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Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the leading ICT and digital solutions provider to the nation was recognized once again at the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) Best Presented Annual Report Awards and SAARC Anniversary Awards for Corporate Governance Disclosures 2018, for the company’s Annual Report 2018.

Leading finance company HNB FINANCE closed out what has been a dominant year for it on the awards circuit by clinching the Silver Award in the Non-Banking Financial Services Sector category of the National Business Excellence Awards 2019, held on 13 December.

Beginning the year 2020 with a fresh start, Huawei, innovative smartphone manufacturer, held an exclusive preview for its new additions of smartphones to the Y series, Huawei Y9s and Huawei Y6s, the all-new Huawei MediaPad T5 10-inch, as well as its remarkable new set of wearables, Huawei Watch GT 2, FreeBuds 3, Band 4 and 4e, at a media event recently.

The cybersecurity threat landscape has seen several big shifts throughout 2019, as evidenced in the SophosLabs 2020 Threat Report. Understanding these trends is important for defenders to anticipate what lies ahead and how to best prepare.

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon recently donated 21 laptop computers to visually-handicapped university students, in response to a request by the ‘Centre for Sight’ of the Kandy Teaching Hospital’s Department of Ophthalmology, the institution that handles ophthalmic disorders and helps visually handicapped students to gain admissions to universities in Sri Lanka.

Understanding the rapid demand for videos, Mobitel, Sri Lanka’s premier network provider has announced the launch of its latest proposition, offering both Pre-Paid and Post-Paid customers to stream YouTube videos limitlessly for as low as Rs. 249 per month.

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon was recently presented the ‘Excellent Green Commitment Award’ for the Banking Sector for 2019 by the Green Building Council of Sri Lanka (GBCSL), the country’s leading authority on implementing green concepts and green building practices.

The Nuwara Eliya Golf Club (NEGC), one of the oldest golf clubs in Asia, recently appointed the Commercial Bank of Ceylon as its Internet Payment Gateway (IPG) service provider.

Singer, recently opened its Superstore at One Galle Face Mall as the exclusive retailer for electronics and home appliances.

Significant improvements in the third quarter, which positively impacted its year-to-date performance, have enabled the Commercial Bank Group to post creditable results for the nine months ended 30th September 2019.