Politics LNP - Four MPs get stuck in BMICH elevator
Four Members of Parliament who are following a study course in governance at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) were stuck…
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Politics LNP - 50 major bus stands to be renovated under ’Clean Sri Lanka’ initiative
The government is planning to renovate 50 major bus stands nationwide, including the Colombo Central Bus Stand under the 'Clean Sri Lanka' programme with…
Politics LNP - US crude oil futures fall over $3 as Trump announces Israel-Iran ceasefire
Oil prices tumbled on Tuesday to their lowest level in more than a week as U.S. President Donald Trump said a ceasefire has been agreed between Iran and…
Politics LNP - Israel-Iran conflict takes centre-stage in Sri Lanka’s Parliament
Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa today questioned as to what steps have been taken by the government to lessen the impact the Israel-Iran conflict may…
Politics LNP - Govt. prepares to sell another batch of vehicles
A tender has been called for the sale of used vehicles belonging to the Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure. According to the Ministry, the…
Politics LNP - ‘No room for policy errors’ - warning to Sri Lanka from IMF
With increasing tariffs, developments in the Middle East, uncertainty around energy prices, Sri Lanka has no room for policy errors, according to a stark…
Politics LNP - Hoping to make Sri Lanka’s current EFF program with IMF the last one - President
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake states that he hopes to make the current Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF),…
Politics LNP - President attends business forum with leading German companies
The Business Forum organised by the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) was held this afternoon (13) at the DIHK headquarters in…
Politics LNP - President invites German investors to explore new opportunities in tourism sector
Highlighting the new investment opportunities emerging in Sri Lanka’s tourism industry, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake extended an open invitation to…
Politics LNP - ITAK secures power in Jaffna Municipal Council
The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) has secured a majority in the Jaffna Municipal Council, marking a significant political development in the region. ITAK…
Politics 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. This…
Politics 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…
Politics LNP - Matara Prison to be relocated to Kotawila
Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara said that immediate steps will be taken to relocate the Matara Prison to the Kotawila area, citing severe overcrowding…
Politics LNP - Ex-Minister Mervyn Silva granted bail
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today (June 6) filed an indictment before the Colombo High Court against former…
Politics LNP - SriLankan to pay USD 275,000 monthly for new airbus: Minister
SriLankan Airlines has to pay only a USD 275,000 monthly fee to the new airbus leased by the SriLankan airlines from France, Transport Minister Bimal Ratnayake…
Politics LNP - All government employees advised to wear masks
Heads of all government institutions have been instructed to advise their employees to wear face masks as a precautionary measure against the potential spread…
Politics LNP - Sri Lanka received USD 650 million in FDI in first quarter: Minister
Sri Lanka received USD 650 million in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) during the first quarter of this year (2025), according to Minister of Industry and…
Politics LNP - Govt. to introduce Metro Bus Unit with 100 comfortable, low-entry buses
The government has planned to deploy 100 comfortable, low-floor buses for passenger transport along several major road corridors, including Colombo, Makumbura…
Politics LNP - Tesla is ‘not interested’ in producing cars in India – minister
Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle (EV) giant Tesla is “not interested in manufacturing in India”, the country’s heavy industries minister has said. The remarks…
Politics LNP - Australia ready to work with Sri Lanka’s new administration: Australian Deputy Prime Minister
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence of Australia Richard Marles, reflecting on the 70-year economic and political relationship between the two…
Politics LNP - Australia Deputy PM arrives in Sri Lanka
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Australia Richard Marles has arrived in the island on an official visit. A 15-member delegation accompanying…
Politics LNP - “Pay your taxes, and we’ll protect every rupee” – President Anura Kumara
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced that he has taken measures to reduce expenditure under the President’s budget wherever possible, with the aim of…
Politics LNP - National Tax Week from tomorrow
The ‘National Tax Week’ declared by the government to increase awareness on taxation and also to widen the tax base in the country, will begin tomorrow (02).…
Politics LNP - Ex-Ministers Mahindananda and Nalin Fernando join Welikada’s general inmates
Former Ministers Mahindananda Aluthgamage and Nalin Fernando, who were sentenced to rigorous imprisonment by the Colombo High Court on Wednesday (29), have…