With several countries having started COVID-19 vaccination, the United Nations has assured Sri Lanka its support for procuring, distributing and administering …
Dec 18, 2020 (LBO) – The World Health Organization country office for Sri Lanka (WHO), with financial support worth EUR 2 million from the European Union …
Dec 17, 2020 (LBO) – The first investment within the Colombo Port City will commence with the one billion dollar Colombo International Finance Centre (CIFC) …
The COVID-19 pandemic is the latest crisis facing the world, but unless humans release their grip on nature, it won’t be the last, according to a new report …
Dec 15, 2020 (LBO) – Moody’s Investors Service says in a new report that the uneven global economic recovery will intensify fiscal and liquidity challenges …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a $9 billion vaccine initiative—the Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX)—offering rapid and equitable …
Dec 11, 2020 (LBO) – The Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations …
Dec 07, 2020 (LBO) – Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) calls for a ban on sale of single-stick cigarettes to reduce the smoking prevalence rate and advocates …
2020 has been a profoundly challenging year for Sri Lanka and the world at large with the COVID-19 pandemic causing an unprecedented crisis, so much so that …
Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage together with Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Luo Zhaohui,chaired the …
Nov 20, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena emphasizes that the current import restrictions are reviewed as the country moves along. …
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 …
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 …
The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) announced today that it has strengthened its online training portfolio launching over 75 new live virtual training …
Amidst a backdrop of uncertainty, Hatch and London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) SL successfully completed the fourth iteration of the KICKASS Bootcamp, a …
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 …
Global poverty is expected to increase for the first time in over 20 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Up to 115 million people worldwide will fall into …
Oct 22, 2020 (LBO) – The Foreign Ministry has decided to suspend all services offered by the Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry until further notice, …
Oct 08, 2020 (LBO) – Global extreme poverty is expected to rise in 2020 for the first time in over 20 years as the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic …
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa instructed relevant parties to take immediate measures to contain the spread of COVID – 19 following the identification of close …