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On 15 April 2006, Sri Lanka Time reverted to match Indian Standard Time calculated from the Allahabad Observatory in India 82.5° longitude East of Greenwich, the reference point for GMT. This time zone applies to the entirety of Sri Lanka. Since 1880, the time zone in Sri Lanka (or formerly, Ceylon) has varied from UTC+05:30 to UTC+06:30.
Some regions utilize 24-hour time notation in casual speech as well, such as regions that speak German, French, or Romanian, though this is less common overall; other countries that utilize the 24-hour clock for displaying time physically may use the 12-hour clock more often in verbal communication. [citation needed]
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The clock was donated by Governor James Longden. [9] [10] The clock bell is dated 1882. [10] The tower was badly damaged in the late 1980s by the civil war. [4] When Charles, Prince of Wales visited Sri Lanka in 1998 he offered British assistance in restoring the tower. [4] The British government donated Rs. 1 million. [4]
The Sri Lanka Interbank Payment System (or SLIPS in short) is the largest account-to-account fund transfer network in Sri Lanka. [2] Created by LankaClear, it enables member banks to carry out same-day transfers of up to Rs. 5 million, in a secure paperless process.
The General Direction No 01 of 2018 as per the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka under section 44 of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act No 28 of 2005 came into immediate effect as of 25 July 2018 implies to the operations of the Common Electronic Fund Transfer Switch, Lanka Clear (Pvt) Ltd and members of CEFTS. [8]
In 2019, it expanded across Sri Lanka to Colombo, Kandy, Negombo, Gampaha, Kurunagala and Kaluthara. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In 2019 PickMe Food acquired YAMU restaurant portal. [ 6 ]
The clock tower was constructed in 1883, paid for through public subscriptions by the people of Galle, in recognition of Dr. P. D. Anthonisz. [1] It was based on a design by John Henry Gues Landon. [2] The clock was the sole gift of a grateful patient, Mudaliyar Samson de Abrew Rajapakse. [2] The plate on the clock tower carries the inscription: