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Dialog & Huawei donate telepresence infrastructure and connectivity to Health Min
Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, and Huawei Technologies Lanka Co., (Pvt) Ltd, donated Telepresence and connectivity solutions to 30 hospitals covering district general hospitals, teaching hospitals and the designated COVID-19 treatment centres that operate under the aegis of Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medical Services (MOH). The fully-fledged Telepresence platform is set […]
Living with (and life after) COVID-19
An article by Tharaka Balasuriya COVID-19 will drastically change the manner in which we live, work, communicate and interact. The degree of change induced in society will be beyond the impact of the virus. As of yet, there is no definite scientific conclusion as to when the pandemic is expected to end, although most mathematical […]
WHO and DFAT donate vital equipment and supplies to fight COVID-19 in Sri Lanka
May 11, 2020 (LBO) – The World Health Organization (WHO) handed over a donation of essential laboratory equipment, hospital equipment, personal protective equipment, and consumables to the Government of Sri Lanka to address the COVID-19 crisis. The procurement, of over 800,000 USD, focused on equipment that is essential to effectively controlling COVID-19 in Sri Lanka. […]
Emirates Group announces 2019-20 results
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 […]
Hemas’ Dolphin Hotel completes fifth week as dedicated quarantine centre
Hemas Holdings PLC controlled Club Hotel Dolphin, Waikkala, has completed its fifth successful week as a dedicated COVID-19 Quarantine Centre. All operating costs during this time period is being borne by the Hemas Group and the Dolphin Hotel in the interest of supporting the government, frontline healthcare workers, armed forces personnel and the people of […]
ADB’s trade finance program supports medical supplies to combat COVID in Sri Lanka
May 06, 2020 (LBO) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided a guarantee for a $25 million trade loan to the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka (SPC) to purchase medical supplies as part of the country’s response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The supplies, to be purchased by SPC with the […]
United States commits USD5.8 mn in COVID-19 assistance to Sri Lanka
May 06, 2020 (LBO) – The United States announced the commitment of more than $4.5 million to help Sri Lanka in its fight against COVID-19. This brings the total U.S. contribution to $5.8 million. “This assistance continues the long tradition of U.S. support for Sri Lanka’s security and sovereignty,” said U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka […]
COVID-19: out of chaos comes opportunity. But opportunity must be seized to become reality.
By Jekhan Aruliah Tinned fish to tin houses: in the weeks of the 2020 Corona curfews we frequently saw on television and on Facebook fish in metal tins donated to families in metal huts. The Covid-19 Crisis shone a stark light on the large segment of our population in Sri Lanka living in chronic dire […]
SriLankan launches dedicated cargo flights to Europe, Middle East, Far East, Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka’s National Carrier SriLankan Airlines is making a decisive move to rescue the country’s much troubled export industries by launching dedicated cargo services to a host of destinations and throwing a lifeline to the nation’s economy at a time of gravest peril. Mr. Ashok Pathirage, Chairman of SriLankan Airlines said: “SriLankan Airlines has always […]
Modalities to issue temporary travel documents to undocumented workers abroad agreed on
May 05, 2020 (LBO) – Modalities to issue temporary travel documents to undocumented workers abroad following proper authentication procedures has been agreed on by the Department of Immigration and Emigration. This follows consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Relations, Ministry of Skills Development, Employment and Labour Relations and Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE). […]
Pelwatte to explore continued local dairy self-sufficiency Post COVID-19
The local dairy industry leader, Pelwatte, has pledged to ensure continued exploration towards establishment of self-sufficiency in the local dairy industry. At a meeting con-ducted with the Senior Members of the Government of Sri Lanka, when probed on the threshold of self-sufficiency post COVID-19, in all agricultural and food products in Sri Lanka, Pelwatte denoted […]
Daraz initiates seller stimulus programme to revive Sri Lanka’s SMEs
With the uncertainty of the social and economic situations in the country due to COVID–19, businesses are severely affected with a larger impact on the small and medium enterprises. Although essential services continue, the 500,000+ strong SME sector of Sri Lanka includes industries other than those categorized under ‘essential services’. The lack of a platform […]