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Ceylon Today offers unreserved apology to Kumar Sangakkara
August 1, 2018 (LBO) – Newspaper Ceylon Today has offered an apology to Kumar Sangakkara for misquoting him on a front page article speculating about his presidential ambitions.The episode created a stir on social media, which has been abuzz with speculation on Sangakkara after cricket legend Imran Khan’s party emerged victorious in Pakistan’s general election.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 Thilanga Sumathipala that they accepted bribes from an Indian bookmaker. “Not 15,000 dollars, but we could have made 15 million dollars if we threw the world cup,” the 1996 World […]
Felicitation ceremony for Minister Rajitha after appointed as a Vice President of WHO
Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne has been felicitated for his services to the health sector at a ceremony held at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre today.He was given the post of vice president of the World Health Organization for a one year term at the annual sessions in Geneva in May.President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil […]
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 report titled ‘Capture the Moment’ released today shows that 90.3 percent of Sri Lanka’s newborn babies are subjected to early initiation of breastfeeding. According to the report, nearly […]
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 Foreign Ministry said. This will be her first visit to the country since she assumed the Office of Secretary-General in April 2016. On 01 August, the Secretary-General will call on Prime Minister Ranil […]
Mastercard launches Simplify Commerce to accept e-payments regardless of payment brand
Mastercard announced the launch of Simplify Commerce, a simple and secure platform that makes it easier for businesses to accept electronic payments, regardless of a payment brand, in Sri Lanka.This feature rich element of Mastercard Payment Gateway Services is now available to acquiring banks and non-banking financial institutions as well as their small-to-midsize merchant customers […]
Bathiya and Santhush appointed brand ambassadors for Sony audio products in Sri Lanka
Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC, the country’s premier consumer durables retailer, together with Sony International, has appointed Sri Lanka’s leading musical duo Bathiya and Santhush (BNS) as brand ambassadors for Sony audio products in the country. The official MoU was signed between Kumar Samarasinghe – Marketing Director, Mahesh Wijewardene – COO, Piyum Jayatilaka – Senior Marketing […]
Sangakkara responds on Twitter to inaccurate quote in Ceylon Today
July 29, 2018 (LBO) – As speculation heats up about Sri Lankan cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara’s presidential ambitions, he has already had to come out and correct false quotes attributed to him by Sri Lankan media. After the emergence of Imran Khan as Pakistan’s Prime Minister to be, it seems as if many Sri Lankans […]
Cambodia’s Hun Sen To Continue as World’s Longest Serving Prime Minister
July 29, 2018 (LBO) – Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has won the country’s 6th general election held on July 29 in a landslide and he will continue as the world’s longest serving Prime Minister, extending his 33 years for another 5 year term. The highly controversial election was deemed illegitimate by the U.S., […]
Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2018 – registrations now open
The country’s foremost economic event – Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2018 will be held for the 18th time on the theme, ‘On the Fast Track to a Turnaround”. This event organized by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, is to take place on 13th – 14th September at Cinnamon Grand Colombo. Sri Lanka’s economy is once […]
Glass ceiling obliterated, Shemara Wikramanayake to become CEO of global investment bank Macquarie
July 26, 2018 (LBO) – Shemara Wikramanayake is set to take over as CEO of global investment bank Macquarie in November of 2018. Ms. Wikramanayake was born born in the UK and spent time schooling in Sri Lanka.Her father was a Sri Lankan medical doctor. Macquarie is a globally diversified financial group employing more than […]
NDBIB Wins Euromoney crown for seventh consecutive year
NDB Investment Bank (NDBIB)cemented its position as the market leader and premier Investment Bank in the country by being awarded as ‘Sri Lanka’s Best Investment Bank 2018’ by Euromoney Magazine. NDBIB secured this prestigiousaward for the 7th consecutive year whilst demonstrating its market leadership and unrivalled credentials both in Sri Lanka and the region. This […]