Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has put his first tweet, authenticated on the blockchain, up for sale. The highest bid so far is $ 2 million. Twitter boss Jack Dorsey put his very first tweet up for sale on Friday, March 5, and the highest bid was $ 2 million on Saturday, a sign of appetite…
On July 21, 1960 , Sirimavo Bandaranaike was appointed Prime Minister of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), after winning the legislative elections. She thus becomes the first woman elected to become the head of a government. The post was previously held by her husband, Solomon Bandaranaike, before he was assassinated in 1959. Sirimavo Bandaranaike promises to…
In Sri Lanka, these demonstrators fear for the life of the former army chief. In the capital Colombo, thousands of regime opponents demanded the release of Sarath Fonseka; they fear his assassination in prison. Sarath Fonseka lost the presidential elections on January 26 to President Rajapakse. He must be brought to court martial for conspiring…
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday that the social media giant will begin allowing many of its 50,000 employees and new recruits to work from home on a permanent basis, adding to a small but growing number of companies in the field. Technology that adopted a decentralized activity during the coronavirus pandemic, informs NBC News…
Ceo Satya Nardella: “In the last year we have learned the need to combine technology, data and insight to create sustainable and innovative workplaces” Microsoft Viva is born, the first Employee Experience platform presented today by Microsoft and which integrates tools for engaging, learning, well-being and identifying and sharing employee know-how directly within the workflow….
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…
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The Tamil diaspora wants to shed light on the circumstances under which the rebellion was crushed in Sri Lanka. Demonstrations took place on Monday in Geneva in front of the United Nations, and in Brussels in front of the European Council. Some Tamils do not hesitate to speak of genocide. “We are just asking the…
New record of the floods in Sri Lanka: the authorities now speak of more than 100 dead. This toll could increase further because several dozen people are still missing. The archipelago is faced with heavy monsoon rains which cause flooding and landslides. It is the western and southern regions that are most affected. Soldiers were…
In its pivotal capacity as the National Body of Accountants, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) orchestrated a forward-thinking forum to address the significant challenges linked to SOE restructuring. Aligning with the Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilisation, and National Policies, CA Sri Lanka mobilized leading minds from diverse sectors to…
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…
At least 17 people were found dead in Sri Lanka on Wednesday while more than 200 families are missing in the mudslides that affected 3 villages in the center of the country, about 70 kilometers north of the capital, Colombo. This new report brings to at least 37 the number of dead since the start…
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…
The US is striking out against the tech companies with several legislative initiatives. There are also efforts in Europe for stricter regulation. Berlin in Germany, the debate about stricter regulation of large internet companies is gaining momentum. The reason for this is the efforts in the USA to enable the unbundling of dominant companies, as…
Microsoft, founded by Bill Gates, will replace dozens of journalists who now work for its site, MSN, with an automated news selection system, the BBC reports. Currently, the selection of news broadcast by various media organizations and the choice of headlines and photos for the msn.com site is made by journalists, but soon these tasks…
The attack blamed on the Tamil rebels killed several police officers and injured more than 85 in Colombo, the country’s capital. According to the army spokesman, “the target was a police bus. A motorcycle crashed into the vehicle ”. The explosion occurred in a commercial district of the capital near the Hilton hotel, and in…
Two teenagers, aged 15 and 17, are to be summoned before a juvenile judge in France after participating in a challenge on the social network TikTok that suggested their involvement in a crime. The two young women, who live in the Grasse region (southeast), will have to answer in April, in the judge’s office, in…
While the outgoing president Mahinda Rajapakse is given as reelected by the electoral commission the hotel of his adversary the ex-chief of the armies is surrounded by the soldiers. The latter rejects the result of the ballot. Sarath Fonseka has requested the protection of a foreign country to ensure its safety in the face of…
At least 13 prisoners have been killed in Sri Lanka’s largest prison in Colombo, the capital. To the chagrin of the police, detainees managed to take control of part of the penitentiary center and to take staff members hostage. Some prisoners were armed. The soldiers were called in as reinforcements.