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May 28, 2020

Seylan staff contribute a days’ salary Seylan Bank, the Bank with a Heart, has extended its support towards constructing a fully equipped Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Colombo East Base Hospital – a major service provider in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. The new ICU serves to enhance the Hospital’s capacity to secure the […]

May 27, 2020

IT Gallery Computers Private Limited, Sri Lanka together with Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd, China, recently donated a Hikvision Temperature Screening Thermographic camera to the Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd in an effort to help identify people with abnormal body temperatures. The donation took place at the chairman’s office of the airport […]

May 26, 2020

Despite the challenges of the Covid-19 in terms of the consumer demand management, the local dairy industry leader, Pelwatte, has taken measures to ensure that the local consumers are provided with uninterrupted access to the brand, through an established delivery framework, in the curfew instilled districts. In the Sri Lankan context, the estimated annual demand […]

May 23, 2020

To step up safety standards for riders and drivers during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Uber Sri Lanka has procured and started distributing safety supplies such as masks and sanitisers worth 10 million LKR, free of cost to driver and delivery partners. Uber also announced a partnership with Dettol to distribute disinfectant to driver partners for […]

May 21, 2020

Announces across-the-board reduction of rates encompassing all categories of loans, leases, pawning and OD facilities The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced a reduction of lending rates across the board in response to the present needs of individual and corporate borrowers and in line with the downward trend of interest rates in Sri Lanka. Effective […]

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 18, 2020

May 18, 2020: Watawala Tea, Sri Lanka’s No. 1 tea brand by the diversified conglomerate Sunshine Holdings PLC, donated Ceylon tea packs for the consumption of patients and staff members in hospitals dealing with COVID-19 around the country. So far, the company has catered to the requirements of: National Hospital Colombo Negambo District General Hospital […]

May 18, 2020

The Chairman, Board of Directors, representatives of the Management and Unions of Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) and Mobitel handed over a cheque to the value of Rs. 50 million to His Excellency Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka recently at the Presidential Secretariat as a donation to the COVID-19 Health and Social Security Fund. SLT […]

May 16, 2020

Impairment charges for Q1 surge to Rs 6.54 bn. Deposits grew by Rs 51.33 bn. to Rs 1.10 Tn. Advances grew by Rs. 28.74 bn. to Rs. 949.2 bn. Healthy growth in business volumes and an extraordinary contribution from other income, before the slowdown attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, have enabled the Commercial Bank of […]

May 14, 2020

Staff donates a day’s pay towards relief efforts As the world battles with the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Seylan Bank in a joint initiative with its staff members have supported the Sri Lankan community with several initiatives to combat the impact of the pandemic. On Monday, the 4th of May, the Bank handed […]

Seylan Bank supports the Nation through construction of an ICU ward at the Colombo East Base Hospital

IT Gallery assists BIA in COVID 19 prevention efforts

Pelwatte strives to cater local consumer demand for dairy products despite Covid-19 challenges

Uber commits 10 Million LKR for safety supplies, partners with Dettol

ComBank reduces lending rates in quick response to COVID-19 crisis

Cathay Pacific requires all passengers to wear face coverings while travelling

Watawala Tea supports nation-wide hospitals and Sri Lanka Navy with donations of Ceylon Tea

SLT Group donates Rs. 50 Mn to COVID -19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund.

ComBank makes steady start to 2020 with pre-COVID-19 gains

Seylan Bank’s Contribution Towards the Fight Against COVID-19 Reaches Rs. 20 Million