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Sri Lanka tourism post COVID-19 – way forward
Jun 24, 2020 (LBO) – Following Sri Lanka’s successful containment of COVID-19, Sri Lanka Tourism has been collaboratively exploring avenues of re-positioning Sri Lanka as the world’s number one destination with an excellent health care system, by introducing extensive health and safety protocols to ensure a ‘Safe and Secure’ traveller experience. Through an extensive consultative […]
President wants media to help preserve national identity and cultural values
Jun 24, 2020 (LBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa highlighted the necessity of right media practice that helps preserving Sri Lankan identity and cultural values. He made this comment during a progress review meeting with the Independent Television Network(ITN) at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday. The changes that should be made to create a new television culture […]
First-ever drive-thru blood sample collection unit by LHD
Jun 23, 2020 (LBO) – Lanka Hospitals Laboratories (LHD), the only medical laboratory in Sri Lanka with the merit of the highest-grade in accreditation, continues to be a pioneer in the industry by launching Sri Lanka’s first ‘Drive-thru’ blood sample collection centre. As a first in the country’s healthcare system, the sample collection process is […]
Rooster Jobs launched to help businesses steer recruitment during Covid-19
Jun 23, 2020 (LBO) – Rooster Jobs is a free of charge end-to-end recruitment platform and Applicant Tracking System (ATS) designed to help businesses source suitable candidates. The platform was launched on 11th of May with the motive to assist businesses navigate hiring efficiency amidst the turbulent environment created by Covid-19. Within a short span […]
HNB records sharp spike in cardless transactions during COVID lockdown
Jun 23, 2020 (LBO) – Leading private sector bank HNB PLC, reported a 70 percent increase in the use of its cardless cash withdrawal facility, Cash to Mobile during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the period of January to May 2020, the bank witnessed an average (month-to-month) increase of 60 percent on Cash […]
Sri Lanka electricity generation down 22.7-pct in Apr 2020
Jun 21, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s total electricity generation (excluding non- conventional electricity as solar, wind, mini-hydro & biomass) stood at 964,043 MWh in the month of April 2020, down 22.7 percent from 12,46,863 MWh in the month of January 2020, data submitted by Ceylon Electricity Board shows. The reduction of the electricity generation […]
Sri Lanka should adopt extreme tourism targeting, covering high-end and backpackers
Jun 23, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tourism industry can adopt extreme targeting, covering not only the high-end but also the lower end backpackers, an industry professional said. “They are more prone to travel during this period. It is about targeting early adopters both consumers and logistics/market-wise,” Vickum Nawagamuwage Founder CEO of Santani Wellness Resort told a […]
Only the rate cut of CB not enough: Cabraal
Jun 19, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka needs to think out of the box and have a different approach to the present local and world economic crisis stemming from COVID -19, a senior official said. “We need to look at more out of the box thinking. If you want to stimulate the economy you should […]
“Exporters optimistic about new market opportunities” new USAID survey
Jun 19, 2020 (LBO) – “Sri Lankan exporters are cautiously optimistic about business continuity amidst a global pandemic,” reveals the findings of a new business survey conducted by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). A significant number of the firms surveyed had identified new business opportunities […]
Developing Asia to grow just 0.1-pct in 2020:ADB
Jun 19, 2020 (LBO) – Developing Asia will barely grow in 2020 as containment measures to address the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic hamper economic activity and weaken external demand, according to a new set of forecasts from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In a regular supplement to its annual flagship economic publication, the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2020 released in […]
President Xi applauds Sri Lanka’s successful fight against COVID-19
Jun 19, 2020 (LBO) – The Acting Ambassador for China Hu Wei met with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Thursday at the Presidential Secretariat. He brought a letter from President Xi Jinping wishing President Gotabaya for his upcoming birthday on June 20. The Chinese delegation also conveyed President Xi’s deep appreciation of Sri Lanka’s successful efforts to […]
Uber Eats provides dry rations worth Rs.8.5Mn million to low-income families
Jun 17, 2020 (LBO) – Uber Eats, in partnership with the Government of Sri Lanka and the Voice for Voiceless Foundation, is distributing LKR 8.5 million worth of dry rations across the country to support low-income communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. This initiative is being carried out as part of Uber’s global pledge to provide […]