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 …
Special Reports
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 …
Singapore Temasek Foundation donates 1Mn face masks to Sri Lanka produced by MAS Holdings
Sep 12, 2020 (LBO) – Temasek Foundation of Singapore presented 1 million Livinguard reusable masks to Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Singapore Sashikala …
World Bank supports Sri Lanka with USD 56Mn to mitigate COVID-19 impacts
Sep 11, 2020 (LBO) – The World Bank has reallocated $56 million from ongoing projects in Sri Lanka to protect the most vulnerable in the agriculture sector, …
Govt. plans to produce 50-pct of Sri Lanka’s pharmaceutical requirement locally within 3 yrs.
Sep 11, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Government plans to produce 50 percent of the country’s requirement of pharmaceuticals locally within the next …
Regional health leaders call for greater investments in sector
Sep 10, 2020 (LBO) – The seventy-third Regional Committee Session of WHO South-East Asia Region began today with health leaders emphasising on greater …
Saudi Arabia decides not to charge any fine as a relief for exiting SL migrant workers
Sep 08, 2020 (LBO) – The Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has offered that any Sri Lankan migrant worker, with valid or expired visit visas of all …