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ComBank Opens Newly Built Kegalle Branch | Sri Lanka
The landscape of financial services in Sri Lanka receives another significant enhancement, as ComBank proudly announces the grand opening of its newly constructed branch in Kegalle. This latest expansion by ComBank is more than a mere addition of a new location; it’s a testament to the bank’s unwavering commitment to bring advanced banking services and…
Presidential election in Sri Lanka
After more than 35 years of civil war, the Sri Lankans elect their president in peace. Nearly 15 million voters are called to the polls. Two candidates present themselves to them. Former allies in the battle against the Tamil Tigers, President Mahinda Rajapakse and his former head of the Armies, ex General Sarath Fonseka. Mahinda…
Whatsapp no longer works on old iPhones? “Fake news”
“WhatsApp is not abandoning support for older iPhones. It’s fake news.” The Wabetainfo blog, which always provides information on news related to WhatsApp, denies the rumors relating to a disengagement of the messaging app against the generically “older” iPhone models. On its website, WhatsApp specifies that the application “for iPhone requires iOS 9 or later….
What alternatives are there to Google?
Googling makes yourself transparent about the Internet Company. More and more people are therefore looking for a different search engine. There are many alternatives to Google. Search profile trading is really big business. If you want to prevent your data traces from being systematically collected and resold when searching for books, pictures, recipes or tips…
North – The Food Bank’s Facebook page “mistakenly” deactivated for two months
The North Food Bank finally found its Facebook page on the night of Wednesday 5 to Thursday 6 May, while it had been deactivated since mid-March. The social network admitted that it was an error and that this page corresponded “to the standards of the community”. The 900 people subscribed to the Facebook page of…
France’s competition guardian – Millions fine against Google
France’s competition authority accuses Google of having abused its dominant position in the ad server market. That’s why the company has to pay now. The French competition authority has fined Google 220 million euros for preferring its own services in online advertising. Google did not deny the allegations, the fine had now been ordered as…
Tamil Tigers announce truce rejected by Sri Lankan authorities
The rebels proclaimed a unilateral ceasefire but in Colombo the capital, the defense secretary immediately rejected this initiative, saying that the separatist guerrillas had the choice only to surrender or be annihilated. The Tigers are cornered with thousands of civilians in a perimeter of ten square kilometers on the northwest coast of Sri Lanka. An…
The legislative elections in Sri Lanka promised to the president’s party
Sri Lanka voted today in parliamentary elections that should unsurprisingly end with the victory of President Rajapakse’s party. The head of state called on voters to give his party, the UPFA , the two-thirds majority needed to amend the constitution. Faced with the UPFA , an exploded opposition. The main opponent, the former head of…
New explosion in the Sri Lankan capital
A new explosion occurred on Monday in Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital.The explosion allegedly occurred during a demining operation in a van parked near a church hit the day before by a suicide bombing, police said. For the moment no victim is to be deplored. 87 detonators were also found by the police in a…
Deadly torrential rains in Sri Lanka
At least 42 people have already died in the center and east of the island and dozens more are missing. Floods and landslides were caused by heavy rains that devastated entire regions. 200,000 people are homeless.
Do you play tuk-tuk polo?
No horses but tuk-tuk to play polo. The game takes place in Galle, Sri Lanka, it is the second tuk-tuk polo championships, a three-wheeled motorcycle that has symbolized transportation in Asia for 50 years.
Pope calls on Sri Lankans to ‘make reparation’ after civil war
Francis also pleaded for the freedom to believe in a country wounded by interfaith tensions and called on leaders to repent. The pope went to the north-west of the island to the Marian shrine of Madhu, in the Tamil zone. This symbolic place which was on the front line is now a place of peace…
Sri Lanka: the Islamic State group claims the attacks
On CCTV footage, we can see the path of one of the suspected suicide bombers of the Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka. A man with a backpack enters Saint Sebastian’s Church in Negombo, north of the capital Colombo, during Easter Mass, and blows himself up. According to the preliminary elements of the investigation, these attacks…
London calls on Sri Lanka to shed light on war crimes charges
In 2009, the Tamil rebellion was crushed in a bloodbath. This Saturday, during the Commonwealth summit, British Prime Minister David Cameron ordered Colombo to open an investigation. “As things stand, the Sri Lankan government does not accept the need for a fully independent investigation,” said David Camerom. “If the government does not give in, an…
Sri Lanka: Pope Francis pleads for unity and national reconciliation
Pope Francis continues his trip to Sri Lanka on Wednesday. A visit dedicated to inter-religious dialogue “Religious beliefs must not be allowed to be abused for the cause of violence and war. “ During his first day, this Tuesday, in Colombo, the Sovereign Pontiff has already mentioned reconciliation and unity several times. Sri Lanka was…
Sri Lankan government does not want UN aid workers
The head of United Nations Humanitarian Affairs leaves Sri Lanka “disappointed”. John Holmes did not get a “green light” from the government to send a humanitarian team to the region where the Tamil Tigers are entrenched, surrounded by the army which intends to end a separatist rebellion that began in the 1970s. At least 50,000…
Sri Lanka gestures amid conflict with Tamil separatists
The Sri Lankan army today announced the end of its heavy military operations in the area of around ten km2 where rebels and thousands of civilians are entrenched. She also assured that she would endeavor to rescue civilians held hostage by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Yesterday the separatists unilaterally proclaimed a ceasefire which…
New IPS Publication on EV Trade Wars & Sri Lanka’s Grap
The rapidly evolving landscape of the global economy witnesses an undulating terrain of international trade, particularly in the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain. In this dynamic setting, the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) has made a significant contribution through its new IPS publication, “Trade Wars in Electric Vehicle Supply Chains: A Win…
WhatsApp fights for its users
WhatsApp went public with a new major promotional campaign and new privacy features. What is the strategy behind this? They never really needed that: WhatsApp didn’t need advertising. Almost everyone has the app on their smartphone anyway. But now the world’s most widely used messenger has turned: the subsidiary of tech giant Facebook launched its…
Government continues to bomb civilians, say Tamil separatists
A Sri Lankan army fighter plane bombarding an area where civilians are refugees … They want to show that the government is not keeping its promise to no longer use fighter jets or heavy weapons against the separatist rebellion. Precisely because of the presence of tens of thousands of civilians. They are said to be…