Category: Special Reports
Sri Lankan students arriving from Wuhan to be directed to Diyatalawa army camp
Jan 28, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lankan students arriving from Wuhan city of Hubei Province in China will be directed to Diyatalawa army camp for two weeks for further examinations, Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said. She added that the Chinese tourists and Chinese individuals on work permits too will be examined for any signs of […]
Epidemiology Unit advises public to adhere to standard health measures
Jan 27, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Epidemiology Unit advises the public to adhere to standard health measures needed for the prevention and control of respiratory infections including novel coronavirus infection. They are: • Avoid crowded places. • Frequently clean hands with soap and water or alcohol based hand rubs. • When coughing and sneezing […]
EU Ambassador visits Northern Province
Jan 20, 2020 (LBO) – Ambassador of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Sri Lanka, Denis Chaibi, visited the Northern Province from 15 to 17 January 2020. Ambassador Chaibi launched an EU-funded demining project implemented by HALO Sri Lanka during a visit to the Muhamalai minefield on 17 January 2020. The EUR 2.5 […]
Richard Quest to feature Sri Lanka on CNN Business Traveller program
Jan 03, 2020 (LBO) – Global media icon Richard Quest will feature Sri Lanka and its recovery efforts post-Easter Sunday terror attacks on the latest edition of the CNN Business Traveller program. This program will be premiered on January 8, 2020, at 1230 pm Eastern Time Zone which will also uncover about SriLankan Airlines. As […]
Canada supports women’s rights organizations in Sri Lanka
Dec 24, 2019 (LBO) – The High Commission of Canada to Sri Lanka together with the Asia Foundation launched their flagship development initiative in Sri Lanka named ‘Women’s Voice and Leadership’ (WVL). This launch took place on December 17, 2019, at the official residence of the Canadian High Commissioner with over seventy participants representing other […]
New pathway – Dual Membership for CA Sri Lanka students
Dec 12, 2019 (LBO) – A landmark agreement is scheduled to be signed to provide a new pathway to students of CA Sri Lanka on 16 December together with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). The agreement allows CA Students to obtain the membership of the most prestigious professional accountants organisation […]
Sri Lanka to benefit from US “Clean Cities, Blue Oceans” global initiative
Dec 12, 2019 (LBO) – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), On December 5, launched its “Clean Cities, Blue Ocean” (CCBO) program in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, the most recent countries to join this flagship initiative to mitigate ocean plastic. CCBO is a 48 million dollar, a five-year global initiative that helps […]
Sri Lanka in the high human development category, says UNDP’s latest report
Sri Lanka’s Human Development Index value for 2018 is 0.780— which puts the country in the high human development category—positioning it at 71 out of 189 countries and territories, according to the 2019 Human Development Report released by the United Nations Development Programme. Launched on 10 December 2019 at an event held at the United […]
Sri Lanka ranks 71 out of 189 countries in Human Development Index
Dec 10, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Human Development Index value for 2018 is 0.780— which puts the country in the high human development category—positioning it at 71 out of 189 countries and territories, according to the latest Human Development report. Further to the global launch, the first official copy of the report titled, ‘Beyond […]
Sri Lanka elected Chair of Biological Weapons Convention Meet
Dec 09, 2019 (LBO) – The Meeting of States Parties (MSP) to the Convention on Biological Weapons, which concluded its four-day session in Geneva today unanimously endorsed Sri Lanka as the Chair of the Meeting of States Parties to be held in 2020. Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva Ambassador A.L.A. Azeez […]
CIM launches revised marketing qualifications syllabus for Sri Lankan marketers
Dec 05, 2019 (LBO) – The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), has announced a new revised syllabus, which will support marketers across a wide range of roles from marketing assistant to marketing manager. This follows an extensive review of the qualifications on offer to bolster professional development for modern marketers in Sri Lanka ensuring they […]
Conservative manifesto contains distortion about Sri Lanka: SL Foreign Ministry
Dec 04, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry says that they took immediate steps to make strong representation to the Co-Chair of the Conservative Party with regard to the distortion contained in the manifesto in its reference to Sri Lanka. As per the Foreign Ministry, this was conveyed through a letter by Sri Lanka’s […]