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WHO officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic
Mar 10, 2020 (LBO) – The World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic. As cases of the coronavirus surge in Italy, Iran, South Korea, the U.S. and elsewhere, many scientists say it’s plain that the world is in the grips of a pandemic — a serious global outbreak. Until now, the World Health Organization […]
Women in the workforce and why it matters for Sri Lanka: World Bank
To mark this year’s International Women’s day, we’re discussing how Sri Lanka can benefit from more women joining the workforce and what can be done to improve their job prospects and remain at work. World Bank Country Director for Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka Dr. Idah Pswarayi-Riddihough was featured in a “Spotlight Series” interview with […]
Sri Lanka national tea sale average up in Feb 2020; Highest since April 2018
Mar 05, 2020 (LBO) – National average for the month of February 2020 totalled Rs. 601.91 vis-à-vis Rs. 588.85 of January 2020, showing an increase of Rs. 13.14 month on month. In comparison to February 2019 average of Rs. 581.96, shows an increase of Rs. 20.03 YOY. When analysing the respective elevational averages for the […]
HSBC CFW introduces impact-based responsible program for the Sri Lankan fashion industry
Mar 04, 2020 (LBO) – The “Responsibility in Fashion” program by HSBC Colombo Fashion Week introduces three responsibility and circularity-based initiatives, which are actionable impacts and with this HSBC Colombo Fashion Week opens the door for the stakeholders of the Sri Lankan fashion design industry to embrace and start on a journey towards circularity. Issuing […]
World Bank announces up to USD12Bn immediate support for COVID-19
Mar 04, 2020 (LBO) – As COVID-19 reaches more than 60 countries, the World Bank Group is making available an initial package of up to $12 billion in immediate support to assist countries coping with the health and economic impacts of the global outbreak. This financing is designed to help member countries take effective action […]
President orders to ensure adequate fertilizer supply during Yala season
Mar 04, 2020 (LBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has directed officials to ensure supply of the required amount of fertilizer for the Yala season without delay. The fertilizer stocks are due to arrive in the island within the coming weeks. The President further instructed to design a proper procedure to swiftly distribute fertilizer among all […]
Easter Sunday attacks: Second interim report handed over to President
Mar 03, 2020 (LBO) – The second interim report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry appointed to probe Easter Sunday attacks was handed over to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat, Monday. The first interim report was handed over on December 20th, 2019. The Commission was appointed by the former President Maithripala Sirisena on […]
President recognizes 109 government institutions with high performance awards
Mar 02, 2020 (LBO) – On the recommendation of the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA), government bodies which have achieved a high performance level in the year 2018 were presented with awards at the Parliamentary Complex, recently under the patronage of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Of the 844 institutions of State, Provincial Councils and Local Government […]
Japan further strengthens Sri Lanka coast guard`s oil spill combat expertise
An expert team of five Japan Coast Guard (JCG) officials including two National Strike Team members specialized for combatting oil spill incidents and two Mobile Cooperation Team members specialized for the capacity development in Japan was dispatched to Sri Lanka for the period from 18 February to 27 February to conduct technical transfers to Sri […]
UN rights chief regrets Sri Lanka withdrawal from resolution
Feb 28, 2020 (LBO) – The United Nations’ human rights chief expressed regret on Sri Lankan government’s decision to withdraw its co-sponsorship of a 2015 resolution backing an investigation into alleged human rights violations during the island’s civil war, Thursday. Michelle Bachelet addresssing the U.N. Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva said that the decision […]
MillenniumIT ESP forms strategic partnership with MINT HRM
MillenniumIT ESP – one of Sri Lanka’s leading Systems Integrator and Information Systems provider recently formed a strategic partnership with MintHRM, a cloud based Human Resource Information System provider, to serve its key markets with a diverse portfolio of solutions focusing on human capital transformation and management. Human capital transformation and management is a prime […]
Foreign Ministry succeeds in evacuating two Sri Lankans on board Diamond Princess
Feb 27, 2020 (LBO) – The two Sri Lankan crew members who were on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Yokohama, Japan, were evacuated last night (26 February) by a charter flight organised by the Indian Government to New Delhi upon a request made by the Sri Lankan Government. The two Sri Lankan crew […]