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Rakuten Viber Reports 4x Higher Call Volume

Thursday, 23 April 2020 06:19

Rakuten Viber, one of the world’s largest communication platforms, has increased its capacity for core features and developed a number of new initiatives to help people stay connected with their family, friends, and co-workers during the global COVID-19 outbreak.

Emirates is stepping up precautionary measures at the airport and on board to ensure the health and safety of its employees and customers.

Ceylinco Life has announced it will pay up to Rs 1 million more on claims in respect of deaths due to COVID-19 to holders of life policies who pay their premiums on time.

Huawei, the innovative smartphone manufacturer, recently launched ‘’Together 2020 Warm Action’’ campaign that commenced on 17th March 2020 and continues till 31st May 2020.

The Annual Report 2018/19 of Ambeon Holdings PLC titled ‘Ambitions Aligned’ has been ranked 38th amongst the 'Top 100 Reports Worldwide 2018/19' at the recently concluded Vision Awards Annual Report competition organised by the League of American Communication Professionals (LACP), USA.

During this challenging period, DFCC Bank has tied hands with the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) as the main sponsor and official banking partner to host a webinar to financially guide small and medium-sized enterprises through the current COVID-19 outbreak.

In collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Mass Media and Ministry of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation on a special request made by the Presidential Task Force established to combat COVID – 19 in Sri Lanka, HUTCH has joined hands with the Department of Posts Sri Lanka (DPSL) in delivering much needed recharge cards to doorsteps of all Sri Lankans.

HNB PLC announced a partnership with Pick Me to provide all its customers with free delivery through the service providers’ app.

In view of the ongoing lockdown in Sri Lanka caused by the COVID-19 threat, Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT), the pioneer in British higher education in Sri Lanka and the country’s premier IT and Business campus, has increased its ongoing series of online support seminars in ICT, that help prepare Ordinary Level (O/L) and Advanced Level (A/L) students for their examinations later this year.

The fear of contagion has struck deep, and some things will perhaps never go back to the way they were.