An Emirates A380 aircraft landed at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) Katunayake today, helping Sri Lanka and the airport achieve an aviation milestone, the airline said in a media release. Sri Lanka’s Minister of Transport & Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva was at the airport to greet UAE Ambassador to Sri …
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Mobitel launched Municipal Assessment Payment System (MAPS), an eTax payment system on July 28 at the Dehiwala – Mount Lavinia Municipal Council premises. The occasion was graced by Harin Fernando -Minister of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure and Isura Devapriya – Chief Minister of the Western Province. The revolutionary MAPS service …
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Sri Lanka’s Department of Immigration and Emigration, in parallel to introducing bio data of the holder into the process making passports, has started initial measures to introduce an e-passport. It has also been identified as an essential part of the National Digitalization Program. Under the procedure, a passport in an …
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SriLankan Airlines crew had put out a potential fire from a smoking mobile battery pack, on a flight from India to Sri Lanka, the airline said. After smoke came from an overhead baggage compartment crew had used a fire extinguisher and removed the smoking bag to the back of the …
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. Minister Daya Gamage urges the world for immediate investment and worldwide use of renewable energy sources such as solar, hydroelectric, wind power. “At the same time, we have to reverse the damage through recycling every gram of plastic and metal used,” he says. The minister was delivering a speech …
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Dialog Axiata Group announced the commissioning of Sri Lanka’s first Tier III certified Data Centre and Media Hub. Dialog, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider and a leader in the provision of world class Enterprise Solutions was recently awarded a TIER III Constructed Facility Certification (TCCF) from the UPTIME Institute for …
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A new and powerful cyber attack causing mass disruption across the world hitting companies and governments in Europe, Russia and USA, foreign media reported
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Google fined record 2.42 billion Euros or US$ 2.72 billion by European Commission for illegally favouring its own shopping service, Foreign media said.
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Secretary to the Disaster Management Ministry S. S. Meeyanwala yesterday said that the Ministry planned to install two Doplar Radar Systems covering the coastal areas which could forecast inclement weather. He said the radars were to be installed in Pottuvil and Kalpitiya. Meeyanwala said they were a gift …
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The official website of the Galle District Secretariat (http://www.galle.dist.gov.lk/) is reported to have been hacked by an alleged group identifying itself as the ‘Pakistani Cyber Team Experts’. The attackers had however entered the official website and posted a message hailing their success saying “Pakistan Zindabad, Islam Zindabad, Muslims Zindabad ,Pakistan …
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