Group records 32nd consecutive year of profit of AED 1.7 billion (US$ 456 million) Group revenue of AED 104 billion (US$ 28.3 billion) impacted by planned Dubai International airport (DXB) runway closure in Q1 and COVID-19 pandemic in Q4 Ends year with solid cash balance of AED 25.6 billion (US$ 7.0 billion) Emirates reports a profit of AED 1.1…
10,000 liters of surface disinfectants, facemasks and sanitization liquid has already dispatched The national insurer Sri Lanka Insurance, together with Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and Litro Gas donates 10,000 liters of surface disinfectants to be distributed among Municipal Councils, Provincial Councils and Town Councils and necessary government entities as a precautionary measure to mitigate the risk…
This is on Xiaomi’s contribution to support the nation on the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. Enclosing the text for the open letter as well for your reference to share with the media. Please translate this in Tamil and Sinhala and send this across in those languages as well. Please send me the costs for the translations…
Trade as we knew has rapidly transformed within the past two months with the unforeseen curfew and lockdown states due to COVID-19. Unexpected changes have had to be made in the methods of selling and buying. Large supermarket chains have faced hurdles in transforming their trade platforms. Small and medium sellers have had to seek…
John Keells Properties has announced that in order to accommodate prospective buyers moving forward with their apartment searches, it is using virtual reality technology to provide virtual tours of show units for its two upcoming residential developments, Cinnamon Life and TRI-ZEN. With respect to the government’s stay-at-home directive in order to stop the spread of…
The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) commended exhaustive measures taken by Regional Plantation Companies (RPC) in partnership with Government and health authorities to minimize the risk of COVID-19 being transmitted into estate communities, and urged strict and continuous vigilance moving forward. Operations on RPC estates were halted on 13th March 2020 in compliance following the…
OXFORD, U.K. – Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today published a SophosLabs report, Don’t Let Fleeceware Sneak into Your iPhone, showing how Apple device users are being targeted by applications that overcharge users through costly subscriptions or unscrupulous in-app purchases. Sophos calls this kind of app “fleeceware” and researchers have found more than 30…
Iconic Galaxy, the latest high-end self-contained luxury apartment complex by leading South Asian Property Developer Iconic Developments was recognised in the residential high-rise development category for Sri Lanka at the Asia Pacific Property Awards 2020-21. The prestigious property awards focusing on design, quality, service, innovation, originality and commitment to sustainability is judged by an independent…
Places affordable, end-to-end e-commerce within reach of small and medium businesses Launch expedited to support urgent requirement for e-commerce capabilities 15 popular restaurants and consumer products retailers on-boarded 2 weeks since launch Features free 15 min registration process, nominal transaction costs, zero monthly/annual fees Sri Lanka’s most digitally innovative bank, HNB PLC, announced the launch…
As the situation surrounding COVID-19 further accelerates, the German Embassy in Colombo, under the Micro Project Scheme, has granted financial aid to PAFFREL (People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections) to help address shortcomings of vulnerable communities. The financial contribution amounting to two million one hundred thousand rupees will be utilized to provide essential food…
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