Dialog Sets Up Free WiFi Zone at Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya Premises

From left to right: Pradeep De Almeida, Group Chief Technology Officer, Dialog Axiata PLC, Amali Nanayakkara, Group Chief Marketing Officer, Dialog Axiata PLC, Supun Weerasinghe, Group Chief Executive, Dialog Axiata PLC, Chaithyaramadhikari of Ruwanweli Maha Chaithyaramaya Ven. Pallegama Hemarathana Nayaka Thero, Bomaluwa Viharawasi Shaasthrawedi Puujya Kuda Alagamuwe Gnanasiri Thero, Bomaluwa Viharawasi Shaasthrapathi Puujya Pahalathalaawe Sumanasiri Thero and Manahara Wijeyawickrama, Senior General Manager - Channel Planning & Control and CVM, Dialog Axiata PLC

Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, set up a free WiFi zone at the Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya Premises on Unduvap Poya Day. The free WiFi zone was established upon the request of the temple and was launched by Chaithyaramadhikari of Ruwanweli Maha Chaithyaramaya Ven. Pallegama Hemarathana Nayaka Thero (Chief Priest, Nuwarakalawiya) and Supun Weerasinghe, Group Chief Executive, Dialog Axiata PLC. This free WiFi service is available at the periphery of the western gateway outside the Udamaluwa area, for the connectivity needs of local and international tourists and to facilitate efficient administration tasks of the temple.

Dialog partnered with ITN in sponsoring “Sawanak Ras” programme on the Unduvap Poya, enabling all Buddhists in the country to view and connect with the day-long activities at the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi. Further, Dialog is contributing towards the reconstruction of the Dhamma hall roof at the Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya Premises, and the civil construction services are being contributed at no cost by the Sri Lanka Army under the direction of the Ministry of Defence.

Dialog, a leading public listed company and one of the main advocators of Sri Lankan culture and heritage, has been a long-term patron of many cultural events, including the Kandy Perahara, Kelaniya Duruthu Maha Perahara, Nawam Maha Perahara at Gangaramaya, Baudhaloka Vesak Kalapaya, Sri Buddha Rashmi Vesak Kalapaya at Gangaramaya, Katharagama Esala Perahara, Gatabaru Esala Perahara, and Kotte Raja Maha Vihara Perahara. This is also in line with the company’s many efforts towards the preservation of Sri Lankan traditions and heritage, most notably the construction of the vestibule for the Dimbulagala Aranya Senasanaya, contributing to the upliftment of Sri Lanka’s rich cultural history.