Foreign Minister clarifies appointments for UN Special Rapporteur
Special Statement by Tilak Marapana, Minister of Foreign Affairs in Parliament – 25.07.19 It has been brought to my notice that last Tuesday (23 July) and …
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ETL Colombo denies claims as the importer of waste cargo
Jul 25, 2019 (LBO) - ETL Colombo (Pvt) Ltd. outrightly denied any claims that they are the ultimate importer of the 130 containers of "Used Mattresses" …
IMF downgrades global growth to 3.2-pct in 2019
Jul 25, 2019 (LBO) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its growth forecasts for the global economy for this year and next, a statement said. It …
Hayleys Free Zone decides to process & re-export cargo in question expeditiously
July 22, 2019 (LBO) – Hayleys Free Zone Limited today revealed that it has taken a decision to process the cargo in question and re-export them expeditiously …
YMBA Independent Movement forms national agenda; calls for one law for all Sri Lankans
July 20, 2019 (LBO) – An Independent National Movement led by the Colombo YMBA, after deliberations, have come up with a four-point national agenda capturing …
EU reiterats call to maintain moratorium on death penalty in Sri Lanka with view to abolition
Jul 18, 2019 (LBO) - The Delegation of the European Union (EU) issuing a statement said they reiterated their call to Sri Lanka to maintain its moratorium on …
ComBank launches Sri Lanka’s first QR based payment app under LANKAQR
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has launched ComBank Q+ – the first Quick Response (QR) based payment app to be launched under LANKAQR – creating history yet …
JICA extends JPY 263mn grant for Sri Lanka public sector development
July 18, 2019 (LBO) – Japan International Cooperation Agency on Wednesday extended a grant agreement under JDS amounting to 263 million Japanese Yen (Rs …
EU offers EUR 8.5mn for Sri Lanka to focus on counter-narratives, online radicalisation
July 15, 2019 (LBO) – The European Union (EU) and Sri Lanka held on Monday an informal counterterrorism dialogue, chaired on the EU side by EU …
England wins 2019 Cricket World Cup
Jul 15, 2019 (LBO) - England pulled off the greatest World Cup final win over New Zealand to secure cup after a nail-biting tie-break finish, Sunday at Lords. …
US Ambassador meets Plantation Industries Minister Navin Dissanayake
US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina B. Teplitz met Minister of Plantation Industries Navin Dissanayake and State Minister of Plantation Industries Wadiwel …
John Keells empowers skills development of over 9200 youth in 2018/19
(PRESS RELEASE) “When I came home with my poor O/L results, my father asked me what I would do with my life now? He actually gave up on me. It was my mother …
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to US Rodney Perera presents credentials to President Trump
July 11, 2019 (LBO) – Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States, Rodney M. Perera, presented his credentials to the President of the United States, Donald …
Ceylon Chamber to hold discussion on constitutional powers of President post 19A
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will hold an informative discussion on the constitutional powers of the President post the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. …
University of Technology Sydney launches UTS Insearch Sri Lanka
July 05, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday officially launched Colombo’s newest international higher education college, …
CA Sri Lanka offers BSc. Degree programme to students who completed London A/L
Students who are looking to pursue a successful accounting and finance career, can register with the highly reputed Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Accounting …
ComBank receives ‘Best Bank in Sri Lanka’ award for 9th time from FinanceAsia
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon recently received the coveted Best Bank of the Year in Sri Lanka award for the ninth time at the prestigious FinanceAsia Country …
Youth Co:Lab promotes Technopreneurship in Sri Lanka
UNDP and Citi Foundation join forces to promote youth entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka through its flagship initiative – Youth Co:Lab Technopreneurship for …
Otara shares her life experiences with BOI staff
Otara Gunawardena, leading entrepreneur and environmental and animal rights advocate addressed the BOI staff at the Board’s Auditorium recently. The lecture …
Lagarde relinquishes IMF duties temporarily; nominated to head European Central Bank
July 03, 2019 (LBO) – Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde has decided to relinquish her IMF responsibilities …