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 …
Special Reports
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 addressed …
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 official …
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 practically …
Resume Writing Tips: key focus areas with 10 years challenge
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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 …
Sri Lanka Army leads flood relief work in the North
Dec 27, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Army have rescued a number of people stranded due to the prevailing adverse weather condition in the Kilinochchi and …
Supreme Court rules that President’s decision to dissolve Parliament unconstitutional
Dec 13, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court in a historic judgment on Thursday ruled that the President's decision to dissolve Parliament was …
Sri Lanka pledges USD 15,000 to UNHCR in response to 2019 Global Appeal
Dec 13, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has pledged a contribution of 15,000 US dollars to the UNHCR’s 2019 programmes in earnest expectation that the UN Refugee …
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 …