Category: General Services
National carrier brings down medical aid from China
Mar 30, 2020 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines, uplifted a consignment of medical aid from Shanghai, China recently. This was a donation made by the Sri Lankan Community in China through the Consulate Generals of Sri Lanka in Guangzhou and Shanghai, facilitated by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in China. The consignment contained essential medical items […]
Over 17,000 overseas Sri Lankans register on ‘Contact Sri Lanka’
Mar 29, 2020 (LBO) – Over 17,457 Overseas Sri Lankans (OSL) had by Saturday noon (28 March), registered on the ‘Contact Sri Lanka’ Online Portal of the Ministry of Foreign Relations. Of these, 6773 are from the Middle East region, 1892 from Europe, 1302 from South Asia, 1028 from North America and over 6000 from […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation Donate Medical Supplies to 10 More Asian Nations
The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation today announced plans to donate much-needed medical supplies to 10 more countries in Asia to help the global fight against COVID-19. The governments of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will receive from the two foundations a donation totaling 1.8 million masks, […]
Sri Lanka Govt declares work from home week
Mar 19, 2020 (LBO) – The government has declared a period of work from home for both public and private sectors starting from March 20 to 27, the President’s media division said in a statement. March 20th to 27th declared as ‘Work from home week’ The government has taken every possible measure to contain the […]
BBK Partnership, Jaffna’s accountants to the World
I first heard of the BBK Partnership Sri Lanka in 2015. I first spoke with its co-founder Anandan Arnold in 2018, and finally met him in March 2020 at a hospital in Manipay Jaffna. He was dressed rather informally for a Partner of London’s BBK Partnership of Chartered Accountants. Anandan (pictured below on the right) […]
Srilankan cancel flights to 31 destinations: Retains London, Melbourne, Chennai, Delhi & Narita
Mar 19, 2020 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines has temporarily suspended services to several destinations following the partial shutdown of Bandaranayake International Airport. The full list follows: Kindly note SriLankan Airlines has cancelled following flights/destinations due to COVID-19 outbreak. hts/destinations due to COVID-19 outbreak. Kuwait (KWI) – from 07MAR to 28MAR Jedda (JED) – from 12MAR […]
CSE to remain closed
Mar 19, 2020 (LBO) – The Colombo stock market will remain closed for the fourth consecutive day Thursday although an announcement was made that the market will resume today. The market has been closed all week to assist in curbing the spread of COVID-19, and to ensure the safety of all market participants. This was […]
Measures adopted by CB during public holiday period
Mar 18, 2020 (LBO) – The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) wishes to inform that the following measures have been adopted by CBSL during the public holiday period announced by the Government. REAL TIME GROSS SETTLEMENT OPERATIONS The Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) operations will be continued as usual. BANKING SECTOR OPERATIONS Banks have […]
All recent returnees from Europe, Iran and Korea need to register with the Police
Mar 16, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry said yesterday it has requested all who arrived from Europe including UK, Iran and South Korea between 1 and 15 March to register with the Police or 119 Centre immediately. Ministry said judicial action will be taken against those who fail to comply this order under […]