April 2020 - Lanka Business News

April 30, 2020

Committing towards the ongoing national efforts to combat COVID-19, Sunshine Healthcare Lanka Ltd—a fully-owned subsidiary of the diversified conglomerate Sunshine Holdings PLC—donated LabGun Covid-19 PCR (Polymerase chain reaction) test kits to the Ministry of Health by the staff of Sunshine Healthcare. The LabGun COVID-19 new PCR test kits, which are worth Rs. 4.8 million, will […]

April 30, 2020

The only fully fledged Shari’ah compliant insurance service provider, Amãna Takaful Maldives conducted the ninth AGM on virtual platform for the first time. Given the trying conditions arising from the global pandemic, Amãna Takaful decided to host this historical AGM adhering to social distancing guidelines set out by the Heath Authorities. The AGM was conducted […]

April 30, 2020

Pandemics, such as the current COVID-19, can have implications on mental health. To support and manage well-being during these stressful times, Airtel Lanka announced a series of initiatives and a partnership with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to raise awareness on looking after your mental health. Drawing on the expertise of experienced mental-health professionals […]

April 30, 2020

As Sri Lanka continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic leaving a sense of uncertainty of the future ahead, there’s been no shortage of feel-good stories globally to help counterbalance the negative headlines. On Saturday (25), Dentsu Grant Group and Swarnavahini kick-started their “Happy News” campaign in a bid to inject stories of positivity into […]

April 30, 2020

PickMe delivery drivers who had to undergo strict once a week temperature checks during the past two weeks, will now go through this exercise daily, as the number of COVID patients islandwide, are on the rise. The riders and drivers have also been given a new set of rules to follow, as per directives given […]

April 30, 2020

Automated Machine Learning to reach higher penetration with the turn of the new decade By SENTHIL RAVINDRAN Before any business can make a crucial step forward in the transformation of their digital efforts, a paramount importance is placed on understanding and deriving even more insight from data than ever before. A key method to carry out […]

April 30, 2020

The latest ILO data on the labour market impact of the COVID-19 pandemic reveals the devastating effect on workers in the informal economy and on hundreds of millions of enterprises worldwide. GENEVA (ILO News) – The continued sharp decline in working hours globally due to the COVID-19 outbreak means that 1.6 billion workers in the informal economy […]

April 29, 2020

‘Let our private sector link agriculture to much needed exports’-Rajabdeen Proposes engagement way forward: “Ready to support by enlisting Chamber & SME networks” Sri Lanka’s new economic focus of agricultural sector revival is timely and a welcome step-stillit is the Engine of the Economy that will make the new initiative sustainable in the medium to […]

April 29, 2020

Tests will be carried out on samples sent by Government only The Association of Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes (APHNH) in a statement to media, said they will extend all possible assistance to the national operations programme for Covid-19 outbreak, in conducting the much needed PCR tests to help control the spread of Covid-19 in […]

April 29, 2020

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced a series of concessions for borrowers whose loans had already been classified as non-performing when the government’s measures against the spread of COVID-19 began to impact on businesses. These concessions are offered under the Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s relief measures to support COVID-19 hit borrowers. The scheme […]

Sunshine Healthcare donates PCR test kits to combat COVID-19

9th Annual General Meeting of Amãna Takaful Maldives was held successfully for the first time via virtual platform

Airtel partners with NIMH to create awareness on mental health during COVID-19

Dentsu Grant Group and Swarnavahini spreads “Happy News” amid global COVID-19 outbreak

PickMe to implement daily temperature checks for their riders and drivers

Automated Machine Learning to reach higher penetration with the turn of the new decade

ILO: As job losses escalate, nearly half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihoods

COSMI calls Sri Lanka to engage private sector in milestone strategy switch

Private hospitals extend their lab services for PCR testing

ComBank offers fresh hope to non-performing borrowers with post-COVID-19 concessions