May 2020 - Lanka Business News

May 31, 2020

Sri Lanka’s most innovative bank, HNB PLC successfully concluded the country’s first-ever hybrid virtual Annual General Meeting on May 29. The 51st AGM was hosted at the HNB Towers Auditorium and Conference room in addition to being streamed live for shareholders over Microsoft Teams. In total, over 100 HNB shareholders registered to participate at the […]

May 31, 2020

Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has detected a new ransomware attack method which takes defense evasion to a new level—deploying as a full virtual machine on each targeted device to hide the ransomware from view. In a recently detected attack, Ragnar Locker ransomware was deployed inside an Oracle VirtualBox Windows XP virtual machine. […]

May 31, 2020

Huawei recently introduced Nova 7i, the mid-range smartphone that incorporates flagship features in a robust design. Nova 7i became an instant hit among Sri Lankan consumers due to its outstanding features offered at an unbelievable price. Among the myriad of its attractive features is the quad AI camera set up which makes it a powerhouse […]

May 29, 2020

Yesterday, Sri Lanka’s Health Promotion Bureau (HPB) launched an automated Messenger experience, with support from Facebook and Arimac Digital, a digital product development company, to ensure that people in Sri Lanka are kept up to date, and have access to the right information during the current, COVID-19 health situation. The automated experience will help people […]

May 29, 2020

In its bid to further empower local rural farmers, Sri Lanka’s preferred poultry producer Crysbro recently held an informative workshop to educate over 60 new small-scale farmers who signed up with ’Crysbro’s coalition with the smallholder agribusiness partnership programme (SAPP). The workshop was headed and enriched by the presence of representatives from Crysbro, SAPP and […]

May 29, 2020

Microsoft and the Ministry of Education in Sri Lanka have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on 14 May 2020 to advance remote pedagogy during a time when the health and safety of educators and students is paramount. The agreement will enable educators to embrace Microsoft Office 365 tools and build their IT competence, while […]

May 29, 2020

A healthy and a balanced diet is all the rage! The awareness of packing up the right nutrients in meals is a hot topic these days as we all search for the latest buzz on sustaining a healthy metabolism and immunity. One such nutritional resource is, margarine and fat spreads. However, over the years it has been subjected to many misconceptions and hearsay. These claims […]

May 29, 2020

The Colombo Stock Exchange resumed stock market operations on 11 May 2020, following an extended closure as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this interview, Mr. Ray Abeywardena, the Chairman of CSE comprehensively discusses the efforts of the CSE amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and offers an outlook on the way forward for the Exchange […]

May 28, 2020

Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today announced the findings of its global survey, The State of Ransomware 2020, which reveals that paying cybercriminals to restore data encrypted during a ransomware attack is not an easy and inexpensive path to recovery. In fact, the total cost of recovery almost doubles when organizations pay a […]

May 28, 2020

Sunshine Foundation for Good, the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of the diversified conglomerate Sunshine Holdings, recently donated 12 fully-equipped Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds worth Rs. 7 million to the Ministry of Health. Sunshine will work closely with the Ministry to place these new beds in the ICUs of COVID-19 reference hospitals located throughout […]

HNB successfully concludes Sri Lanka’s first hybrid virtual AGM 2020

Ragnar Locker ransomware deploys virtual machine to dodge security: Sophos

Nova 7i’s AI Quad Cameras Help Unleash Your Inner Photographer

HPB launches automated Messenger experience to aid Sri Lankans in fight against Coronavirus

Crysbro holds workshop to initiate new batch of small-scale farmers into poultry production

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Education enables digital and interactive classrooms with Microsoft

Debunking Nutritional Myths – What you really need to know

COVID-19 and the Sri Lankan Stock Market: Looking Ahead with Confidence

Paying the Ransom Doubles Cost of Recovering from a Ransomware Attack: Sophos

Sunshine Foundation for Good donates 12 ICU beds worth Rs.7 mn to aid battle against COVID-19