HNB PLC, was once again ranked among Sri Lanka’s Top 10 Best Corporate Citizens at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Awards (BCCSA) 2024.
Notably, this marks the 15th consecutive year HNB has earned this sought-after...
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has issued a Gazette notification announcing the amount to paid to the Aswesuma beneficiaries under four categories from next January.
The beneficiaries categorised as...
The second Multi-Sectoral National Action Plan to Address Sexual and Gender Based Violence (2024-2028) was launched recently (Dec. 20) in the presence of Minister of Women and Child Affairs Saroja Savithri Paulraj.
The national launch event, which took place at...
By Lynn Ockersz
Very many moons ago,
Hot, sacred tears were shed,
Over what was to someday befall,
The revered city of Jerusalem,
And now the worst has come to pass,
For, it’s riven apart by bitter strife,
And thanks to the ‘Chosen People’,
Who so tragically...
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MoU between Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and UNITAR
It has been proposed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), for...
Fast bowler Eshan Malinga’s impressive 2024 has been capped with a maiden call-up to the national side after he was named in Sri Lanka’s 17-man ODI squad for their limited-overs tour of New Zealand.
Alongside Malinga, seamer Lahiru Kumara has...
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A high-level discussion on the critical preparations for Sri Lanka’s upcoming Mutual Evaluation (ME)by the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) was held today (23) at the PresidentialSecretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The meeting focused...
By Shamindra Ferdinando
Speculation is rife that the National People’s Power (NPP) government is planning to do away with the Office of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) at the end of this year.
Having examined the overall post-war security requirements,...
Leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga is back in the ODI squad for the upcoming tour of New Zealand, where the teams play three ODIs and three T20Is. The ace spinner missed Sri Lanka’s last ODI assignment – the home series against...
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Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Nalin Bandara yesterday called on the Government to reduce electricity bills to provide relief to consumers and expressed his opposition to increasing the withholding tax (WHT) to 10 percent.
Attending a media briefing at the...