Relief measures for tourist guides during COVID -19 outbreak
Apr 14, 2020 (LBO) - Due to the effect of COVID-19 on the tourism industry, the annual renewal of the guide license fee for the year 2021 will be waived for …
Apr 14, 2020 (LBO) - Due to the effect of COVID-19 on the tourism industry, the annual renewal of the guide license fee for the year 2021 will be waived for …
Apr 14, 2020 (LBO) - A special service to provide solutions for electrical systems and plumbing issues of households during the curfew period which has already …
Apr 14, 2020 (LBO) - The Asia Development Bank (ADB) has tripled the size of its response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to US20 billion …
Apr 14, 2020 (LBO) - Amid the mounting human toll and global economic fallout triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, South Asian governments must ramp up action …
Apr 13, 2020 (LBO) – The “Work from Home Period” for employees for both public and private sectors has now been extended till April 20th, 2020, the …
Apr 12, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Government in consultation with the Monetary Board of the Central Bank has introduced a Special Deposit Account (SDA) with …
The curfew imposed in the districts of Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Puttalam, Kandy and Jaffna which have been identified as High Risk Zones will continue until …
Minister of Foreign Relations, Skills Development, Employment and Labour Relations, Dinesh Gunawardena met with the Secretaries and senior officials of the …
Apr 10, 2020 (LBO) – The British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka encourages any British tourists to return to the UK now while flights are available. In a …
Apr 10, 2020 (LBO) – Since the provision of essential foods and rice production storage and distribution is imperative to ensure food security, services of …
The year 2020 has forced all people living around the world with one of the biggest challenges since World War 2. This crisis of the Covid 19 pandemic, or more …
Apr 10, 2020 (LBO) – The Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) foresees an immediate contraction of 1.5 billion US dollars in Sri Lankan apparel exports …
Apr 09, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s gross official reserves were 7.5 billion US dollars (USD7,525.7mn) by the end of March, down from 7.9 billion US dollars …
The European Union (EU) and its Member States are working with partners around the world to tackle the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and mitigate the …
Apr 09, 2020 (LBO) – The United States Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed 1.3 million US …
Apr 09, 2020 (LBO) – PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) expects real GDP growth in the Island to be less than 2 percent this year even if the pandemic is contained …
The European Union is discussing economic stimulus measures. EU finance ministers are due to meet today for talks on how to stave off a recession. Angela …
By Fellows of the Advocata Institute Sri Lanka’s shaky public finances are about to receive another blow from the fallout of Covid-19. The most crucial …
Apr 08, 2020 (LBO) - According to the World Health Organisation in Sri Lanka 180 people have tested positive with 38 people having recovered and 5 deaths …
Apr 08, 2020 (LBO) – The coronavirus pandemic is a game-changer, and we now expect global output to contract by 2.5 percent this year—an even deeper …