Uber Sri Lanka, to enhance safety standards for riders and drivers during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, has procured and started distributing safety supplies such as masks and sanitisers worth Rs.10 million free to driver and delivery partners.
Uber also announced a partnership with Dettol to distribute disinfectant to driver partners for sanitising cars and to display in-car education placards, with safety advisories for riders and drivers, the company announced this week.
As a part of its new policy, Uber has made it mandatory for driver partners and riders to wear masks and will only permit two passengers in cars and tuks, besides the driver partner.
Another key Uber initiative is its in-app COVID hub for drivers to access information on safety. The hub has a new in-app safety feature which will notify drivers to replenish their PPE supplies after they’ve completed a predetermined number of trips. The notification will provide a list of convenient pick up points from where they can pick up the safety supplies.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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