EMIRATES
Dubai UAE, 21 May 2020 - Emirates has unveiled multi-faceted measures for employee and customer care at every step of the travel journey, redefining safety and hygiene standards on board and
ISLAND TEA
Sri Lankan retail tea chain Brand Island Tea Co.®️ continues to engage in distributing Pure Ceylon Milk Teas for the refreshment of frontline staff at hospitals treating Covid-19 patients in the western
NEW ZEALAND’S PM IS THE MOST POPULAR WORLD LEADER IN A CENTURY
New Zealand has found no new Covid-19 cases in the past two days, just as a new poll named Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern the country’s most popular leader in 100 years thanks to her pandemic
DARAZ
As the whole country battles to limit the adverse impact of Covid – 19, Daraz has expanded its Daraz Cares portal to help some of the most vulnerable of groups at present. Collaborating with UNICEF
COMMERCIAL BANK
Announces across-the-board reduction of rates encompassing all categories of loans, leases, pawning and OD facilities
QUICK MONDAY
Whilst the Coronavirus causes havoc across the world, we need to work together to keep the economic wheels turning, which is why we are offering our support to businesses across the world for
AIA
19th May 2020: AIA Sri Lanka’s health and wellness platform, AIA Vitality has conducted its first ever virtual wellness session for organizations, as the COVID 19 crisis compels businesses to move
SECURITY WILL BECOME MAINSTREAM
Compared to other nations, Sri Lanka, has undoubtedly made great progress. Among the positives are that people are confident, safe and more settled in facing the pandemic. If the situation had
WORLD BANK ESTIMATES EXTREME CASE OF GLOBAL POVERTY
In 2015, there were 734 million people or 10% of the world's population in extreme poverty, which is defined as living on less than $1.90 a day, according to the World Bank's most recent estimates
ROLLS-ROYCE TO TERMINATE 9,000 JOBS
Rolls-Royce has said it will cut 9,000 jobs and warned it will take "several years" for the airline industry to recover from the coronavirus pandemic
JAPAN’S ECONOMY FALLS INTO RECESSION
Japan has fallen into recession for the first time since 2015 as the financial toll of the coronavirus continues to escalate
TOUGH DECISIONS ON EMPLOYMENT
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has affected Sri Lankan businesses across all sectors except perhaps agriculture, which has faced a minimal impact
News publisher & Quire Sri Lanka
For most Sri Lankans, since March 2020 the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a large-scale effort to promote “work-from-home” (WFH) along with the categorization of
TAIWAN REPORTS NO NEW COVID-19 CASES.
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Tuesday (May 19) announced zero new cases of Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), marking the 12th straight day without
FOCUS ON ‘GLOBAL ORIENTATION’
While Sri Lanka has a low number of social safety nets for permanently vulnerable people such as the poor, disabled and elderly, COVID-19 has highlighted the need for a social net for employees
VACCINE FOR COVID-19 MUST BE DISTRIBUTED EQUITABLY
South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaking at the World Health Assembly through a video linik said on Monday that vaccines and treatments are "public goods" that must be "distributed equitably
CORONAVIRUS MAY BURN OUT BEFORE VACCINE
Coronavirus could “burn out naturally before any vaccine is developed”, according to a former World Health Organisation chief
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES MUST GO ON
At this juncture, COVID-19 seems invincible. However, while the global pandemic is unprecedented, Sri Lanka’s response has been a great success especially in managing the prevalence of infections
SRI LANKA PREPARES TO OPEN DOORS BY JULY
Sri Lanka Tourism is seeing a silver lining as European and high-end Indian travellers have begun to inquire on forward bookings, while the Government is sorting out the COVID-19 protocol to welcome
