Category: Special Reports
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 […]
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 the unique 1990 Mobile App to enable faster dispatching and management of ambulance movements.The 1990 App which is available for both Android and iOS phones will enable persons with smartphones to call the […]
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 sisters, and against the spread of anti-Muslim hate in the country. The group said that they are deeply dismayed by certain attempts to blame the attacks on the entire […]
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 relatives who are inquiring about our welfare during possibly the most deadly terrorist attack that has struck the place I now call home. The attacks hit close to […]
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 people on Sunday.The United Nations in Sri Lanka said they strongly condemn the attacks against civilians carried out in places of worship and city hotels on Easter […]