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May 14, 2020

Further supporting the national efforts to combat COVID-19, Sunshine Healthcare Lanka Ltd—a fully-owned subsidiary of the diversified conglomerate Sunshine Holdings PLC—recently donated 100,000 hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) sulfate tablets (200mg), manufactured by Zydus Cadila—one of the leading pharmaceutical companies present in Sri Lanka— to the Ministry of Health by the staff of Sunshine Healthcare. The tablets, which […]

May 13, 2020

Lifebuoy is the first soap brand to confirm its liquid hand wash and alcohol-based hand sanitiser* are over 99.9% effective against COVID-19 Coronavirus1. It is expected that this will also be proven for many more hand hygiene products. Years of research have shown that regularly washing hands with soap and water, as advised by public […]

May 12, 2020

On a request made to the Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) the port donated much needed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the District General Hospital in Hambantota, during the months of March and April. 5200 surgical face masks and gloves, 500 N90 masks, and 50 Personal Protective Suits were handed over by port officials recently, […]

May 12, 2020

International Institute of Health Science (IIHS), Sri Lanka’s premier and leading healthcare education Institute renowned for the high quality education provided for nurses in Sri Lanka have once more used innovative solutions to engage with students during the ongoing global pandemic through the improved and versatile Learner Management System (LMS). Having won consecutive awards at […]

May 8, 2020

Parents face many challenges. And as we all find out, there are many, many challenges that we never expected or knew about before having children! Rapidly changing lifestyle, newer requirements and higher demands put forward multiple challenges to parents. Balancing work and parenting duties make us feel parenting is a stressful and challenging task during […]

May 6, 2020

Considering the difficulties faced by some customers of financial institutions affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to obtain certain relief measures, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has extended the deadline (30.04.2020) for submitting requests for debt moratoriums and 4% per annum refinancing facility for two months working capital, until 15 May 2020. Further, where the […]

May 6, 2020

U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina Teplitz called on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday (05) morning in Colombo and discussed a host of issues, including the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic, post-COVID-19 economic challenges and ongoing collaborations. Speaking about the COVID-19 situation in the country, Ambassador Teplitz said, “We’re always hopeful that the […]

May 4, 2020

Huawei, the global leading ICT solution provider, stepped up efforts and pledged support to Sri Lanka to fight against the Corona Virus epidemic through a donation of a range of cutting-edge ICT solutions. Accordingly, 5 Sets of Huawei high definition video conference systems were provided to help government sector to make decisions with less risk […]

May 4, 2020

Understanding that children are living in a whole new reality and trying to comprehend these strange times, the European Union Delegation in Sri Lanka and the Maldives has initiated an art competition for all budding young artists from both countries. The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has caused prolonged school closure and social distancing measures leaving children […]

May 2, 2020

“Sri Lanka is a special friend of China. We have long standing and cordial relations between the two countries. When we faced COVID- 19 disaster recently, Sri Lanka stood with us. China is willing to return that goodwill in the form of fullest cooperation to revive Sri Lanka’s economy in the post-COVID – 19 period”, […]

Zydus Cadila and Sunshine Healthcare donate 100,000 HCQ tablets to assist the fight against COVID-19

Lifebuoy Effective against COVID19 – Coronavirus in Laboratory tests

HIP helps Hambantota District General Hospital to prevent spread of COVID-19

IIHS Award winning Learner Management System provides students access to online material during the COVID-19 pandemic

Parenting amidts covid19 and lockdown

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka Extends the Deadlines to Facilitate Covid-19 Affected Businesses and Individuals

US Ambassador Calls on Prime Minister Rajapaksa; Discusses COVID-19, Economy and Joint Collaborations

Huawei pledges ICT support for Sri Lanka to fight against COVID-19

European Union celebrates kids’ art during pandemic ‘Life in Colour – COVID-19’ Art Competition

China re-affirms its support for Sri Lanka’s post-COVID – 19 economic revival