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Saturday, October 17 2026
Saturday, October 17 2026
MONETABRIEF – Sri Lanka's Dialog Telecom group said it sold a 20 percent stake in Doc99, an online doctor channeling portal to Sunshine Holdings and Nawaloka Hospital.
Dialog said a 16.65 percent stake in Digital Health (Pvt) Limited was sold to Sunshine Healthcare Lanka Limited for 312.17 million rupees.
Another 3.35 percent stake was sold to Nawaloka Hospitals for 62.7 million rupees, after it exercised rights under a shareholders' agreement.
Ceylon Hospitals Plc (Durdan's Hospital) which had a 5.26 percent share had sold out to Sunshine.
Sunshine now had a 21.92 percent stake.
"The transaction enables the Company to partially monetise its investment in Digital Health while introducing Sunshine Health as a strategic healthcare partner," Dialog said.
"The transaction is expected to support the continued growth of the Doc990 platform by combining its digital healthcare capabilities with Sunshine Health’s presence across the pharmaceutical, healthcare distribution, manufacturing and retail sectors." (Colombo/Oct17/2026)
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