Opinion: Girls in STEM, How is Sri Lanka faring?
Ashani Abayasekara Written for International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11 February 2020 Sri Lanka is well recognised as a leader in gender-equal …
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Oscars 2020: ‘Parasite’ wins best picture & makes history
Feb 10, 2020 (LBO) – The 2020 Academy Awards belonged to “Parasite” and became the first foreign-language film to claim the award and the first South …
Central Environment Authority awards Melting Point Certification to ODEL
The Central Environment Authority (CEA) recently awarded ODEL PLC Sri Lanka the ‘Melting Point Certification’ as a certified partner of its aluminum …
MillionSpaces takes centre-stage at SLASSCOM’s Innovation Awards 2019
MillionSpaces, an online marketplace where users discover and book unique spaces and venues for various events, was bestowed with the 1st Runner-Up for the …
Our message is same for Tajikistan, Pakistan or Sri Lanka: US Ambassador Wells
Feb 07, 2020 (LBO) – US Ambassador Alice Wells says that on Belt and Road Initiative or on China–Pakistan Economic Corridor, their message is the same …
Opinion: Measuring poverty within Sri Lanka’s new reality as upper-middle-income country
Wimal Nanayakkara Sri Lanka achieved ‘Upper Middle Income Country’ (UMIC) status in July 2019, as the country’s Gross National Income (GNI) increased …
Outlook 2020 Forum to feature interactive panel discussion
The Chamber Academy will host the Ceylon Chamber’s annual Economic Outlook forum for 2020 on 10 February. The event serves as a good opportunity for the …
Sri Lanka gifts a consignment of Ceylon Black Tea to China
Feb 06, 2020 (LBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday gifted a consignment of world-renowned Ceylon Black Tea to the Chinese Ambassador Cheng Xueyuan …
Teejay posts 9-month PBT of Rs2.4bn on sales of Rs26.3bn
Teejay Lanka PLC has reported profit before tax of Rs 2.364 billion at Group level for the nine months ending 31st December 2019, an improvement of 56% over …
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 …
Opinion: Post-independence reflections, the gaps in our freedoms
By Erandi de Silva Seventy two years ago, Sri Lanka gained independence from the shackles of British rule. This meant the autonomy to govern our people, the …
Hikka Tranz, Plasticcycle and MEPA launch projects to preserve reef
Hikka Tranz by Cinnamon (Hikka Tranz) together with the Marine Environmental Protection Authority (MEPA) and Plasticcycle - the Social Entrepreneurship project …
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 …
President felicitates SriLankan Airlines crew for bringing back SL students
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa commended the SriLankan Airlines crew who flew to Wuhan, the epicenter of coronavirus to bring back Sri Lankan students. The crew …
President of Appeal Court Yasantha Kodagoda sworn in as a judge of Supreme Court
Feb 03, 2020 (LBO) – President of the Court of Appeal Justice Yasantha Kodagoda was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court before President Gotabaya …
Coronavirus death toll upto 213 : WHO calls it global virus emergency
Jan 31, 2020 (LBO) - The World Health Organization said the virus represents a risk outside of China and is calling it a global virus emergency. The death toll …
China expedites Sri Lanka’s request for landing special aircraft in Wuhan city
Jan 30, 2020 (LBO) – Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha has said the Chinese Government is expediting the request made for a special aircraft landing in …
DFCC Bank wins Top Employer award at CIMA annual conference
Consistently winning recognition and rewards for its visionary and progressive HR strategies, DFCC Bank was recognized yet again as one of the ‘Top 20 …
SL presents USD16Bn opportunity for pvt sector to invest in sustainable development: SC Bank
Jan 29, 2020 (LBO) - Opportunity2030: The Standard Chartered SDG Investment Map reveals an almost USD 10 trillion (USD 9.668 trillion) opportunity for …