South Asia must ramp up COVID-19 action to protect people, revive economies
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 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 …
Apr 01, 2020 (LBO) - The Commercial Bank of Ceylon of Ceylon has announced it is deploying its ‘Bank-on-Wheels’ Mobile ATM units in areas where curfews are …
Dr. Nirmal De Silva It is evident that the Covid-19 pandemic would create a significant economic impact globally. Whilst it is rather premature to predict the …
Mar 31, 2020 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka Missions in South Asia, in collaboration with the Foreign Ministry, have been closely engaging with the Sri Lankan …
Kithmina Hewage Over a quarter of the world’s population is currently under movement restrictions. For the first time in recent human history, coronavirus …
Mar 30, 2020 (LBO) - SriLankan Airlines, uplifted a consignment of medical aid from Shanghai, China recently. This was a donation made by the Sri Lankan …
Mar 29, 2020 (LBO) - The curfew in force in the districts of Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutura, Puttalam, Kandy and Jaffna will continue until further notice. In all …
Mar 29, 2020 (LBO) - Over 17,457 Overseas Sri Lankans (OSL) had by Saturday noon (28 March), registered on the ‘Contact Sri Lanka’ Online Portal of the …
By Aneetha Warusavitarana On the 12th of March the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the new coronavirus, COVID-19 to be a pandemic. With cases in Sri …
Mar 19, 2020 (LBO) - The government has declared a period of work from home for both public and private sectors starting from March 20 to 27, the President's …
Mar 17, 2020 (LBO) - Moody’s Investors Service has revised its forecasts for most APAC economies on coronavirus implications, incorporating ongoing travel …
Mar 16, 2020 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Defence Ministry said yesterday it has requested all who arrived from Europe including UK, Iran and South Korea between 1 and …
Mar 16, 2020 (LBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today (15) proposed to leaders of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to formulate a …