HSBC Sri Lanka Joins Hands with A-PAD SL in Responding to COVID-19 Second Wave
The COVID -19 Second Wave has seen an increased rise in the number of patients as opposed to the first wave, with hospitals and quarantine centers reporting excessive numbers. Taking this into consideration, HSBC Sri Lanka reached out to A-PAD SL, voicing their
Typhoon Rolly: Strongest Storm of 2020 Strikes Philippines
Super Typhoon Rolly (Goni) barrelled across the Islands of the Philippines, making landfall on the 1st of November. Towards the latter part of the month of October, warm waters in the Pacific Ocean enabled a tropical storm swirling in the region to explode
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is commemorated every year on the third Sunday in November to raise awareness and spare a thought for the millions of victims and their families devastated by fatal road traffic accidents. This year the
World Tsunami Awareness Day 2020
In December 2015, the UN General Assembly designated 5th of November as World Tsunami Awareness Day, calling on countries, international bodies and civil society to raise tsunami awareness and share innovative approaches to risk reduction. World Tsunami Awareness Day was the brainchild of
Sri Lanka Reports Mass Whale Beaching on Western Coast
On the 2nd of November 2020, an unnatural phenomena was reported from Sri Lanka when more than 100 pilot whales were stranded on the west coast in Panadura. Sri Lanka’s Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) confirmed that this was the country’s largest mass