Category: Special Reports
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, launching the service in Kandy, its founder Minister Harsha de Silva said. The service is currently in operation in eight provinces and it is expected to launch the service in […]
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 Academy Awards on Sunday.Green Book wins Oscars for best picture, best original screenplay, and best supporting actor while other nominees for best picture included Black Panther, […]
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 development has been proposed as an appropriate strategy for the North by a newly launched report.The report titled “Economic Development Framework for a Northern Province Master Plan” suggests a two-pronged strategy on […]
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 under unclaimed and dormant insurance. Once migrant worker departs from Korea, they are eligible for the application of the unclaimed insurance such as return cost insurance (air ticket […]
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 an additional 50 rupees under the Price Share Supplement (PSS). Further, 100 million rupees will also be allocated to the Plantation Companies out of the funds of Tea […]
” 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 eradicated once established in a new area and it becomes one more pest that farmers need to learn about and manage.In the absence of natural control or good management, the FAW can […]
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 rang in 2019 with a blinding light and fireworks show that illuminated the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, and also set a Guinness World Record for largest LED illuminated […]
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 Mullaitivu districts that experienced a heavy rainfall resulting in flooding. Army troops have commenced providing immediate rescue and relief assistance, evacuation and relocation, medical assistance, cooked meals and other […]
‘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 unconstitutional and declared the dissolution null and void. Delivering a unanimous judgment, head of the seven-member bench Chief Justice Nalin Perera said the President’s decision to dissolve Parliament has violated 12 (1) […]
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 Agency would be ‘empowered’ to deliver more strengthened assistance and protection as part of its mandate.At the 2019 Global Appeal of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) […]
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 Lankans should have access to the health care that they need without being pushed into poverty or giving up other life necessities. Sri Lanka must adopt a lifecycle approach to healthcare […]