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John Keells Properties unveils luxurious residential developments at the Victoria Golf & Country Resort

Launches Sunrise Ridge Townhouses and Peacock Valley Villas Offers turnkey design, construction, and management of 16 stylish townhouses Limited exclusive villa plots in the heart of the Golf course. Ownership tied to host of perks including complimentary Golf membership at Victoria John Keells Properties (JKP) unveiled plans for the development of exclusive townhouses and bespoke…

(0)Comments | October 12, 2020 4:47 pm

Mapakada Village Mahiyanganaya awarded 2020 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Award

Mapakada Village Mahiyanganaya announced that it has been recognized as a 2020 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice award-winner recently. This award is presented to Mapakada Village in recognition for consistently receiving a large number of positive guest feedback throughout a full year of TripAdvisor reviews, placing them in the top 10% of properties in the region. “The…

(0)Comments | October 12, 2020 4:24 pm

Post-Pandemic: How Sri Lanka can be a Maritime Education and Training hub

By Prof (Dr) Capt.  Nalaka Jayakody Sri Lanka is truly a blessed maritime nation. The country’s exceptional maritime services, quality of seafarers and relevant training institutions, strategic geographical location, abundant natural and human resources, among many others coupled with successfully fighting against the global pandemic puts the country in a perfect position to thrive in…

(0)Comments | October 12, 2020 4:10 pm

Rakuten Viber launches tool letting users set reminders in My Notes

Viber now empowers users to set hassle-free reminders in My Notes, streamlining all messaging and reminders into the privacy-preserving app Rakuten Viber, one of the world’s leading apps for free and easy communication, launches a feature in My Notes enabling users to set reminders for tasks and other important events. The new capability enables users…

(0)Comments | October 12, 2020 3:06 pm

Sri Lanka Tourism collaborates with International Travel Influencers to keep alive ‘Sri Lankan Holiday’ dream

Destination Sri Lanka is held high in the minds of the global traveler community as a ‘hotspot’ teeming with an unbelievable diversity of attractions far beyond its cute proportions. Literally its comparable to an entire huge continent’s worth of resources, all packed in to a tiny landmass with the added advantage of an incredible history,…

(0)Comments | October 12, 2020 3:00 pm

Sampath Bank Adopts LANKAQR to Expand QR Reach Across the Island

Sampath Bank PLC partnered with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) to promote ‘LANKAQR,’ a common Quick Response (QR) code standard for the country, at the “Rata Puraama LANKAQR” (Taking LANKAQR to the entire nation) event that was held at the CBSL premises recently. The event was held under the auspices of Hon. Bandula…

(0)Comments | October 12, 2020 2:42 pm

Three Strikes, and Maze Was Out

Sophos Analyzes How Maze Tried to Execute a $15 million Ransomware Attack Three Different Ways, with the Third Attempt an Enhanced Version of Ragnar Locker’s Virtual Machine Trick   OXFORD, U.K.– Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today published a report, “Maze Attackers Adopt Ragnar Locker Virtual Machine Technique,” which shows how attackers tried…

(0)Comments | October 12, 2020 11:37 am

World Food Programme awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Statement by WFP Executive Director David Beasley ROME – The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the World Food Programme (WFP) is a humbling, moving recognition of the work of WFP staff who lay their lives on the line every day to bring food and assistance for close to 100 million hungry children, women…

(0)Comments | October 10, 2020 4:02 pm

Seylan Cards go Zero on Instalments for Health, Education Expenses

Seylan Bank, the Bank with a Heart, now gives customers the opportunity to avail a 0% instalment easy payment plan (EPP) on Credit Card transactions for Health and Education expenses over Rs. 15,000 with absolutely no interest charges. The EPP makes it easy for customers to manage their vital financials against the typically higher value…

(0)Comments | October 9, 2020 5:40 pm

Vision Care highlights importance of regular eye testing on World Sight Day 2020

Vision Care, Sri Lanka’s largest eye care service provider, is marking World Sight Day 2020 under the global theme “Hope in Sight” by highlighting the importance of regular eye testing irrespective of a person’s age. Globally, as many as 1 billion people live with a preventable visual impairment or one that has yet to be…

(0)Comments | October 9, 2020 5:37 pm

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