Microsoft Corp. recently welcomed over 25,000 business customers to its annual IT event, Microsoft Ignite in Orlando, Fla., where the company showcased how it is infusing cloud, AI and mixed reality across it products to help customers visualize and create the future of business. Microsoft also shared how quantum computers could help solve some of…
Bimputh Finance PLC in a noteworthy move towards enhancing customer convenience, recently joined LankaPay Common ATM Switch. Established in 2007 as a licensed non-banking financial institution that operates with the prime objective of uplifting the living standard of marginalized communities by providing them with affordable access to financial services, Bimputh Finance have come to a…
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in Sri Lanka. Heart disease includes stroke and other cardiovascular diseases, with coronary artery disease (CAD) being the most common. The increasing prevalence of sedentary lifestyles among individuals, along with poor nutrition and eating habits and rising cholesterol levels, is a lethal…
HNB Grameen Finance Limited in partnership with Sri Lanka Police launched a special campaign titled ‘A Safe Future for Children’ to combat child abuse through awareness-building. The programme which is a series of workshops was initiated recently at the Weligama Town Hall premises with the participation of officials of the Weligama Police, HNB Grameen Finance…
His Excellency the Hon President of the Maldives Abdulla Yameen introduced the Mastercard Passport Card to the cabinet ministers at his office recently. Top cabinet ministers and department heads such as the Minister of Economic Development, Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of Defence and National Security, Minister of Finance and Treasury, Minister of Foreign Affairs,…
Travellers from Colombo to Melbourne are eligible for an extra baggage allowance of 10kgs on outbound travel till end November 2017 courtesy of Emirates, a global connector of people, places and aspirations. Available on one-way or return tickets booked before 31st October, this exclusive extra baggage allowance, worth Rs 77,000, is particularly beneficial to students…
Water scarcity is the lack of sufficient available water resources to meet water needs within a region. It affects every continent and around 2.8 billion people around the world at least one month out of every year. More than 1.2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water, according to the Human Development Report (2006) published by the…
~ Marks the launch of a new enhanced one-stop Breast Cancer Prevention & Treatment Centre for early diagnosis and care Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in Sri Lanka and the world over; and if detected at the early stages the type of cancer that can be nipped in the…
~ 65,000 entries received, over 500 young artists gifted The award ceremony of Roo Siththam, the annual all island art competition organized by Sri Lanka’s leading fashion destination, Fashion Bug, was held recently in two stages; Colombo and Kandy. Over 500 children were gifted out of the record number of 65,000 entries from over 300…
Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) held its Certification Ceremony recently to recognize and award students who have successfully completed the SLIM programmes; Preliminary Certificate in Marketing (PCM), Certificate in Pharmaceutical Marketing (Pharma) and Certificate in Digital Marketing (CDM). Students of PCM 2016 – Batch III and IV, PCM 2017 – Batch I and II,…
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