Politics LNP - Indictments served against ex-Minister Piyankara over corruption charges
Indictments have been served against former Minister Piyankara Jayaratne before the Colombo High Court today (18). The indictments were served over the charges…
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Politics LNP - No vehicle permits or new vehicles for MPs this year: President
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake outlined a series of cost-cutting measures aimed at managing public expenditure as part of the 2025 budget proposals. …
Politics LNP - Government to lease underutilized state-owned land to SMEs for productive economic activities
The Government is proposing to lease underutilized state-owned land to SMEs for productive economic activities under the budget 2025. President Anura Kumara…
Politics LNP - Sri Lanka to gradually exit use of currency notes: President on digital economic development plans
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that a Digital Economic Authority will be established, and a new legal framework for digital payments will be…
Politics LNP - Sri Lanka’s GDP growth for 2025 expected at 5% - President
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that Sri Lanka’s economy is expected to grow approximately by 5% in 2025. Dissanayake further stated that the economic…
Politics LNP - Sri Lanka Army clarifies passport retention policy for personnel
The Sri Lanka Army has issued a statement clarifying the retention of passports belonging to Army personnel following various interpretations circulating…
Politics LNP - New govt to present inaugural Budget today
The 2025 Budget is scheduled to be presented to Parliament today (17), marking the first budget to be presented by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake since…
Politics LNP - Sri Lanka’s vision for Indian Ocean is one of shared destiny – Foreign Minister
Sri Lanka’s vision for the Indian Ocean is one of shared destiny—where nations rise above rivalry to protect freedom of navigation and foster stable and…
Politics LNP - President Dissanayake reviews final draft of Budget 2025
The final draft of Budget 2025 has been presented today (16) for Presidential review at the Presidential Secretariat. Accordingly, President Dissanayake and…
Politics LNP - Sri Lanka to launch e-Passport system within 8 months - Deputy Minister
The Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs has announced that steps are currently being taken to implement the e-Passport (electronic passport)…
Politics LNP - Minister regrets recent power cuts, assures future stability
The Ministry of Power and Energy has announced that steps have been taken to end the daily power cuts imposed to manage the electricity demand following the…
Politics LNP - Foreign Minister to address 8th Indian Ocean Conference in Oman
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, is to participate in the 8th Indian Ocean Conference (IOC), scheduled…
Politics LNP - Government, Adani likely to meet next week to re-discuss pulled out project in Sri Lanka
Hours after news broke out that Adani Green Energy, founded by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, had decided to withdraw its wind energy project from Sri Lanka…
Politics LNP - President Dissanayake to address World Governments Summit 2025 today
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to address the World Governments Summit 2025 held in Dubai today (12). The World Governments Summit 2025…
Politics LNP - President leaves for UAE
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake departed Sri Lanka for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today (Feb. 10) on an official visit. Invited by UAE President Mohamed…
Politics LNP - Cause of island-wide power outage revealed
An ‘emergency situation’ at the Panadura grid substation has caused the island-wide power outage, the Ministry of Power and Energy revealed. Power and Energy…
Politics LNP - Motion to abolish MPs’ pension scheme to be tabled in Parliament today
The resolution pertaining to abolishing the pension scheme for Members of Parliament is scheduled to be presented in Parliament today (07). The resolution will…
Politics LNP - NPP Govt. heading for political appointments to key overseas missions
Despite past criticism of politicisation of the Sri Lanka Foreign Service, the National People’s Power (NPP) government is in the process of making political…
Politics LNP - Human-elephant conflict: Over 3,400 elephants and 1,190 people died in 9 years
It was disclosed in the Parliament today (06) that a total of 3,477 wild elephant fatalities have occurred in Sri Lanka over the past nine years. Minister of…
Politics LNP - Govt. commences paddy purchase
The Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) says that the government-owned paddy stores will be kept open starting today (06) for the purchase of paddy from farmers.…
Politics LNP - Sri Lanka ready to continue USAID-funded projects with alternative funding: Minister
The Trump administration announced that all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave globally with effect from the 07 February 2025.…
Politics LNP - Will govt provide vehicles for MPs? – Cabinet Spokesman clarifies
Cabinet Spokesman Minister Nalinda Jayatissa has confirmed that vehicle permits will not be provided to Members of Parliament under the incumbent government…
Politics LNP - MPs to pay Rs. 2,000 for meals starting today
Members of Parliament will be required to pay Rs. 2,000 per day for their meals from today onwards. Although the increase in food prices in Parliament was set…
Politics LNP - Govt. mulls closure of state institutions deemed redundant
The government is making a fresh approach to revive the loss-making state institutions, which includes shutting down unviable entities, listing selected…