Laying the foundation for a comprehensive digital payment ecosystem in Sri Lanka, the country’s most innovative bank, Hatton National Bank PLC, announced the launch of its own digital wallet and payment app, HNB Solo. Providing users with complete freedom in digital payments, Solo is designed to empower – enabling complete flexibility to handle any transaction…
By Sunil Sharma: On Monday 13 May, Facebook revealed that an “advanced cyber actor” has been spying on some users of its ridiculously popular WhatsApp messaging app, thanks to a zero-day vulnerability that allowed hackers to install spyware, silently, just by calling a victim’s phone. The vulnerability is now fixed, which means that if you’re…
~ By the Sri Lanka Chamber of Pharmaceutical Industry For centuries, human beings have waged a relentless battle against a litany of diseases that have ravaged countless generations. From early influenza epidemics that decimated towns and villages to devastating pandemics such as the Black Death and AIDS, illness has stood as an eternal adversary to…
Advancing Further in AI to Redefine Data Infrastructure Following the announcement of its AI strategy and full-stack, all-scenario AI solutions in 2018, Huawei launched the AI-Native database GaussDB and the highest-performance distributed storage FusionStorage 8.0 today in Beijing. The aim of this launch is to redefine data infrastructure through a Data + Intelligence strategy. “Humanity…
Sri Lanka’s leading integrated financial service provider HNB Finance established a water purification system and renovated the Mohoththuwarama Primary School in Kalpitiya as a part of its sustainable Corporate Social Responsibility initiative. In addition to setting up a water purification system, a much needed facility for the school and by extension the village of Mohoththuwarama…
Sri Lanka’s economy is not growing as fast as it potential would suggest. The final data on the country’s economic performance has not yet been collated, all forecasts point to a GDP growth rate of approximately 3.6% in 2018. While this is a definite improvement over the 3.1% growth rate witnessed in 2017 – the…
CEAT Kelani Holdings has added five new motorcycle tyres to its portfolio, under the phased execution of the Company’s investments to double its motorcycle tyre manufacturing capacity in Sri Lanka. The new tyres fit rim sizes 17 and 18 and consist of the 3.00-17 Milaze, 3.00-18 Milaze Super, 2.75-18 Gripp (Front), 80/100-17 Zoom XL, and…
Stafford International School, Colombo 7 categorically rejects any claim or responsibility towards the image circulating on WhatsApp and on social media platforms, claiming its teachers are posting islamophobic comments on social media. They further strongly state that, the mentioned teachers on these images are not employees or affiliated to Stafford International School in Sri Lanka….
For the first time in Sri Lanka it is now possible to plan your financial future in a stable foreign currency with Nations Trust Bank’s newly introduced Foreign Currency Investment Plan! This new investment plan allows customers to save and invest in a foreign currency right here in Sri Lanka. Sheahan Daniel, Senior Vice President…
In an effort to drive support for Gender Equality in the workplace, iconic Sri Lankan multinational, Hayleys PLC, hosted an employee workshop along the theme: #BalanceForBetter with a view to sharing knowledge and ideas around the establishment of a workplace environment capable of supporting the aspirations of all employees regardless of Gender. Organized by the…
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