Microsoft and the Ministry of Education in Sri Lanka have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on 14 May 2020 to advance remote pedagogy during a time when the health and safety of educators and students is paramount. The agreement will enable educators to embrace Microsoft Office 365 tools and build their IT competence, while…
Yesterday, Sri Lanka’s Health Promotion Bureau (HPB) launched an automated Messenger experience, with support from Facebook and Arimac Digital, a digital product development company, to ensure that people in Sri Lanka are kept up to date, and have access to the right information during the current, COVID-19 health situation. The automated experience will help people…
Genie, Sri Lanka’s first and only Fintech solution certified by the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCIDSS), has strategically partnered with Bank of Ceylon (BOC) to act as the Financial Acquirer allowing Genie to transform a conventional wallet to a truly digital wallet that securely holds credit and debit cards, current and savings accounts…
Generating excitement and positivity over the last few weeks, ‘Samsung Online Esports showdown’, the ultimate gamers’ event attracted over 2,200 gamers, while the Samsung Members’ exclusive Esports event, attracted 460+ players for the play-off as part of the Esports showdown – all from the safety of their homes! Samsung partnered with Gamer.lk to organize these…
Sunshine Foundation for Good, the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of the diversified conglomerate Sunshine Holdings, recently donated 12 fully-equipped Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds worth Rs. 7 million to the Ministry of Health. Sunshine will work closely with the Ministry to place these new beds in the ICUs of COVID-19 reference hospitals located throughout…
Seylan staff contribute a days’ salary Seylan Bank, the Bank with a Heart, has extended its support towards constructing a fully equipped Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Colombo East Base Hospital – a major service provider in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. The new ICU serves to enhance the Hospital’s capacity to secure the…
AIA Sri Lanka’s health and wellness platform, AIA Vitality, conducted its second consecutive ‘Healthiest Workplace Survey’ (HWS) in 2019. The aim of the HWS is to understand how the workplace affects employees’ health and impacts their performance and engagement at work. The survey helps participating employers to invest smartly in the health and wellbeing of…
Topads.lk, the latest addition to Sri Lanka’s emerging digital market place is proud to announce the official launch of its new website after months of preparations. Launching on 23rd May 2020, the marketplace will have almost everything for everyone. The website will provide easy and quick access for customers to a wide variety of products…
K.V. Kuganathan, has been appointed to the board of directors of British Computer Society (BCS), the Chartered Institute for IT – UK with effect from March 2020.The BCS; a Royal Charter since 1984 defines the purpose of setting and maintaining standards of professional competence, conduct and ethical practice within the IT industry. The sole responsibility…
For a record breaking of 9 consecutive years, Sri Lanka’s most-loved cement brand INSEE SANSTHA is once again voted ‘People’s Housing and Construction Brand of the Year’ at the SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards held this year. This win bears testament to the unwavering loyalty of Sri Lankan consumers placed upon SANSTHA cement brand, especially on its…
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