Regional Plantation Companies complete 39,150 new houses for estate workers
Oct 22, 2020 (LBO) – The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) commended the exhaustive measures taken by Regional Plantation Companies (RPC) in completing …
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President removes tax imposed on gem & jewelry industry; Rs.1Mn loan at 4-pct interest
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa decides to remove the 14% income tax imposed on the profit earned by the gem and jewelry manufacturers and the 15% tax on gold …
President plans to promote Kitul and Palmyra into main export crops
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa revealed his intention to develop Kitul(Fishtail Palms) and Palmyra Palms plantation into main export crops of Sri Lanka in order …
JICA completes development of island wide sewerage master plan
Aug 26, 2020 (LBO) – Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has extended support for the development of Sewerage Master Plan to the National Water …
Digging of new Mutwal Storm Water Drainage Tunnel completed helping Colombo flood control
Aug 21, 2020 (LBO) – The breakthrough ceremony of the new Mutwal Storm Water Drainage Tunnel was held today under the patronage of State Minister of Urban …
Sri Lanka to launch e-Land Registration programme by August
Jun 30, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's e-Land Registration programme is expected to launch by August this year with the support of the Information & …
Pelwatte to explore continued local dairy self-sufficiency Post COVID-19
The local dairy industry leader, Pelwatte, has pledged to ensure continued exploration towards establishment of self-sufficiency in the local dairy industry. …
Key recommendations to transform Agriculture Sector in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Agripreneurs' Forum recommends 11 points to transform the Agriculture Sector in Sri
Plantation sector estimates 40-pct drop in tea production from 3-month drought
Apr 16, 2020 (LBO) – Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) estimates a 40 percent drop in estate tea production solely resulting from unprecedented drought …
All recent returnees from Europe, Iran and Korea need to register with the Police
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 …
HSBC CFW introduces impact-based responsible program for the Sri Lankan fashion industry
Mar 04, 2020 (LBO) - The “Responsibility in Fashion” program by HSBC Colombo Fashion Week introduces three responsibility and circularity-based …
Japan further strengthens Sri Lanka coast guard`s oil spill combat expertise
An expert team of five Japan Coast Guard (JCG) officials including two National Strike Team members specialized for combatting oil spill incidents and two …
Experts suggest blue ocean strategy for Ceylon Tea
Feb 13, 2020 (LBO) – The strategy experts suggest that the Sri Lanka tea industry should consider adopting the blue ocean strategy for it’s profitably and …
Mobitel & Thuru’s reforestation project shortlisted at GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2020
Mobitel and Thuru’s joint project - ‘Reforestation through Technology’ - has been shortlisted for the ‘Best Mobile Innovation for Climate Action …
Stax creates roadmap to fixing bad air quality
In November 2019, the US embassy’s Air Quality monitor in Colombo registered a value of 167, whereas the accepted value of air quality stands at 50. Even …
Planters’ Association urges policy makers to make final decision on oil palm cultivation
Jan 17, 2020 (LBO) – Planters’ Association of Ceylon urges policy makers to urgently convene a meeting of all stakeholders in order to make a final …
Cabinet nod to increase estate worker daily wage to 1,000 rupees
Jan 15, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers have decided that the minimum daily wage of estate workers to be 1,000 rupees with effect from March …
Global initiative by FAO to control Fall Armyworm; mobile app to launch in local languages
Dec 16, 2019 (LBO) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a pioneering initiative - “Global Action for Fall …
Sri Lanka to benefit from US “Clean Cities, Blue Oceans” global initiative
Dec 12, 2019 (LBO) – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), On December 5, launched its “Clean Cities, Blue Ocean” (CCBO) …
Sri Lanka elected Chair of Biological Weapons Convention Meet
Dec 09, 2019 (LBO) – The Meeting of States Parties (MSP) to the Convention on Biological Weapons, which concluded its four-day session in Geneva today …