In Sri Lanka, polling stations closed on Monday at 4 p.m. local time, after legislative elections placed under enhanced protection. 74,000 police and gendarmes monitored the ballot. With these elections, the country’s former strongman, Mahinda Rajapakse, president for nearly ten years until his failure in the January presidential election, is trying to return to center…
For over a decade, Kilinochchi served as the capital for the Liberation Tigers movement from Tamil Islam. But in November 2008, the Sri Lankan army launched attacks on the city from three different locations. The fighting raged in particular on the A9 motorway, the main axis connecting Colombo with the Tamil areas in the north…
In a display of unity and demand for economic justice, a coalition of civil rights activists protest at the doorstep of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), voicing their disapproval of the recent sharp salary increments for bank employees. Leaders like Sanjaya Mahawatte, Chairman of Magen Ratata, spearheaded the CBSL protest, highlighting issues of…
Streaming provider Netflix is losing a lot of money by sharing passwords. He wants to defend himself against this. But question marks remain. Netflix is walking a tightrope: They don’t want to alienate customers, but they also want all users to pay. Some Netflix users in the US have recently seen a text displayed when…
About fifteen dead and up to 300 missing in Sri Lanka. These are the consequences of mudslides in Haldummulla, a village in the center of the island. These landslides were caused by several days of heavy rains.More than 150 homes were buried. According to the minister responsible for natural disaster management, 75 children escaped the…
The partnership that makes a community of 1 billion global users available to the e-commerce platform expands in Europe. “We help companies to grow and restart”. Here’s how the new service works Full speed ahead on social commerce, the sale of products and services through digital platforms and social media. In fact, the alliance between…
Nearly 15 million voters were called to the polls in Sri Lanka to say which of the two main candidates will win the supreme seat. Among them, the head of state, whose term will only end in two years and who has taken the liberty of bringing forward the date of the election. With the…
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…
Due to heavy rainfall and devastating floods that hit Sri Lanka, the streets of the capital Colombo are less crowded than usual this year for the Buddhist festival of Vesak, which marks birth, spiritual awakening and death. death of Lord Buddha.
Riots have broken out in Sri Lanka in several parts of the country, under tension since the carnage of the Easter attacks. In Kurunegala, about 90 km northeast of the capital Colombo, police arrested a group of men who attacked businesses run by Muslims. It was Monday morning, testimony of a trader: “They came with…
Here is the option to listen at double speed. Users cheer on social media On WhatsApp it is now possible to listen to audio messages even at double the speed. The novelty is part of the latest application update, already available for iPhone users on the App Store. The new function allows you to choose…
First phone call between the new president Joe Biden and Xi Jinping: the measures on Asian tech companies are also being examined. It is difficult to review the decisions, but in the meantime the US administration takes time on the operation of selling the Chinese app to Oracle and Walmart Relations between the US and…
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…
In an effort to redefine the home buying experience, HNB PLC has joined forces with the International Construction Consortium Ltd. (ICC) to deliver custom-made mortgage solutions. This promising collaboration aims to facilitate the acquisition of personalized home loans for Sri Lankans, particularly for those invested in the enchanting Residencies Kotte. With a Memorandum of Understanding…
“As a company, Microsoft is fully geared towards games,” says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. The group presents plans for gaming via TV app. Redmond – Microsoft wants to use an app to turn the television into a game console. All you need is a controller and a fast internet connection – because the games actually…
Facebook Inc. decided to remove the “Like” button from the public pages of artists, personalities and brands, the representatives of the company that manages this social network announced on Wednesday, informs Reuters, quoted by Agerpres. Facebook pages will only display their followers and will include a dedicated News Feed, in which the administrators of these…
The innovative drive of Sri Lanka telecommunications has once again been exemplified by SLT-Mobitel, the nation’s leading telecom provider, with the announcement of their ‘Fibre Elite Rewards’ winner for January. In a display of generosity and appreciation for customer loyalty, SLT-Mobitel presents a notable Rs. 1m prize to C.K. Abeynayake, the winner of the campaign,…
With the new iOS and iPadOS 15 operating systems, Apple is relying on a gender-neutral language. With colons, people in the apps are to be treated gender-neutral in the future. Stuttgart – In the future, Apple will use a gender-neutral language for texts on iPhone s and iPads: With the new iOS and iPadOS operating…
He just made a deal with three companies. Goal? To gauge, on the Net, the reactions of the French on the decisions taken. The sum is large enough to be reported. The government has decided to invest some three million euros to increase monitoring of its reputation on the Internet. To do this, he called…
In the swiftly evolving digital landscape, SLT-MOBITEL Enterprise stands out as a beacon of innovation, propelling businesses into a future where digital transformation is no longer an option but a necessity. Through the insightful leadership of Selvendiran Vidyapan, General Manager – Enterprise & SME Products, the company has marked its presence in the enterprise technology…