal with COVID-19 induced poverty
Global poverty is expected to increase for the first time in over 20 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Up to 115 million people worldwide will fall into …
Foreign Ministry temporary suspends consular services
Oct 22, 2020 (LBO) – The Foreign Ministry has decided to suspend all services offered by the Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry until further notice, …
COVID-19 to add as many as 150 million extreme poor by 2021: World Bank
Oct 08, 2020 (LBO) – Global extreme poverty is expected to rise in 2020 for the first time in over 20 years as the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic …
President instructs to increase PCR tests to contain spread of COVID-19
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa instructed relevant parties to take immediate measures to contain the spread of COVID – 19 following the identification of close …
Government urges public not to be deceived by false propaganda on social media
Oct 05, 2020 (LBO) – The government urges the public not to be deceived by the false propaganda being spread on social media platforms that an Island-wide …
New UK Student Visa routes for Sri Lankans
Oct 02, 2020 (LBO) – The UK’s new Student route and Child Student route will open on 5 October 2020 to the best and brightest international students from …
High Commission of Canada announces Canada Fund for Local Initiatives recipients
Sep 29, 2020 (LBO) – The High Commission of Canada to Sri Lanka and the Maldives have announced this year’s Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) …
UNICEF commends Sri Lanka for adopting policy reforms to ensure justice for children
Sep 24, 2020 (LBO) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is grateful to the Government of Sri Lanka for adopting two very important policy …
United States donates locally procured Personal Protective Equipment to Sri Lanka
Sep 24, 2020 (LBO) – U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives Alaina B. Teplitz donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Sri Lanka’s Minister of …
UN’s responsibility is to assist democratically elected governments: President tells UNGA
Sep 23, 2020 (LBO) – It is the responsibility of the UN to assist and support processes of such elected Governments to bring about sustainable solutions for …
President tells UN to place due emphasis on non-interference in domestic affairs of states
Sep 22, 2020 (LBO) – We expect the United Nation will place due emphasis on non-interference in domestic affairs of other states, President Gotabaya …
Sri Lanka progressed in human capital gains: World Bank
Sep 17, 2020 (LBO) – The World Bank Group’s 2020 Human Capital Index, released today, finds that a child born in Sri Lanka today will be 60 percent as …