Mangala asks President to re- summon Parliament to approve public expenditure
Apr 29, 2020 (LBO) - Former Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera in a letter to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has urged him to exercise his powers as the Head …
Apr 29, 2020 (LBO) - Former Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera in a letter to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has urged him to exercise his powers as the Head …
Apr 29, 2020 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's MAS joins in the global efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, protect the healthcare givers at the frontlines and give …
Apr 28, 2020 (LBO) - The clearance of cars at the Hambantota Port is slow, and the port is concerned that they would not meet the April 30th deadline for …
Apr 27, 2020 (LBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa enlightened the Maha Sangha on the measures taken by the Government to control the spread of COVID – 19 …
Apr 27, 2020 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's COVID-19 cases rose to 523 as the Government yesterday cancelled leave of all armed forces personnel and extended countrywide …
Apr 27, 2020 (LBO) - The Advocata Institute has previously highlighted the importance of expanding testing capacity with the engagement of the private sector. …
Apr 23, 2020 (LBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a Presidential Task Force in charge of Economic Revival and Poverty Eradication. It has been …
Thisali de Silva and Nisha Arunatilake Sri Lanka has been under curfew since mid-March to contain the spread of COVID-19. As a result, economic activities …
Apr 21, 2020 (LBO) - SriLankan Airlines will operate special flights from India’s Amritsar, Coimbatore, Pakistan’s Karachi, Lahore and Nepal’s …
Bilesha Weeraratne Growing pressure on Sri Lanka’s scarce foreign exchange resources, due to the wide spread of COVID-19 across the globe, is now more real …
Chathurga Karunanayake As the deadly COVID-19 pandemic threatens the entire world, claiming thousands of lives and disrupting economic activities, it would be …
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) - Amid the mounting human toll and global economic fallout triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, South Asian governments must ramp up action …
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 06, 2020 (LBO) - Presided by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a discussion took place at the Presidential Secretariat to review the progress of the COVID-19 …
Apr 06, 2020 (LBO) - The Ministry of Foreign Relations, sensitive to the concerns of the OSLs amidst the rapid spread of the COVID-19 and the inability to …
Apr 06, 2020 (LBO) - In April 2020, Hatch in partnership with Lankan Angel Network (LAN) and through the support of the Ford Foundation, will officially launch …
Nisha Arunatilake On Easter Sunday last year, Sri Lanka was shocked by a series of bomb attacks. The security concerns that followed kept people home and …
Apr 01, 2020 (LBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa held a discussion with the Governor of Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) and other senior officials to assess …