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Visa International, says that Sri Lanka’s digital payment landscape has been registering a tremendous growth, due to more and more consumers choosing to shop on line and engage in e commerce.

Breaking a self-imposed silence, Sri Lanka Freedom Party National Organizer Duminda Dissanayake yesterday said that he was working towards a “new force beyond party lines” to take the country forward from the current situation.

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) says it will never support newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa because of the violence which took place in Digana when he was President.

Former Minister Harin Fernando states that the country should be rebuilt under the leadership of Sajith Premadasa as Premadasa is the wish of the whole country.

President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday (25) vowed to never to reappoint Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister again, reports foreign media.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa issuing a special statement today (25) requested the public to show him support like they did during the war times.

Former Minister S.B. Dissanayaka claims that he masterminded the bringing together once again of President Maithripala Sirisena and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, while noting that the duo will sit together and decide who should be the next Presidential candidate.

The government said yesterday it was ready to form a caretaker government with the United National Party (UNP) if it agrees on a general election.

President Maithripala Sirisena told the Commonwealth Secretary General, Baroness Patricia Scotland that he has acted in accordance with the Constitution of Sri Lanka and would continue to stand for democratic practices.

The Jaffna Magistrate’s Court has granted permission to organise a commemoration ceremony at the University of Jaffna to remember the dead, security forces in Jaffna stated.

The Sri Lankan rupee hit a record low of 180.66 against the US Dollar today, informed the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya informed the House that 121 MPs voted in favour of the composition of the Parliament Select Committee, while government MPs were absent during the vote.

All MPs of the government walked out of Parliament Chamber in protest against the composition of MPs allocated from each party to the Parliament Select Committee.

Two girls aged 9 and 11 have reportedly died after a wild elephant attacked their home at Mapakadawewa in Mahiyangana.

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed his party MPs not to comment on the Cases being heard by the Courts including the Supreme Court without knowing the true facts in detail.

President Maithripala Sirisena-appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is to engage with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other agencies to achieve inclusive development.