Foreign Ministry ensures welfare of Lankans following COVID-19 concerns in S Korea
Feb 22, 2020 (LBO) – The Ministry of Foreign Relations in coordination with the Sri Lanka Embassy in Seoul has been closely monitoring and coordinating …
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Sri Lanka, Bangladesh agreed to IMF to provide debt relief for Somalia
Feb 17, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have reportedly agreed to provide debt relief for Somalia under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Sri Lankan students arriving from Wuhan to be directed to Diyatalawa army camp
Jan 28, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lankan students arriving from Wuhan city of Hubei Province in China will be directed to Diyatalawa army camp for two weeks for …
Epidemiology Unit advises public to adhere to standard health measures
Jan 27, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Epidemiology Unit advises the public to adhere to standard health measures needed for the prevention and control of …
Discussion on Belt and Road Initiative, challenges & way forward
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce together with the Pathfinder Foundation will hold an informative discussion on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on 27 January …
Sri Lanka ranks 71 out of 189 countries in Human Development Index
Dec 10, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Human Development Index value for 2018 is 0.780— which puts the country in the high human development …
Sri Lanka bans import of spices, minor export crops for re-export
Dec 06, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Finance Ministry has prohibited the importation of spices and minor export crops for the purpose of re-export or re-export …
Dinesh Gunawardena calls on Foreign Ministry officials to rise to new challenges
Nov 27, 2019 (LBO) - Minister of Foreign Relations Dinesh Gunawardena assumed duties yesterday that the entire country is looking towards the Foreign Ministry …
Sri Lankan spices & other products to benefit from Geographical Indications
Nov 06, 2019 (LBO) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Primary Industries and Social Empowerment of Sri …
S Korea to give up WTO’s developing country status that includes wealthiest countries
Oct 25, 2019 (LBO) – South Korea is to give up special treatment reserved for developing countries by the World Trade Organization in future negotiations …
Esala Weerakoon approved as next secretary-general SAARC
Oct 07, 2019 (LBO) - The informal meeting of the council of ministers of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) held in New York last …
Moody’s revises its growth forecasts for 16 Asian economies
Aug 23, 2019 (LBO) – Moody's Investors Service in a newly released report has revised downwards its GDP growth forecast for 16 economies in Asia Pacific. Of …
Pakistan suspends trade with India, downgrades diplomatic relations
Aug 08, 2019 (LBO) – Pakistan on Wednesday expelled India’s high commissioner and suspended bilateral trade as a response of India’s move to end special …
Sri Lanka expects to resume tea exports to Iran from August
July 25, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka expects to resume Ceylon Tea exports to Iran under a special barter agreement between the two countries by the end of next …
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 …
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, …
Modi to visit Sri Lanka on Sunday, 9th June
Jun 07, 2019 (LBO) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka on Sunday June 9. He will be making the stop after the Maldives on June 8 and 9 …