May 2020 - Page 7 of 18 - Lanka Business News

May 20, 2020

First-ever virtually hosted ceremony hosted from Singapore Presented with 2 silver awards recognising exceptional annual reporting Setting another unprecedented benchmark in the tea industry, Hayleys Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC (TTEL) was presented with two Silver Awards at the recently concluded Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards (ASRA) 2019. Hosted virtually from Singapore due to the ongoing COVID-19 […]

May 20, 2020

In response to COVID-19, Cathay Pacific has implemented a number of measures to safeguard the wellbeing of its passengers and crew. The airline has introduced face coverings for additional protection onboard and in situations where passengers cannot maintain physical distance of two meters from others, or as directed by airline employees. Effective immediately, all […]

May 20, 2020

News Publisher and Quire Sri Lanka, Business models geared towards managing agile working staff better equipped to manage COVID-19 lockdown For most Sri Lankans, since March 2020 the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a large-scale effort to promote “work-from-home” (WFH) along with the categorization of “essential workers”. Leaving several industries, including […]

May 20, 2020

Huawei held its 17th annual Global Analyst Summit in Shenzhen, both onsite and online. At the event, Huawei was joined by over 2,000 analysts, key opinion leaders, and media representatives from a range of industries, including telecoms, the Internet, and finance. Together, they discussed how the industry can work together to weather the difficult times, […]

May 19, 2020

Bank PAT Rs 2.6 Bn Deposits grow by Rs 31 Bn to Rs 841 Bn Rolls out relief measures in line with CBSL guidelines Hatton National Bank PLC (HNB) posted a Profit After Tax (PAT) of Rs 2.6 Bn for Q1 2020, representing an increase of Rs 607 Mn over Q1 2019. Dinesh Weerakkody, Chairman […]

May 19, 2020

Two more leading educational institutions in Sri Lanka have appointed the Commercial Bank of Ceylon as their Internet Payment Gateway (IPG) service provider, enabling both foreign and local students to securely pay their fees online via the respective websites of the institutions. The latest institutions to link with Bank’s IPG service are Wisdom Business Academy, […]

May 19, 2020

The Dankotuwa Steam Inhaler was donated to the Ministry of Health, IDH, Neville Fernando Hospital, Homagama Hospital, Kotalawela Defense Hospital and Sri Lanka Navy Dankotuwa Steam Inhalers can also be used at home and is considered very useful in prevention of multiple throat and respiratory tract related infections Dankotuwa Porcelain PLC, renowned for its luxurious […]

May 19, 2020

Community Social Responsibility Project by Academia of University of Sri Jayewardenepura The University of Sri Jayewardenepura occupies the highest echelon of prestigious higher educational institutions in Sri Lanka and in the World. Established as Vidyodaya Pirivena in 1873 and gazetted as Vidyodaya University in 1959, the institution is a highly acclaimed University operating true to […]

May 19, 2020

Experian is working with existing telco partners across Asian markets to allow them to rapidly provide assistance to their subscribers to minimise financial or movement control impacts of the COVID–19 outbreak – by offering temporary increased credit limits, reduced fees and through relaxing the eligibility criteria to allow more subscribers to be provided with airtime […]

May 18, 2020

Vesak week brought another first for PickMe when they delivered hundreds of lanterns to a locked-down urban populace. The taxi-hailing app company offered its platform free of cost to promote the sale of these lanterns to ‘We Build Colombo Together (WBCT),’ a collective impact initiative that aims to collectively address urban wellbeing issues of Colombo […]

Hayleys Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC shines at Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards 2019

Cathay Pacific requires all passengers to wear face coverings while travelling

Ad agency’s utilise modern business model geared for ‘Work From Home’ to share cost-benefit with clients

Huawei: A Year and Beyond

HNB Group posts Rs 3.3 Bn PAT for Q1 2020

ComBank brings secure IPG convenience to Wisdom Business Academy and Asian International Academy

Dankotuwa Porcelain Donates Customized Steam Inhalers to Healthcare Establishments

The University of Sri Jayewardenepura ‘walk the talk’, to plan, coordinate, contribute and execute their own Social Responsibility project

In Collaboration with Leading Telcos, Experian Helps Thousands of COVID-19 impacted Consumers in Asia to Stay Connected

PickMe App creates opportunity for a marginalised community