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 …
Special Reports
Justice Minister rejects claims that US diplomat interfered with Sri Lankan Judiciary
May 13, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Justice Minister Thalatha Athukorale yesterday condemned the allegations made by Udaya Gammanpila in Parliament that a …
Suwa Seriya ambulance service launches 1990 Mobile App
May 08, 2019 (LBO) – The “1990 Suwa Seriya” pre-hospital care ambulance service today launched its new Emergency Dispatch Management (EDM) System and …
Even in our pain we must be the first to stand against anti-Muslim hate: SL Christians
Apr 25, 2019 (LBO) – Over 500 Sri Lankan Catholics and Christians responding to the Easter Sunday Attacks urged everyone to stand with Muslim brothers and …
We are Safe – Easter Sunday 2019 in Sri Lanka
April 22, 2019 (LBO) – My family and I are safe. This is the refrain that my household repeatedly speaks, texts, and emails to concerned friends and …
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 …
Finance Minister meets UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in New York
Apr 18, 2019 (LBO) – Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera who is in New York to represent Sri Lanka at the Financing for Development Forum of the UN Economic …
World Bank supports Sri Lanka’s climate resilient agriculture & infrastructure services
Apr 12, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and the World Bank has signed two new agreements worth 150 million US dollars to improve climate resilience and agriculture …
EU leaders agree to delay Brexit deadline until October 31
Apr 11, 2019 (LBO) –The European Union has agreed to delay the United Kingdom’s departure from the EU, known as Brexit, until October 31, saving the …
Cricketing star Kumar Sangakkara addresses the staff of BOI
Apr 10, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s investment promotion and facilitation agency, the Board of Investment said that cricketing star Kumar Sangakkara …
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 …
RMIT starts joint Ph.D programme with Peradeniya and Moratuwa Universities
The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT University) in Melbourne and University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka entered into a Memorandum of …
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 …
Sri Lankan official misrepresents discussion of UN human rights report: Bachelet
Mar 28, 2019 9LBO) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet said Wednesday that a newspaper article quoting a senior Sri Lankan …
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, …
Green Book wins Oscars for best picture, Rami Malek & Olivia Colman tops in acting
Feb 25, 2019 (LBO) – Green Book, a film about a black musician and his white chauffeur driving in the segregated South, won the best picture at the 91st …
Slower but more stable growth path appropriate strategy for North: report
Feb 22, 2019 (LBO) – An economic growth path that is slower but more stable which invests in communities to strengthen the social foundations for …
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 …
Plantation companies agree to increase basic wage of plantation workers to Rs700
Jan 25, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Plantation Companies and trade unions have agreed to increase the daily basic wage of plantation workers to 700 rupees with …
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 …