UNDP, together with partners, brings together immersive insight into the cruel realities of SGBV in Sri Lanka in line with 16 Days of Activism

The immersive experience ‘Through her eyes’ blends audio and visual storytelling with theatre in a never-before-seen approach to SGBV awareness. The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is a global campaign observed annually from 25 November to 10 December, beginning on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and concluding on […]

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HUTCH Contributes Rs. 60 Million to Support Cyclone-Affected Communities

As part of ongoing relief efforts for communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah, HUTCH Sri Lanka has donated Rs. 60 million to the Government’s ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund. The contribution was officially handed over today (04) at the Presidential Secretariat. The donation cheque was presented to Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake by HUTCH […]

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ஈறு பிரச்சினையை ஆரம்பத்திலேயே குணப்படுத்த முடியும்: முன்கூட்டியே சரியானதைச் செய்யுங்கள்

வாய்ச் சுகாதாரத்தைப் பொறுத்தவரை, மக்கள் பெரும்பாலும் தூய்மையான, வெள்ளை பற்கள் பற்றியே கவனம் செலுத்துகிறார்களே அன்றி, ஆரோக்கியமான ஈறுகளின் முக்கியத்துவம் குறித்து கவனம் செலுத்துவதில்லை. நவீன பல் மருத்துவம் தொடர்பான பராமரிப்பு வசதிகள் தற்போது பரவலாகக் கிடைக்கின்ற போதிலும், ஈறு பிரச்சினைகள் இலங்கையர்களிடையே ஒரு பொதுவான பிரச்சினையாக விளங்குகின்றது. வாய்ச் சுகாதார பிரச்சினைகளின் முக்கியத்துவம் குறித்த விழிப்புணர்வு இல்லாமையே இதற்குக் காரணமாகும். ஆரோக்கியமான ஈறுகள் பற்களை நிலையாகவும் உறுதியாகவும் வைத்திருப்பதோடு மட்டுமல்லாமல், ஒட்டுமொத்த சுகவாழ்விலும் ஒரு முக்கிய […]

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මුල් අවධියේ ප්‍රතිකාර මගින් විදුරුමස් රෝග  සුව කළ හැකිය. ඒ නිසා මුල ඉදලම බලා ගන්න

මුඛ සෞඛ්‍යය පිළිබඳව සිතීමේ දී, පුද්ගලයන් පළමුවෙන්ම පිරිසිදු, සුදු දත් ගැන සිතන අතර නිරෝගී විදුරුමස්වල වැදගත්කම නොසලකා හරිනු ලබයි. නවීන දන්ත වෛද්‍ය ප්‍රතිකාර පහසුවෙන් ලබා ගත හැකි වුවත් විදුරුමස් ගැටලු තවමත් ශ්‍රී ලාංකිකයන් අතර බහුලව පවතියි. මෙයට ප්‍රධාන හේතුව වන්නේ, මුඛ සෞඛ්‍යය ගැටලුවල වැදගත්කම පිළිබඳ දැනුවත්භාවය අඩු වීමයි. නිරෝගී විදුරුමස්, දත් ශක්තිමත්ව රඳවා තබා ගැනීමට […]

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‘டிட்வா’ புயலால் ஏற்பட்ட அனர்த்த நிவாரணத்திற்காக இலங்கைக்கு மனிதாபிமான உதவிகளை வழங்க முன்வந்துள்ள Bybit

வணிக பரிமாற்ற அளவின் அடிப்படையில் உலகின் இரண்டாவது மிகப் பெரும் கிரிப்டோகரன்சி பரிவர்த்தனை நிறுவனமான Bybit, தென்கிழக்கு ஆசியா முழுவதும் ஏற்பட்டுள்ள பாரிய வெள்ளம் உள்ளிட்ட அனர்த்தங்களால் பாதிக்கப்பட்ட சமூகங்களுக்கு ஆதரவளிப்பதற்காக, அவசரகால மனிதநேய உதவிகளை வழங்க முன்வந்துள்ளது. இதில் டிட்வா புயலினால் மிகவும் பாதிக்கப்பட்ட நாடுகளில் ஒன்றான இலங்கையில் அது முக்கிய கவனத்தை செலுத்தியுள்ளது. கடந்த ஒரு வாரமாக, கடும் மழை மற்றும் புயலினால் இந்தோனேசியா, மலேசியா, தாய்லாந்து, இலங்கை ஆகிய நாடுகள் முழுவதும் பேரழிவுகரமான […]

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Bybit, ‘දිට්වා’ සුළි කුණාටුව නිසා ඇති වූ දරුණු ගංවතුර තත්ත්වය හමුවේ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට මානුෂීය ආධාර පිරිනමන බව නිවේදනය කරයි

වෙළඳ පරිමාව අනුව ලොව දෙවන විශාලතම ක්‍රිප්ටෝ මුදල් හුවමාරුව වන Bybit, දිට්වා සුළි කුණාටුව හේතුවෙන් දරුණු ලෙස පීඩාවට පත් වූ දකුණු ආසියානු රටක් වන ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට ප්‍රමුඛතාවය දෙමින්, සමස්ත අග්නිදිග ආසියාව පුරා ඇති වූ විනාශකාරී ගංවතුරෙන් පීඩාවට පත් ජනතාවට සහය වීම සඳහා හදිසි මානුෂීය ආධාරයක් පරිත්‍යාග කරන බව අද දින නිවේදනය කළේය. පසුගිය සතිය පුරා […]

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Central Bank of Sri Lanka gives approval for Nations Trust Bank’s acquisition of HSBC’s retail banking business in Sri Lanka

Nations Trust Bank PLC (NTB) is pleased to announce that the Bank has received the approval from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) to acquire The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Sri Lanka’s (HSBC Sri Lanka) Retail Banking business. NTB and HSBC signed a binding Sale and Purchase Agreement in September this year, with […]

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Uber joins hands with Sri Lanka Red Cross Society: Commits LKR 65 million to support communities impacted by Cyclone Ditwah

Teams up with Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) to mobilise community donations Uber Sri Lanka today announced a partnership with the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society to support relief and recovery efforts for communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah. As part of this initiative, Uber is contributing approximately LKR 65 million towards emergency relief, combining funds for […]

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Suwanda Industries (Cycle Pure Incense – Sri Lanka) Recertified as ZeroCarbon® Manufacturer for 2025

Suwanda Industries, known globally under the brand name Cycle Pure Incense, is proud to announce its recertification as a ZeroCarbon® Manufacturer for 2025. This marks another significant milestone in the company’s ongoing journey of environmental responsibility and purpose-driven business. As Sri Lanka’s only Carbon Neutral Manufacturer of Incense Sticks, this achievement reaffirms the company’s unwavering dedication to […]

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