COLOMBO (News 1st):
Certain .LK domains were affected by a malicious redirection, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) tweeted on Saturday morning (06).
“With certain .lk domains currently affected by a malicious redirection, the LK Domain Registry is in the process of resolving the issue with TRC and CERT assisting,” read the TRCSL tweet posted at 10:19 am on Saturday (Feb. 06).
Any issue could be reported to NIC.LK via the hotline, 011 421 6061, the tweet further read.
Meanwhile, according to the LK Domain Registry, the issue with the .LK Domain Registration System, which arose early on Saturday morning (Feb. 06) has been resolved.
Campaign against cyberbullying witnesses overwhelming participation of children
By JT - Feb 01,2021 - Last updated at Feb 01,2021
AMMAN More than 1 million children shared and engaged with the national campaign “The new epidemic at the time of the pandemic” that was carried out by the National Council for Family Affairs (NCFA) and UNICEF Jordan to curb the effects of cyberbullying on children, according to a NCFA statement.
The campaign witnessed widespread interaction across media and educational and popular social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. This campaign is latest in a series of activations to end violence against children in Jordan, jointly launched by the NCFA and UNICEF Jordan in 2017 as part of the National Plan for ending violence against children, the statement said.
Consumers decry alleged arbitrary price hike of mobile phone cards
By Maria Weldali - Jan 30,2021 - Last updated at Jan 30,2021
AMMAN As complaints have been on the rise about the alleged price gouging of prepaid mobile cards, the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) said that it has been waiting for a response from telecom companies.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the TRC said that the commission had contacted telecom companies over the alleged arbitrary price increase of phone cards, who in turn denied responsibility.
“The TRC has received many complaints about telecom companies raising the prices of recharge cards,” the statement said, adding that the commission sent official letters to telecom companies and is awaiting a formal response.
In an effort to make it easier for people to
donate blood, Facebook has launched the Blood Donations feature in Sri Lanka in partnership
with the Ministry of Health’s National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS)
supported by the Health Promotion Bureau (HPB). Till date, 24 blood cluster
centers have been onboarded as part of the joint initiative.
Globally, millions of lives depend on access to
safe and sustainable blood supply. The COVID-19 pandemic has also changed how
and where people donate blood. Whether it be for regular blood transfusions or
emergencies like road accidents, complex surgeries or COVID-related
complications, access to blood is crucial to save lives. With this in mind,
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State-run Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) is aiming to launch a “pre-commercial” 5G service using 3.5GHz spectrum by mid-2021.
The SLT Group’s CEO Lalith Seneviratne told local newspaper The Daily Mirror: “By the middle of this year, we will have pre-commercial application of 5G perhaps with few industrial vertical applications as well.”
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has provided the operator with its 3.5GHz spectrum holding but it does not yet have the allocation required for a full commercial launch.
Seneviratne noted that while the regulator has not confirmed any details of the allocation process, SLT is hoping for a full commercial launch next year, saying: ‘The exact time of our 5G rollout will depend on the time when the telecom sector regulator issues the licence allocating spectrum. Once the licence is issued, we will invest. We will need around one year to develop the commercial application.”