Criminalising same-sex sexual relations: Implications beyond the law
Shihara Maduwage, EQUAL GROUND Sri Lanka has the misfortune of being one of the 72 countries in the world that criminalise private, consensual, same-sex sexual …
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We seek investments, not loans – President tells new Chinese Ambassador
Nov 19, 2020 (LBO) – The newly appointed Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong presented his credentials to President …
Founder of Microsoft Ventures Rahul Sood joins Jaffna Stallions as co-owner
Nov 19, 2020 (LBO) – Rahul Sood, a highly successful Seattle based tech entrepreneur and founder of Microsoft Ventures, has joined the ownership group of …
PA urges wage reform to ensure a sustainable future for every plantation worker
The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) announced that it would be championing radically progressive wage reforms towards securing a sustainable outcome for …
Sri Lanka makes retirement age for men and women 60
Nov 17, 2020 (LBO) - Finance Minister and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaska in his budget speech proposed to amend the Employees’ Provident Fund Act to expand …
IFC & Australian Government help create and retain Jobs for 12,000 women in Sri Lanka
Nov 15, 2020 (LBO) – A two-year partnership, known as SheWorks Sri Lanka, has led to a 12 percent increase in the number of women employed by 15 of the …
President scans peripheral health issues connected with COVID- 19 spread
President GotabayaRajapaksa emphasized that special attention should be paid to protect those who are suffering from non-communicable diseases from COVID – …
One in five ever-partnered women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence in Sri Lanka
In 2019, the Department of Census and Statistics conducted the first dedicated national prevalence survey on violence against women. Known as the Women’s …
CIM accelerates its e-learning proposition in Sri Lanka with new Live Virtual Training
The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) announced today that it has strengthened its online training portfolio launching over 75 new live virtual training …
Where are the young Northern entrepreneurs? If you know how to look, right in front of you!
By Jekhan Aruliah Colombo has a thriving entrepreneur scene. No shortage of mentors, angels and coffee shops in Colombo. But what about the neglected North? In …
ICRA Lanka upgrades long and short-term ratings of First Capital Holdings PLC
Rating action ICRA Lanka Limited, has upgraded the issuer rating of First Capital Holdings PLC (FCH or the Company) to [SL]A (pronounced S L A) with Stable …
Hatch and LSEG SL empower new batch of women entrepreneurs
Amidst a backdrop of uncertainty, Hatch and London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) SL successfully completed the fourth iteration of the KICKASS Bootcamp, a …
Opinion: Recipe for reform, Smallholders hold key to productivity in SL’s tea industry
By K.L Gunaratne (Chairman, Sri Lanka Federation of Tea Smallholders) With nearly 500,000 smallholders in total, the tea smallholder sector is a significant …
‘EatMealFirst’ delivers meals and groceries even during COVID-19 curfew hours
‘EatMealFirst’ brings the People’s choice of local restaurants to the customer doorstep by partnering with a large number of restaurant partners and …
Sanken’s Capitol Developers & Singapore’s P&T Group (Architect) win global accolades
Both Capitol Developers (a member of the Sanken Group) and P&T Group, Singapore were recently honoured at the Luxury Lifestyle Awards 2020, in October 2020 …
Work From Home back in Western Province; circular with guidelines issued
Oct 30, 2020 (LBO) – As a measure to contain the prevailing wave of Coronavirus spread all public institutions in the Western Province and other major …
Commercial Bank launches its SME Credit Card
Mastercard’s Country Manager for Sri Lanka & Maldives, Rajesh Mani was a special guest at the recent launch of a Mastercard-branded Credit Card by …
EFutures develops an AI-driven weight management system
EFutures is a boutique software product engineering company that focuses on technology companies. For this project, our client’s goal was to enable effective …
Litro Gas receives ISO 45001: 2018 for Occupational Health and Safety
Litro Gas was recently awarded ISO 45001: 2018 by the International Organization for Standardization of Geneva, Switzerland. This affirms compliance with the …
Focus on opportunities in developing agriculture to be explored at SL Eco Summit
COVID-19 has disrupted agriculture and supply chains in every corner of the globe. Firms in the supply chain have been tested and some have to transform their …