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People's Bank Honoured As Best Retail Bank And Best Digital Bank

Asian Banker Excellence in Retail Financial Services International Awards 2021, one of the world’s most prestigious awards programmes, has awarded People’s Bank the Best Retail Bank in Sri Lanka and Best Digital Bank awards, in recognition of the giant strides taken by People’s Bank, championing banking excellence in Sri Lanka.

PM Stresses Need For Non-Loan Foreign Exchange

• Says SL looking at obtaining non-loan foreign exchange instead of loans • Urges need to develop and implement different tools for it • Highlights need to prioritising private equity sale, development of listed securities, making debt instruments effective, and publicising venture capital • Promises to aggressively continue government’s capital expenditure programme

‘People Have Paid Rs.1,000 For Covid-19 Vaccine'

SF calls for investigation

Don't Miss Out On SL's “Awesomeness”: Cabraal

Investors should not miss out on Sri Lanka’s “awesomeness” although the pandemic is in full play across the world, as significant opportunities exist in many economic sectors in the country that can provide tremendous returns to foreign and local investors alike, pointed out Finance, Capital Markets and State Enterprise Reforms State Minister Ajith Nivard Cabraal.

Liberty Plaza Owner Mulls Major Undertaking To Expand And Upscale Shopping Mall

The owner of Sri Lanka’s first and oldest shopping mall, Liberty Plaza, mulls on a major undertaking to expand and upscale the shopping mall to face the growing competition emerging from new and upcoming modern malls in Colombo.

Nadal Into 15th French Open Quarter-Final

Rafael Nadal reached the French Open quarter-finals for the 15th time on Monday with a straight-sets win over Italy’s Jannik Sinner to stay on course for a 14th Roland Garros title and record-setting 21st Grand Slam.

Vaccination Roll Out Extended To 12 More Districts From Today

One million doses of Sinopharm vaccines were brought to Sri Lanka on Sunday

President Invites Investors Across The World To Join

The transformational journey of Sri Lanka & the region…

SCIENCE TODAY IS FOR SPIRITUALITY OF TOMORROW

We have listened to the famous quote called “The science of today is the technology of tomorrow.” told by Edward Teller. Now the time has come to think twice about this statement.

Rosy saddened about non-availability of AstraZeneca

CMC has started distributing dry rations to low-income dwellers

MV X-Press Pearl impact on marine ecosystem begins to surface

Investigations to ascertain the cause of sudden death of these marine creatures underway Under the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance, all sea turtles their shells and eggs are fully protected

REEF CLEAN UP AT BENTOTA REVEALS EXTENT OF MARINE POLLUTION

Marine pollution has been a serious issue and threatens both marine life and people living in coastal areas even before the MV X-Press Pearl disaster. Conservation efforts in Sri Lanka are still at a primary stage, but private organisations and concerned individuals are now engaging more and more in conservation efforts, offering a glimmer of hope.

England vs New Zealand - 1st Test England hold out for a draw

New Zealand went for the kill on the final day of the first Test against England, but the hosts stood firm as they ended on 170/3 to guarantee a stalemate at Lord’s yesterday.

Upfield Lanka donates ten ICU beds to NOCPCO

As Sri Lanka is facing a spike in COVID-19 positive cases, the medical burden faced by the government of the country has worsened.

SRI LANKA TAKE ON LEBANON IN FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFIER

Sri Lanka will take on Lebanon in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian zone (second round) qualifying match today.

Microsoft and FoG to increase digital literacy in Sri Lanka's underserved communities

A joint initiative between Microsoft and Foundation of Goodness (FoG) will allow women in the underserved communities of Sri Lanka to increase their digital literacy and employability.

NEED A Plan of Action to face pandemic. Not mere lockdowns

The fixation to global free-market profits with COVID-19 pandemic control efforts became more evident with an international call to establish a “Global Health Threats Council” (GHTC) with a high profile senior global political leadership via a UN General Assembly.

Cost of food rises at fastest pace in over a decade

BBC: Global food prices have jumped at their fastest monthly rate in over a decade, according to the United Nations.

Acer Announces New Range Of Devices For 2021

Acer introduced a new range of devices designed to offer consumers the widest possible choice of high-performance, ultraportable computing devices, at a virtual global press conference held from Taipei, Taiwan.

Sixers, Hawks, Jazz Advance In NBA Playoffs

The Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks and Utah Jazz powered into the conference semi-finals of the NBA playoffs on Wednesday as an electrifying display from Luka Doncic took the Dallas Mavericks to the brink of a series victory.

Expressway To Be Listed On CSE Via State-Owned Biz Entity

Govt. establishes company called ‘Sahasya Investments Limited’ for this purposeStyled after recently established Selendiva Investments LimitedCode of good governance for State-owned enterprise sector also being drafted

US$ 200 Million Currency Swap

With Bangladesh: A Stepping Stone

Army Chief Says Pics Of Niece's Wedding Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic Are Fake

Says claims about niece's wedding part of such campaign

Letting And Making Things Happen

What’s happening? That’s the question many ask. Then there are those who respond to the question or, as in certain cases, a question is not even necessary for comment. ‘Nothing’ is a common response/ comment. To elaborate, ‘nothing is happening.’

Sri Lanka Braces To Face Oil Spill

Oil spill response plan established AG to meet stakeholders today Decision to be reached on compensation

Tokyo Olympics 2020 - Karunaratne, Abeysinghe And Dharmawardena Leading Contenders To Captain Sri Lanka

The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) is to decide within the next few days the most suitable candidate to lead the Sri Lanka team at the Tokyo Olympic Games, NOCSL President Suresh Subramaniam told the ‘Daily Mirror’.

Travails Of People In Troubled Times

Curfews, lockdowns, or travel restrictions are generally understood as government regulations requiring people to remain indoors during specified hours.

Tsitsipas Powers Into French Open Last 32

Fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas marched into the French Open third round on Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Spaniard Pedro Martinez.

Greenwood Withdraws From England Squad For Euro 2020

Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood has pulled out of England’s Euro 2020 squad due to injury, the club announced yesterday.

In This Time Of Our Collective Hallucinations

Our mass nightmares are not going to go away anytime soon, they will likely get worse before they get any better.