Category: Special Reports
YMBA Independent Movement forms national agenda; calls for one law for all Sri Lankans
July 20, 2019 (LBO) – An Independent National Movement led by the Colombo YMBA, after deliberations, have come up with a four-point national agenda capturing all issues presently tearing the country apart. Addressing the Diplomatic Community yesterday, General Secretary of Colombo YMBA, Mahendra Jayasekara detailed the four points. Address to the Diplomatic Community on ‘One […]
JICA extends JPY 263mn grant for Sri Lanka public sector development
July 18, 2019 (LBO) – Japan International Cooperation Agency on Wednesday extended a grant agreement under JDS amounting to 263 million Japanese Yen (Rs 420mn) for young government officers to undergo studies in top Japanese universities in their selected professions. The signing of the present grant agreement will enable 17 fellows to undergo Masters and […]
EU offers EUR 8.5mn for Sri Lanka to focus on counter-narratives, online radicalisation
July 15, 2019 (LBO) – The European Union (EU) and Sri Lanka held on Monday an informal counterterrorism dialogue, chaired on the EU side by EU Counterterrorism Coordinator Gilles De Kerchove, accompanied by EEAS Head of Division for Counterterrorism John Gatt-Rutter, and on the Sri Lankan side by Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed A. […]
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to US Rodney Perera presents credentials to President Trump
July 11, 2019 (LBO) – Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States, Rodney M. Perera, presented his credentials to the President of the United States, Donald Trump, at the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. Ambassador Perera conveyed to President Trump the greetings and best wishes of the President, the Government and […]
University of Technology Sydney launches UTS Insearch Sri Lanka
July 05, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday officially launched Colombo’s newest international higher education college, ‘UTS Insearch Sri Lanka’. The launch will see University of Technology Sydney (UTS) bring its latest developments in higher education learning from Sydney to support the skills and knowledge Sri Lankan students need for international study […]
Lagarde relinquishes IMF duties temporarily; nominated to head European Central Bank
July 03, 2019 (LBO) – Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde has decided to relinquish her IMF responsibilities temporarily as she has been nominated as the next President of the European Central Bank. The Executive Board of the IMF issued the following statement today following her nomination to the presidency of […]
IMF at G20: Lagarde calls for stronger international cooperation
Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today at the conclusion of the Group of 20 (G20) Leaders’ Summit in Osaka, Japan: “I would like to congratulate Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda for their chairmanship of this […]
1990 Suwaseriya ambulance service now covers entire nation
Jun 23, 2019 (LBO) – The launch of the historic final step of expanding Sri Lanka’s pre-hospital emergency care revolution to the entire nation took place in Ampara district today under the patronage of the founder of the service, Economic Reforms Minister Harsha de Silva. Daya Gamage, Minister of Primary Industries and Social Empowerment and […]
University of Technology Sydney to open pathway college in Sri Lanka with USD2.1mn investment
Jun 21, 2019 (LBO) – Following the announcement this week that the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has become the world’s 140th ranked university, in addition to being Australia’s number 1 ranked young university (under 50 years of age), it has confirmed it will open a pathway college in Sri Lanka. The pathway college, to […]
UN launches open platform to support Sri Lanka’s policy making
Jun 03, 2019 (LBO) – United Nations in Sri Lanka together with Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs, launched UNLOCKED; an innovative and inclusive platform to support policy development. UNLOCKED provides future changemakers the opportunity to speak up, share research and reach out to experts.The platform aims to enrich Sri Lanka’s policy making process […]
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 escalation in US-China trade tensions, and highlights the risk of a protracted trade war beyond our current assumptions, the Fitch Ratings said. The rating agency, however, said the […]
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 Legal Consultant attached to the Department of Justice in the American Embassy has interfered with the affairs of local judiciary during a workshop held in the United States. Athukorale says these workshops […]