December brings with it the season of festivities; friends and family, especially our elders are filled with the warmth of love and joy as they get to spend time with their family reminiscing good times and creating memorable moments. However, the underlying threat of COVID-19 and its harmful impact on the elderly should be foreseen…
(This is a press release from Federation of Environmental Organizations – Sri Lanka) On the 8th of December 2020, the National Parks of Sri Lanka were closed to the public as the employees of the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) took industrial action to protest the unjust public castigation, by a State Minister, of two…
Seylan Bank has partnered with Asiri Hospitals (Pvt) Ltd to offer a multitude of value-added benefits and services for all Seylan Harasara account holders. The bank with a heart entered the partnership understanding the importance of financial freedom and stability for senior citizens and the important role they play in society. Through this partnership Seylan…
The BCI Campus, Negombo (Benedict XVI Catholic Institute) announced their new degree programmes at a media briefing held on the 30th November at the Archbishop’s House in Colombo. The media briefing was presided over by His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, Rev.Fr. Quintus Fernando, Director – BCI Campus, Prof. Ajantha Dharmasiri, Chairman/Director –…
Presents 100,000 disposable gloves, 5000 bottles of hand sanitiser and 5,000 reusable masks CEAT Kelani Holdings has reiterated its support to the battle against the spread of COVID-19 with a donation of 1,000 boxes of essential protective materials to the Sri Lanka Police and tyre dealers island wide. Each box contains 100 disposable gloves, five…
Genie, Sri Lanka’s first PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) certified Fintech platform powered by Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, recently presented customers of Tenaga Car Park, South Asia’s largest parking management company, with an easy, streamlined and secure ‘One-Click Pay’ payment method for services rendered. Launched in partnership with the…
Committed to provide consumers delicious, nutritious and easy to cook portions, the nation’s much loved Keells Krest brand unveiled its new and exciting Keells Krest Dhaiya rice variant recently. Manufactured by Keells Food Products PLC, Keells Krest is a brand synonymous with quality sausages and processed meat for more than three decades. The Keells Krest…
By Ashani Abayasekara The policy proposal in Sri Lanka’s 2021 Budget to impose a 0.25% tax on the revenue of companies to set up a ‘COVID-19 Insurance Fund’ has raised concerns among many private sector industry stakeholders. They argue that this is a big blow to industries already suffering in the wake of the pandemic,…
Wyeth Nutrition range of products will now be marketed in Sri Lanka through George Steuart Health (Pvt) Ltd., the company announced last week. Wyeth Nutrition, a global leader in child nutrition, has sought representation through the most acclaimed distributors worldwide. The company has now partnered with George Steuart Health to market and distribute its child…
For over a decade, Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) has emphasised their aim to bring the value, beauty, reflection, pride and immortality of Sri Lankan culture to the forefront through the annual calendar, in different artistic ways under the main theme ‘Preserving Heritage for tomorrow’. For the year 2020, SLT focused on the ‘Narration of Art’,…
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