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LNP - WP revenue licenses to be issued on all weekdays Crime

LNP - WP revenue licenses to be issued on all weekdays

The Chief Secretary of the Western Province says that steps have been taken to issue revenue licenses for vehicles in the Western Province on all working days…

12 Aug 2022
LNP - Ex-Sri Lanka President Gotabaya arrives in Thailand for temporary stay: reports Crime

LNP - Ex-Sri Lanka President Gotabaya arrives in Thailand for temporary stay: reports

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Bangkok on Thursday (Aug 11) for what Thai authorities said would be a temporary stay, after weeks of…

12 Aug 2022
LNP - Sri Lanka reports three more Covid-19 deaths Crime

LNP - Sri Lanka reports three more Covid-19 deaths

The Director General of Health Services has confirmed three more Covid-19 related deaths for yesterday (06 August). All three patients are males above the age…

08 Aug 2022
LNP - Price of Auto Diesel reduced Crime

LNP - Price of Auto Diesel reduced

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (Ceypetco) has reduced the price of Auto Diesel by Rs. 10 with effect from 10.00 p.m. today (01). Accordingly, the new price…

02 Aug 2022
LNP - Three arrested over torching of President’s residence Crime

LNP - Three arrested over torching of President’s residence

Three people have been arrested in connection with the torching of President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s private residence in Colombo 03. They were taken into…

02 Aug 2022
47 arrested as navy foils illegal migration attempt Crime

47 arrested as navy foils illegal migration attempt

Police said that 47 persons who were attempting to illegally travel to another country by boat have been taken into custody by Sri Lanka Navy at Kolinjadiya,…

01 Aug 2022
LNP - Ranil calls for immediate debate on IMF report Crime

LNP - Ranil calls for immediate debate on IMF report

Former Prime Minister and UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for an immediate debate in Parliament on the IMF report on Sri Lanka. "As the Government…

28 Mar 2022
LNP - Three suspects arrested over murder of Minister Lokuge’s driver Crime

LNP - Three suspects arrested over murder of Minister Lokuge’s driver

Three suspects including the main suspect involved in the brutal murder of the driver of Energy Minister Gamini Lokuge, have been arrested. Police said the…

24 Mar 2022
LNP - Businessman arrested with sharp weapons, drugs in Kohuwala Crime

LNP - Businessman arrested with sharp weapons, drugs in Kohuwala

The Kohuwala Police have arrested a businessman with a stock of sharp weapons, including swords and drugs at a house in Kalubowila, Kohuwala. Police seized…

16 Mar 2022
LNP - Prices of all liquor up from tonight: Excise Dept. Crime

LNP - Prices of all liquor up from tonight: Excise Dept.

Increase in production costs resulted in all soft and hard liquor prices in Sri Lanka to go up from today midnight, with approximately Rs.100 per bottle of…

16 Mar 2022
LNP - 4,000 hoarded gas cylinders found in Angunakolapelessa Crime

LNP - 4,000 hoarded gas cylinders found in Angunakolapelessa

Around 4,000 gas cylinders that were hoarded in Angunakolapelessa were taken into the custody by the police today. The gas cylinders were hidden in a gas…

16 Mar 2022
LNP - Cement prices up Crime

LNP - Cement prices up

The price of a 50kg cement bag has been increased to Rs.1,850. The price increase was due to the current dollar crunch and fuel price increase, the dealers…

15 Mar 2022
LNP - Death of a woman in gas explosion: CA issues notices on officials including Litro Gas Chairman Crime

LNP - Death of a woman in gas explosion: CA issues notices on officials including Litro Gas Chairman

The Court of Appeal today issued notices on respondents including the Chairman of Litro Gas Company returnable for April 8 in connection with the writ petition…

10 Mar 2022
LNP - Temporary driving licenses to be issued for expired licenses Crime

LNP - Temporary driving licenses to be issued for expired licenses

Due to issues with importing Smart Card Driving License (SCDL) for printing, the transport ministry has decided to issue a temporary driving license card…

10 Mar 2022
LNP - Court of Appeal issues notices on Litro and Laughs Gas Companies and others Crime

LNP - Court of Appeal issues notices on Litro and Laughs Gas Companies and others

The Court of Appeal today issued notices on Litro and Laughs Gas Companies, Consumer Affairs Authority and Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) standards,…

09 Mar 2022
LNP - Ranjan to express special regret over utterances in second contempt of court case Crime

LNP - Ranjan to express special regret over utterances in second contempt of court case

Former State Minister Ranjan Ramanayak through his counsel today informed Supreme Court that he is expecting to make a special regret if his utterances have…

09 Mar 2022
LNP - Mobs chase away tourists & attack beach restaurant in Hikkaduwa: 4 arrested Crime

LNP - Mobs chase away tourists & attack beach restaurant in Hikkaduwa: 4 arrested

Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the attack on a beach restaurant at Narigama in Hikkaduwa where a group of mobs chased away foreign…

25 Feb 2022
LNP - Police summons Pushpika de Silva over attack on Chamuditha’s house Crime

LNP - Police summons Pushpika de Silva over attack on Chamuditha’s house

Former Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. World’ Pushpika de Silva has been summoned to the Piliyandala Police to record a statement regarding the investigations into the…

23 Feb 2022
LNP - All parties should come to an agreement on IMF report : Ranil Crime

LNP - All parties should come to an agreement on IMF report : Ranil

It's the duty all parties in Sri Lanka to initiate a dialogue and come to an agreement on the report which the IMF is expected to release on Sri Lanka…

17 Feb 2022
LNP - Close associate of ’Manna Ramesh arrested by STF Crime

LNP - Close associate of ’Manna Ramesh arrested by STF

A close associate of 'Manna Ramesh' was arrested by the STF along with 235 gms of Kerala cannabis, 50 narcotic pills, two swords and over Rs. 100,000 earned…

17 Feb 2022
LNP - Catholic church requests CID to arrest Maithri Crime

LNP - Catholic church requests CID to arrest Maithri

Head of the Colombo Archdiocese's Social Relations Unit Rev. Fr. Jude Chrishantha requested the CID to question former President Maithripala Sirisena and…

17 Feb 2022
LNP - LIOC to increase fuel price from tonight Crime

LNP - LIOC to increase fuel price from tonight

LIOC Managing Director Manoj Gupta said the price of a litre of Petrol 92 (Octane) has been increased by Rs.7. As such, the new selling price will be Rs.184.…

07 Feb 2022
LNP - Vegetable prices still high Crime

LNP - Vegetable prices still high

Wholesale vegetable prices still remain relatively high in Manning Market, Colombo, compared to the corresponding period in the previous year, traders say. The…

26 Jan 2022
LNP - CBSL decides to distribute financing of essential import bills for fuel purchases among licensed banks Crime

LNP - CBSL decides to distribute financing of essential import bills for fuel purchases among licensed banks

In view of strengthening macroeconomic stability given the current and expected macroeconomic developments, the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka…

20 Jan 2022