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…
In a significant turning point for the Australian petroleum industry, United Petroleum of Australia is poised for a robust retail market entry into Sri Lanka. Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera confirmed the company’s strategic planning has culminated in a finalized agreement with the Power and Energy Ministry, setting the stage for a mid-year launch….
Pope Francis has started a two-day visit to Sri Lanka, a country which remains deeply marked by three decades of war between the government, dominated by the Sinhala majority, and the Tamil rebels, the ethnic minority. Welcomed at Colombo airport by the new president Maithripala Sirisena, the Holy Father launched an appeal for reconciliation and…
New problems for Google and its services. There are difficulties in accessing Gmail services and anomalies are also recorded for YouTube. The ‘alarms’ triggered by users converge on the downdetector.it site, which collects the reports, and are poured in particular on Twitter, where the hashtag #googledown returns to peep out after the ‘earthquake’ of two…
The founder and leader of the Tamil guerrilla was reportedly killed by the Sri Lankan army. Velupillai Prabhakaran is said to have been ambushed while trying to escape in an ambulance with two of his lieutenants. The Sri Lankan army has also announced that it controlled the entire island for the first time since the…
Thousands of people gathered in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka, to witness a colorful elephant parade during a festival. Dancers, acrobats and musicians joined in the fun.
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.
On October 30 and 31, the Jacobins convent in Rennes will host “Boost with Facebook”. Free, this event is intended for VSEs, SMEs, start-ups or project leaders who wish to deepen their digital skills in order to develop better. Interested in the digital and digital world? Don’t miss the Boost with Facebook event, which will…
The jihadist group Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for suicide attacks on churches and luxury hotels on Tuesday that left more than 320 dead and 500 injured on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka, some of the deadliest attacks since September 11, 2001. On CCTV footage, we can see the path of one of the suspected…
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…
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…
What does SAP have in common with Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google? In terms of corporate value, it is rather low, but at least SAP is the only German company that plays a role in the world market with software. That’s why we’re not only looking at the stock exchange prices of the FAANG…
The 113 competitors of the Raid Amazones set out on the tracks of Sri Lanka to test their limits. For six days, teams of three, 100% female, compete in running, orienteering and canoeing events in breathtaking landscapes. Each team has the opportunity to sponsor a charity during their race.
After death, traces are left on social networks, mailboxes, blogs… A company erases them and also records last wishes. The web makes us immortal. The social networks continue to celebrate the birthday of a deceased person , share photos memories … The iProtego Marseille company undertakes to erase the digital data of a deceased person …
Advertisers who buy ads from Google are outraged after announcing a 2% price hike. The digital giant is recording record profits. In the background is playing a diplomatic standoff between Google and the state. In the large web woven by the Google spider, Internet users and advertisers rub shoulders. Everyone knows they are captive, because…
The Mountain View giant announces a turning point in tracking strategies: no more stalking for targeted ads, more respect for privacy You will be able to surf the web more freely, without having Google’s eyes focused on the sites we are visiting to know what type of advertising to show us. The Mountain View giant…
Marking a significant milestone in the digital marketing landscape of Sri Lanka, the Digital Marketing Association of Sri Lanka (DMASL) in collaboration with Dialog Axiata PLC, is set to host the prestigious Sri Lanka Digital Marketing Summit 2023. This trailblazing digital marketing event is poised to unfold at the Taj Samudra Colombo on the 4th…
If the emotions boil up during an argument in the social networks, sooner or later insults will also fall. With a new function, Twitter wants to prevent this and make users think. Stuttgart – Twitter tries to move its users to a more polite tone on the platform with a new function. To this end,…
What does SAP have in common with Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google? As far as the company value is concerned, it is on the low side, but at least SAP is the only German company that plays a role in the world market with software. That’s why we’re not only looking at the stock…
A dramatic turn in Sri Lanka. The unsuccessful presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka was arrested on Monday by the police, on charges of “military offenses”. The authorities suspect the former head of the armed forces of wanting to instigate a coup d’état. Ally last spring to the outgoing president in the fight against the Tamil rebels,…