Sir Richard Branson urges Sri Lanka not to enforce death penalty
June 26, 2019 (LBO) - Billionaire and global business icon Richard Branson has publicly weighed in on Sri Lanka's intention to enforce the death penalty. …
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Kavindya Thennakoon delivers inspiring commencement speech at Wellesley
June 13, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lankan graduate Kavindya Thennakoon has delivered an inspiring commencement speech at Wellesley College, the leading women's only …
Modi wins second term
May 24, 2019 (LBO) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a landslide victory with his party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) securing a larger number of seats …
Only Conservatives can deliver Brexit – Nirj Deva MEP
May 22, 2019 (LBO) - The people of the United Kingdom will go to the polls on Thursday May 23rd to vote for who will be their representatives in the European …
Macquarie CEO Shemara Wikramanayake’s pay tops $ 18mn
May 12, 2019 (LBO) - Shemara Wikramanayake, CEO of global investment bank Macquarie, earned over $18mn in the last fiscal year. Her total annual renumeration …
Nirj Deva seeking a 5th term in the European Parliament
May 11, 2019 (LBO) - Niranjan Deva Aditya, more commonly known as the Hon. Nirj Deva, is seeking a fifth term in the European Parliament elections scheduled …
New Chief Justice, Act Attorney General, Auditor General and Act IGP appointed
Apr 29, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena appointed, Attorney General Jayantha Jayasuriya as new Chief Justice. buy tadacip online …
Our security forces have the capacity to go after them and take them out – Navin
April 26, 2019 (LBO) - Front line UNP political leader Minister Navin Dissanayake, in an interview with anchor Sri Jegarajah of global business network …
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Diplomats wax eloquent at DailyFT Fireside Chat
March 20, 2019 (LBO) - The business community in Colombo on Tuesday evening was geared up for 2019's fireside chat organised by the DailyFT and the …
Annasi accharu for American Ambassador on Galle Face Green
March 17, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's most prominent foreign envoy, United States Ambassador Alaina Teplitz has taken the time to sample Sri Lankan street food on …
Sri Lankan Marini de Livera honored with Intl. Women of Courage Awards 2019
Ten extra ordinary women from around the world were honored with International Women of Courage Awards ( IWOC ) 2019 at the US State Department on 07th March …
Sri Lanka’s former CB Gov. Mahendran on INTERPOL red alert for 2nd time
Mar 07, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena said the INTERPOL has issued a red notice for the arrest of absconding former Central Bank …
Jaffna’s Emerging Women Entrepreneurs
By Jekhan Aruliah Jaruza Jayachandran states with no embarrassment that she didn’t do well at school. When she used to go for parent-teacher meetings at one …
From Toronto to Toddy, a Jaffna Entrepreneur’s Journey
By Jekhan Aruliah When it comes to investment in the North there is far more talk than there is action. A rare example of action is Suganthan Shanmuganathan. …
British PM Theresa May survives no-confidence vote; Brexit talks to go ahead
Jan 17, 2019 (LBO) – British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a no-confidence vote on Wednesday, a day after Parliament voted against the Brexit deal she …
Theresa May to face no confidence vote after parliament voted against Brexit deal
Jan 16, 2019 (LBO) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will face a no-confidence vote after her Brexit deal suffered a heavy defeat in parliament yesterday. …
Sri Lanka President appoints more non-cabinet ministers
Jan 11, 2019 (LBO) - Three more parliamentarians have been sworn in by President Maithripala Sirisena to Sri Lanka's government. Issuing a statement the …
Tribute: Senior UN Economist Lakdasa Hulugalle (1932-2018)
January 2, 2018 (LBO) - Christmas Day 2018 saw the passing of Lakdasa Hulugalle at the age of 86. Hulugalle served as a Senior Economist at United Nations …
Jaffna to New York’s Wall Street and back to Jaffna
By Jekhan Aruliah Back in the day Raj Janan’s father was a successful industrialist in Jaffna, owning at various times an aluminium factory, a knitwear …