Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, pledged Rs. 200 Million for urgently required ICU capacity development in hospitals selected by the Ministry of Health (MOH). This will be utilised for expanding healthcare systems to provide critical care services and provide accessibility to intensive care for patients.
In its efforts to support students through this tumultuous time and to minimise the disruption to the education system due to the early closure of schools, Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity partner, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, has launched Nenasa 1377, a distance learning helpline for all Grade 11 students to continue with their studies whilst staying safe and connected in this prevailing situation.
Based on the direction of the Government and the guidelines of Central Bank of Sri Lanka towards supporting SMEs, other businesses and individuals, Amãna Bank has extended a helping hand to its customers in terms of a special relief moratorium to overcome the financial and economic challenges as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak.
These are unprecedented times that have dramatically changed our daily lives. Whilst the uncertainty can be unsettling, it is no secret that COVID-19 has made the entire world paralyzed and given humankind a powerful message.
As an Avurudu initiative (Sri Lankan New Year), Ride for Ceylon (R4C) in partnership with Coca-Cola Sri Lanka, Texus Group and with the support of the Nugegoda Police division, distributed Avurudu goodie bags to over 1500 daily wage-earning families in Colombo & the suburbs, who are currently without any income till the curfew is lifted. The objective was to bring some hope and joy to these families by giving something special they could enjoy wi
COVID-19 is causing catastrophic damage globally and the world is in lockdown. Without even a missile being fired it seems like the world is at war. People are violently sick, dying, healthcare systems are stretched to the maximum and even first world countries seem unable to cope with the speed at which the virus is spreading.
In January this year, the LOLC Group announced of their agreement to sell it’s 70% stake held in Cambodia’s largest Microfinance Company, PRASAC, to the world’s sixth largest Commercial Bank and Korea’s biggest Commercial Bank, Kookmin for US$ 603Mn, a Rs. 120Bn in local currency terms.
East West Properties PLC, whose majority shareholders include Nahil Wijesuriya and his children made a donation of Rs 8.5 Million to the Army Welfare Fund to help complete the conversion of a ward at the Mulleriyawa District Hospital for Covid-19 Infected Persons. A further Rs 4.5 Million has been spent on the purchase of a PCR Detection System Machine for COVID-19 Testing.
Being a socially responsible technology company, Rakuten Viber is taking a number of measures to help everyone stay connected with family, friends, and communities. After launching a number of features in the wake of COVID-19, Viber aims to cherish people who are staying at home during the country’s biggest festival ‘ Sinhala and Tamil New year’.
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