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by Norman Palihawadane Police Media Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said that plainclothesmen had been deployed to ensure that people under self-quarantine confined themselves to their homes. DIG Rohana said the police had received complaints that some people undergoing quarantine left their homes, posing a danger to the public. Accordingly, a special police operation was launched from Saturday (30) to monitor them, he said The DIG said that it was an offence punishable under quarantine law for a person undergoing self-quarantine to leave his home or entertain visitors. Police had arrested 52 indi...

Posted on February 1st, 2021 By Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy The Island ECT: Prez accepts trade unions’ formula, crisis resolved President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has accepted a proposal by 22 port trade unions aimed at resolving a crisis over the proposed handing over of the East Container Terminal (ECT) at the Colombo harbour to India’s Adani Group. The unions have accepted external investment in the proposed West Container Terminal (WCT) while the government undertook to fully develop the deep water ECT now in operation.  Urban Development, Coast Conservation, Was...

As part of its commitment to bringing ease and flexibility to potential homeowners in Sri Lanka, John Keells Properties has inked a partnership with DFCC Bank, to supplement the property developer’s ground-breaking Freedom Mortgages home finance scheme. Being the first-of-its-kind in the country, this mortgage plan is offered to potential homeowners looking at investing in John Keells Properties’ upcoming TRI-ZEN residential development, with DFCC Bank now playing a significant role in alleviating customers’ home loan burdens. The Freedom Mortgage plan promises customers the financial r...

Posted on January 26th, 2021 Containers stacked at Sri Lanka’s Colombo port. Photo Credit: Rehman Abubakr, Wikipedia Commons Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation (JOIN) and India’s Adani Port are among foreign and Sri Lankan companies seeking a stake in the container terminal The Sri Lankan government has asked stakeholders in Colombo Port’s East Container Terminal (ECT) project to come up with a joint proposal to share a 49% stake in it.  The Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), Maj.Gen. (Rtd) Daya Ratnayake, said that  the SLPA...

BankInfoSecurity Compliance March 29, 2021 Compliance Compliance March 29, 2021 Compliance Compliance AsiaSecEditor) • January 27, 2021     Get Permission From left: Abid Adam, group CISO and group head of privacy at Axiata and Sujit Christy, group CISO at, John Keells Holdings Organizations in the APAC region are not immune to the impact of the SolarWinds supply chain hack, so it’s essential that they reassess their risk management practices and audit their suppliers, two security experts stress. Companies ...