Politics LNP - Who will be named in committee to probe Deshabandu Tennakoon?
The Speaker of Parliament has informed the Prime Minister and the Leader of Opposition to nominate names for the committee to be appointed to investigate…
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Politics LNP - Gambling Sports Regularization draft bill to be gazetted
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to publish the draft bill of Gambling Sports Regularization Act in the government gazette and to present in…
Politics LNP - Govt. to provide Rs. 15,000 subsidy for secondary crops for ‘Yala’ season
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that a decision has been taken to provide a subsidy of Rs. 15,000 for additional crops cultivated on paddy fields for…
Politics LNP - President Dissanayake inaugurates “Siri Dalada Vandanawa” in Kandy
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrived in Kandy this afternoon (18) to attend the inauguration of the “Siri Dalada Vandanawa” at the Temple of the Tooth…
Politics LNP - 400,000 more families to get Aswesuma benefits from June – President
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced in Mannar that the government will extend the ‘Aswesuma’ welfare benefits program to an additional 400,000…
Politics LNP - Government scraps SriLankan Airlines privatization plan
The current government has decided to reverse the previous administration's decision to privatize the airline, the President’s Media Division said. Instead, it…
Politics LNP - Keheliya arrives at CID
Former Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella has arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to record a statement. The former Health Minister…
Politics LNP - President Dissanayake has written to Donald Trump on US tariffs issue - Minister
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has personally written to United States President Donald Trump on ways to mitigate the impact and reduce the tariffs imposed…
Politics LNP - ‘If we fail to negotiate on US tariffs, we have other options’: Minister on Sri Lanka’s stance
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando says that Sri Lanka will hold talks and negotiate the new…
Politics LNP - President appoints expert panel to evaluate US tariff impact, propose solutions
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed a high-level committee to analyze the potential economic impact of the newly imposed reciprocal tariffs by US…
Politics LNP - Ex-chief minister SM Ranjith sentenced to 16 years RI
The Colombo High Court has sentenced former Chief Minister of the North Central Province S.M. Ranjith and his Private Secretary Shanthi Chandrasena to 16 years…
Politics LNP - Shammi Silva re-elected as SLC President
Shammi Silva has been re-elected as the President of Sri Lanka Cricket for the 2025–2027 term. SLC said that he was re-elected uncontested during the 64th…
Politics LNP - President hints at significant breakthrough in Easter attack probe
The investigations into the Easter Sunday bombings are progressing rapidly with several responsible individuals set to be exposed before Easter this year,…
Politics LNP - Kris Balthazaar pledges to transform Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
“Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia has so much potential, but we must act now to improve safety, cleanliness, and public services,” says Kris Wilhelm Balthazaar, a former…
Politics LNP - Government open to all options for SriLankan, including privatisation
The government is currently exploring all potential avenues to determine the most effective strategy for restructuring the debt-laden national carrier,…
Politics LNP - Central Bank keeps policy rate unchanged amid economic recovery
The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 8.00%, citing confidence in the…
Politics LNP - NPP hands over motion to remove Deshabandu Tennakoon
The National People’s Power (NPP) has handed over a motion to the Speaker seeking the removal of suspended IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon. A group of NPP MPs has…
Politics LNP - Rising bets for Central Bank to stay pat on current rates at upcoming policy meeting
The Central Bank is set to keep the rates when it meets for the second time for this year, this week, to decide on the key policy rate, after it left the…
Politics LNP - MPs exhibit their sports skills
MPs in both government and the opposition exhibited their sporting skills at an indoor sports programme held in the Parliamentary complex for the fifth year in…
Politics LNP - Mobile app introduced to submit LG Election complaints
A new mobile application has been introduced for submitting complaints related to the 2025 Local Government (LG) Elections today (22). The event was held at…
Politics LNP - Inland Revune (Amendment) Bill approved by Parliament
The inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill which makes provisions for levying a 15 percent tax on IT service exports was passed in Parliament without a vote. Deputy…
Politics LNP - SLC refutes paying Rs. 150,000 salary to Deshabandu Tennakoon
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) denied paying a sum of Rs. 150,000 as a salary to Deshabandu Tennakoon as alleged by SJB MP Hesha Withanage during the Parliamentary…
Politics LNP - Around 1,000 liquor bottles found in Deshabsndu’s residence: Minister
Some 795 foreign liquor bottles and 214 wine bottles were found at IGP Deshabandu Thennekoon's residence, Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala told…
Politics LNP - Ex-Minister Mervyn Silva further remanded
The Mahara Magistrate’s Court has ordered former Minister Mervyn Silva to be remanded further until March 24. The former Minister was arrested by the Criminal…