IMF cuts global growth forecast to 3.7-pct for 2018, 2019
Oct 09, 2018 (LBO) – International Monetary Fund has reduced its outlook for global GDP growth by 0.2 percentage points to 3.7 percent for 2018 and 2019, …
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United Kingdom’s Minister for Asia Pacific in Sri Lanka
October 6, 2018 (LBO) - Mark Field, Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific, arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday for a visit that will include meetings with …
Vice President of OPIC visits Sri Lanka; aims to counter debt-trap investments
Oct 05, 2018 (LBO) – Executive Vice President of OPIC, David Bohigian and other US government officials visited Sri Lanka from October 3 to 5 with the aim …
US BUILD act passes House; aims to counter China’s debt-trap diplomacy
Sept 27, 2018 (LBO) – United States House of Representatives have approved the inclusion of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development …
President to address UN General Assembly today
Sept 25, 2018 (LBO) - President Maithripala Sirisena arrived in New York to attend the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Sunday. …
Ex-Facebook exec Chamath Palihapitiya’s venture firm is ‘imploding’: Report
Sept 10, 2018 (LBO) – Palo Alto-based venture capital firm Social Capital is "imploding," according to a report in Axios by the venture capital reporter Dan …
Jack Ma releases letter on retirement/transition from Alibaba
September 10, 2018 (LBO) - Alibaba Executive Chairman Jack Ma released a letter to shareholders announcing his planed transition, and eventual exit from the …
Elon Musk rattles the markets with 2 hour long interview; Video embedded
September 9, 2018 (LBO) - Elon Musk sent shockwaves through the markets after his interview with infamous podcaster Joe Rogan. online pharmacy buy diflucan …
India’s Supreme Court strikes down gay sex ban, Sri Lanka’s ban remains in place
September 6, 2018 (LBO) - A five judge bench in India's Supreme Court has struck down a colonial era ban of gay sex. There has been an explosive reaction to …
Sri Lanka to receive BIMSTEC Chairmanship; President to lead Sri Lanka delegation
Aug 28, 2018 (LBO) – President Maithripala Sirisena will lead the Sri Lanka Delegation to the 4th Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral …
Former US presidential candidate, Senator John McCain dies at 81
Aug 26, 2018 (LBO) – United States senator and former presidential candidate John McCain died Saturday after losing a battle to brain cancer, at the age of …
Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull ousted, Scott Morrison to replace him
Aug 24, 2018 (LBO) – Former treasurer Scott Morrison is to become Australia’s sixth Prime Minister in 11 years, prolonging an era of extraordinary …
Moody’s expects Brent spot price to average around USD72 per barrel in 2018
Aug 23, 2018 (LBO) – Moody’s Investors Service expects crude oil price to remain elevated in the near term but to moderate over the medium term. Releasing …
Vienna ranks as most liveable city in 2018 displacing Melbourne
Aug 14, 2018 (LBO) – For the first time in the survey history of Economist Intelligence Unit, Austria’s capital, Vienna, has been ranked as the most …
Reports about textile imports from North Korea are erroneous: Foreign Ministry
Aug 08, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said news reports regarding textile imports from the North Korea to Sri Lanka during the …
Ranatunga, de Silva deny match-fixing charges
Jul 31, 2018 (LBO) - Sri Lanka’s World Cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga and deputy Aravinda de Silva denied allegations made by former Cricket chief …
Sri Lanka ranks first out of 76 countries in early initiation of breastfeeding: UNICEF
July 31, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has been ranked number one out of 76 countries in the UNICEF’s latest ranking of early initiation of breastfeeding. The …
Commonwealth Secretary General to arrive in Sri Lanka tomorrow
July 31, 2018 (LBO) – Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland QC will arrive in Sri Lanka on Wednesday, for a four-day official visit, the …
Facebook stock down 24-pct on slow growth forecast
Jul 26, 2018 (LBO) - Facebook Inc’s stock was down by nearly 24 percent, Wednesday following concerns voiced over the last few months on social websites …
Sri Lanka remains Human Rights Priority Country of UK with limited progress
July 16, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka remains a priority country in the United Kingdom’s Annual Human Rights Report 2017. Sri Lanka is one of 30 ‘Human Rights …