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Contact Sri Lanka online portal for overseas Sri Lankans
‘Contact Sri Lanka’ an online portal jointly created by the Ministry of Foreign Relations and Information & Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) for the benefit of Overseas Sri Lankans was launched today (26 March 2020) at the Ministry of Foreign Relations. The web link is hosted on the Ministry web page www.mfa.gov.lk and also can be […]
H2O1 in discussions with the Water Board on feasibility of implementing advanced water treatment technology in Sri Lanka
H2O ONE and its Singaporean technical partner ACE WATER met with Deputy General Manager Lasantha Weerasekara and staff members at the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) headquarters at Ratmalana. The H2O ONE and ACE WATER team also met with the officials of Central Environmental Authority (CEA) and leading private sector corporates as part […]
Connecting Sri Lanka to battle against global pandemic
Sri Lanka is facing one of the greatest challenges in its history as it battles the threat of COVID-19. The Government of Sri Lanka is leading the national effort, strongly supported by the nation’s health care workers, tri-forces and other essential service workers who are coming together in a combined effort to limit the impact […]
Foreign Ministry statement on death of Sri Lankan National in Switzerland
Mar 27, 2020 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka Embassy in Berlin has informed the Ministry that the Swiss authorities have confirmed that the Sri Lankan aged 59 years who died in Switzerland on 25 March had tested positive for COVID-19. The deceased was from Punkuduthivu in Northern Province and held residence permit in Switzerland
Opinion: Shut-downs need not be curfews
By Aneetha Warusavitarana On the 12th of March the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the new coronavirus, COVID-19 to be a pandemic. With cases in Sri Lanka reaching over a 100, the government of Sri Lanka has taken several measures to prevent the spread of this disease. One such measure was enforcing an island-wide curfew. […]
Dialog’s e-working, e-learning and e-health solutions to empower SL
As the global pandemic crisis intensifies, Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, remains committed to keeping Sri Lanka connected during these challenging times. Dialog is fully prepared and dedicated to maintaining business continuity of its telecommunication infrastructure and digital services for all its stakeholders, be it consumers, enterprises, business partners, or the Government. […]
Central Bank, commercial banks, insurance services declared as essential services
Mar 26, 2020 (LBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has included the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, commercial banks, insurance services, and the Treasury in the category of essential services. Health and security services, Police, distribution of goods, customs, electricity, water, and fuel supply are the other services declared as essential. Accordingly, the Secretary to the […]
‘s banking sector outlook to negative on Coronavirus
Mar 26, 2020 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings has revised Sri Lanka’s banking sector outlook for 2020 to negative as the coronavirus pandemic poses increased risks to the anticipated expansion in the economy and credit demand, which will adversely affect the performance of the banks. Full statement Fitch Revises Sri Lanka’s Banking Sector Outlook to Negative […]
Work from home period extended
Mar 26, 2020 (LBO) – In order to strengthen the efforts of the Government to prevent the spread of COVID – 19 virus in the country, the duration from March 30th to April 03rd had been declared as a work from home period. This will apply to all State, semi-government and private sector entities except […]
Curfew imposed in Western Province to be in force until further notice
Mar 26, 2020 (LBO) – The curfew imposed in the districts of Colombo, Kalutara, and Gampaha, which have been identified as High-Risk Zones in view of the spread of COVID -19 will continue to be in force until further notice, the President’s Media Division said. The ongoing curfew in the districts of Puttalam, Vavuniya, Mannar, […]