LNP – Electricity tariffs increased by 15%
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has granted approval to increase electricity tariffs by 15% with effect from tomorrow (12).
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LNP – Sixty-eight more inmates illegally released under Presidential pardon – ASG Peeris tells court
Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Dileepa Peeris today told the Colombo Magistrate’s Court that further investigations have revealed additional instances of inmates being illegally released under the guise of Presidential pardons.
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LNP – President Anura Kumara departs for official visit to Germany
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has left the island short while ago, to embark on a three-day official visit to Germany from June 11 to 13, 2025.
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LNP – AKD off to Germany tomorrow
President Anura Kumara Disanayake will undertake an official visit to the Federal Republic of Germany from 11 to 13 June on the invitation of the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
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LNP – Five Jewish Rabbis performing Kosher chicken processing on visit visa arrested by Immigration Dept
Five Jewish Rabbis, including three Israelis who were performing Kosher on the poultry products of a chicken processing plant in Mirigama were arrested by the Department of Immigration and Emigration (DIE) yesterday for defying their visit visa conditions in Sri Lanka.
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LNP – SriLankan Airlines plans to fly from turbulence to clear skies
In its plan for increasing the fleet to 25, SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier, is pressing ahead with its plan for the acquisition of two-more wide-body aircraft by the end of this year in a bid to increase frequency of operations on the existing routes while resuming operations on routes currently on hold, an official said.
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LNP – Suspended Commissioner General of Prisons arrested
The Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya, who was suspended from duty today (09), has been arrested by the Criminal investigation Department (CID), police confirmed.
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LNP – Mahindananda’s lawyers file appeal over prison sentence
Former Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage’s lawyers have filed an appeal before the Supreme Court against the sentence imposed by the Colombo High Court in May.
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LNP – Wife of former State Minister arrested over Rs. 700 Mn tax evasion
Kushani Nanayakkara, a businesswoman and the wife of former State Minister Dunesh Gankanda, has been arrested by the Central Crimes Investigation Bureau (CCIB) following an open warrant issued over a longstanding income tax evasion case filed by the Inland Revenue Department.
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LNP – Valaichchenai Paper Mill now generating profit: Handunneththi
The state-owned Valaichchenai Paper Mill is currently operating at a profit, according to Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Sunil Handunneththi.
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