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Sri Lanka’s most customer-friendly bank, HNB PLC renewed its partnership with Ansen Agriculture to offer customers affordable leasing packages inclusive of attractive benefits for Powertrac Tractors. The partnership will enable HNB Agri customers special interest rates when purchasing Powertract Tractors....

Ranil Jayawardena has quit his post as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs after 6 weeks as new PM Rishi Sunak begins cabinet reshuffle.The MP for North East Hampshire, Ranil Jayawardena replaced George Eustice on 7 September....

Rishi Sunak’s father-in-law, retired billionaire entrepreneur Narayana Murthy, has spoken of his pride at his son-in-law becoming Prime Minister. The usually private 76-year-old said: “We are proud. We are confident he will do his best for the people of the...

Chinese President Xi Jinping, who came to Sri Lanka in 1986. After that, no Chinese president visited Sri Lanka. Xi Jinping is the first Chinese President to visit Sri Lanka after 1986. Xi Jinping came to Sri Lanka 28 years...

The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) says that the implementation of the new tax policies taken by the government has increased the migration of medical professionals from the country, which will inevitably lead to a decline in other sectors including...

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has sent a congratulatory message to the new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. It states that he believes that the relations between Sri Lanka and Britain will be further strengthened under the leadership of the new Prime...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had celebrated the Diwali festival with the Indian army members who are engaged in security in the Kargil area. Here, while Moji was feeding sweets to the soldiers, they could be seen singing a song...

An audit report reveals that many items worth several crores in the possession of the media section of the Presidential Palace and the Presidential Secretariat have gone missing during 2018–20. According to the information received from the storekeeper of the...

Tissamaharama Magistrate Tharindu Sameera Silva today ordered the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) to conduct an immediate investigation into the recent incident in which a group harassed and abused animals at Yala National Park, and also ordered the suspects to...

Civil organizations have taken steps to organize a massive protest against the government's repressive program on November 2. Civil organizations and trade unions, including the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, SLFP, Antare, and Vanguard parties, are scheduled to attend this.