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Education Showcase

Mar 18, 2011 (LBO) - An education fair in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo will be attended by 11 US higher education institutes also giving prospective students to …

Atomic Scale

Mar 17, 2011 (LBO) - Japan has sent a nano-technology expert and will provide related equipment to Sri Lanka to help the island develop applications that make …

Durable Sales

Mar 17, 2011 (LBO) - Singer Sri Lanka, a top consumer durables retailer in the island said sales rocketed following a tax cut and a general economic upturn in …

Media Studies

Mar 16, 2011 (LBO) - The United States Agency for International Development has given 20 scholarships to students at the Sri Lanka College of Journalism in …

Job Market

Mar 05, 2011 (LBO) - A Sri Lankan employment network is encouraging businesses to give jobs to over 15,000 youth in the former northern war zone who are …

Health Business

Mar 04, 2011 (LBO) - India's Fortis Healthcare group has bought a stake owned by Sri Lanka's Distilleries in Lanka Hospitals, formerly part of the Indian …

Status Quo

Mar 03, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state investment promotion agency said its chairman will stay on and "appropriate notice" will be given when he leaves. online …

Migrant Plight

Feb 26, 2011 (LBO) - The International Labour Organisation has urged Libya to protect the rights of migrant workers caught up in the current conflict and …

Health Cost

Feb 22, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka faces rising health care costs as the population ages with an increase in non-communicable diseases (NCD) like diabetes, …

Marketers’ Forum

Feb 21, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM), an industry body, is hosting a forum on consumer trends to promote more research based marketing …

Fashion Fortunes

Feb 01, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan fashion retailer Odel's December 2010 quarter net profit rose 35 percent to 76 million rupees from a year ago with inventory …

Branching Out

Feb 01, 2011 (LBO) - The London School of Commerce (LSC) Group of Colleges has opened a branch in Sri Lanka offering graduate and post-graduate courses, a …

Store Club

Jan 25, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Odel a high end retailer said it had joined a global department store association founded in Switzerland which whose members …

Spreading Virus

December 27, 2010 (AFP) - Swine flu in Sri Lanka has killed 22 people and infected more than 300 over the past two months, the island's health ministry said …

Getting Choosy

Dec 08, 2010 (LBO) - Britain intends to restrict entry of foreigners for study with tougher criteria for adult students and stricter accreditation procedures …

Liquid Lending

Dec 02, 2010 (LBO) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide 90 million US dollars in loans to help Sri Lanka restore water supply and sanitation …

Nail Claim

AMMAN, November 22, 2010 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan maid who said she had swallowed nails did so to pin the blame on her employer in Jordan and be sent home, …

Accounting Link

Nov 18, 2010 (LBO) - Members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka will be able to get the qualifications of its sister body in the UK …

Maid Abuse

November 13, 2010 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan housemaid has accused her Kuwaiti employer of hammering 14 nails into her body, in the second such incident in the past …

Marketing Bond

Nov 06, 2010 (LBO) - Cargills (Ceylon), which runs Sri Lanka's biggest supermarket chain, has begun selling products of farmers in the former war zone in the …