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Sri Lanka ready to create artificial rain for hydropower generation

Jan 23, 2019 (LBO) – Ceylon Electricity Board and Sri Lanka Air Force today signed a memorandum of understanding to facilitate the project of …

US Navy conducts temporary cargo transfer initiative in Sri Lanka

Jan 23, 2019 (LBO) – United States Navy will perform a transfer operation to move cargo between planes at Bandaranaike International Airport …

Sri Lanka obtains USD200Mn from WB for primary health care system

Jan 23, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is to obtain USD 200 million from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) of the World Bank …

Mahinda to seek mandate for constitutional reforms at next national election

Jan 23, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Leader of the Opposition, Mahinda Rajapaksa says that they will be putting forward their own proposals at the next …

Capitol TwinPeaks construction continues ahead of schedule: Sanken

Jan 23, 2019 (LBO) – Capitol TwinPeaks, the flagship venture of the Sanken Group, located on the Beira lakefront in Colombo 2, forges forward …

SriLankan Airlines posts Rs40bn net loss for 9 months amid rising fuel prices

Jan 23, 2019 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines said the net loss for the nine months ended 31 December 2018 was 40 billion rupees (USD135mn) against the …

Chinese cement manufacturer to enter Sri Lankan market

Jan 23, 2019 (LBO) – A Chinese cement manufacturer is seeking to set up a new cement plant in the Hambantota Export Processing Zone in Sri Lanka. …

Sri Lanka makes aggressive pitch for India’s MICE tourists

India’s leading trade show on business, MICE and luxury travel, the Business & Luxury Travel Mart was held at The Leela Ambience Convention …

Parliamentary committee hands over report about recent unruly incidents

Jan 22, 2019 (LBO) – Speaker Karu Jayasuriya today received the report of the Special Parliamentary Committee that investigated into the unruly …

BOI signs deal for mixed development apartment complex in Colombo 3

Jan 22, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Board of Investment has signed an agreement with HNJ Towers private limited to build a mixed development project …

Finance Minister calls on UK’s Minister of State for Commonwealth and UN

Finance and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera called on the United Kingdom's Minister of State for the Commonwealth and United Nations, Lord Tariq …

Sri Lanka inflation decreased to 0.4-pct in December 2018

Jan 21, 2019 (LBO) – Headline inflation measured by the National Consumer Price Index has decreased to 0. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best …

Fitch-rated frontier markets saw 13 positive, 6 negative rating actions in 2018

Jan 21, 2019 (LBO) – Fitch-rated frontier markets saw more positive than negative sovereign rating actions in 2018 with 13 positive rating actions …

Facebook focuses on Digital Literacy to improve online safety in Sri Lanka

Facebook’s efforts to tackle misinformation, promote online safety in Sri Lanka and boost digital literacy skills were among several topics debated …

Toll free hotline ‘1984’ launched to obtain tip-offs about drug smugglers

Jan 21, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena has inaugurated a hotline for the public to inform authorities about the acts of …

Workshop on Hosptality Management by Prominant Consultant and Hotelier

Nirmalan Nagendra, Consultant, Hotel Advisory of KPMG, Colombo was the key speaker at the Hospitality Management Workshop on 11 January 2019, …

Resume Writing Tips: key focus areas with 10 years challenge

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Foreign institutions dump over $ 100mn of Sri Lanka bonds to start 2019

January 18, 2019 (LBO) - Foreign institutional investors have continued to sell Sri Lanka's bonds and stocks, even after Sri Lanka's constitutional …

Central Bank warns public of an ongoing phishing attempt targeting EPF

Jan 18, 2019 (LBO) – Central Bank advice general public and institutions to be alert of a phishing attempt that has been initiated targeting mainly …

SriLankan fleet has one Airbus not in use; one engine fitted to another aircraft

Jan 18, 2019 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines revealed that its fleet has one Airbus A330-200 aircraft bearing the serial number MSN-1008 and CAASL …

Fitch affirms SriLankan Airlines’ govt guaranteed bonds at ‘B’

Jan 18, 2019 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings has affirmed SriLankan Airlines Limited's 175 million US dollars 5. buy lipitor online …

Opinion: Is GDP the ideal metric of the future?

By Taamara de Silva In an age of stark contradictions, a world where the exclusive one percent enjoy access to an abundance of wealth and resources …

Govt calls for exploration bids in block M2, Mannar Basin

Jan 18, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government has called for international competitive bids for exploration and development activities in Block M2, …

Sri Lanka manufacturing activities decrease in Dec 2018

Jan 19, 2019 (LBO) - Manufacturing activities increased at a slower rate in December compared to November mainly driven by the slowdown in …