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LNP - Rishad Bathiudeen granted bail Technology

LNP - Rishad Bathiudeen granted bail

MP Rishad Bathiudeen, who was in remand custody after being arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), has been granted bail by courts over two…

14 Oct 2021
LNP - My popularity went sky high; I don’t know how it happened, says Yohani Technology

LNP - My popularity went sky high; I don’t know how it happened, says Yohani

"Get ready to accept defeat. You can move on from there, "the internationally acclaimed Sri Lankan singer Yohani de Silva said at a press conference last…

14 Oct 2021
LNP - Cabinet nod to formulate laws on cyber security Technology

LNP - Cabinet nod to formulate laws on cyber security

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to draft two bills called Defense Cyber Commands Act and a draft bill for imposing cyber protection laws, the…

12 Oct 2021
LNP - Digital ID to be rolled out next year bringing 20-year project into fruition Technology

LNP - Digital ID to be rolled out next year bringing 20-year project into fruition

Officials say a person would require only his thumb for all dealings one’s identity is concerned Sri Lanka is likely to see the national roll-out of the…

12 Oct 2021
LNP - Namal denies claims went to Kenya on charted flight Technology

LNP - Namal denies claims went to Kenya on charted flight

Minister Namal Rajapaksa has denied claims he travelled to Kenya on a chartered flight. Rajapaksa told Daily Mirror he had travelled on a scheduled flight to…

11 Oct 2021
LNP - World’s largest container ship ’Ever Ace’ arrives at Colombo Port Technology

LNP - World’s largest container ship ’Ever Ace’ arrives at Colombo Port

The world’s largest container ship 'Ever Ace' arrived at the Port of Colombo last night on the return of her maiden voyage. The A-type vessel is around 400 m…

07 Oct 2021
LNP - Cabinet approval to establish CPC subsidiary for LP gas Technology

LNP - Cabinet approval to establish CPC subsidiary for LP gas

The Cabinet of Ministers has green-lighted the establishment of a subsidiary of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) to venture into the liquefied petroleum…

06 Oct 2021
LNP - ComBank partners LankaClear to become first Bank to accept digital signatures in Sri Lanka Technology

LNP - ComBank partners LankaClear to become first Bank to accept digital signatures in Sri Lanka

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced it is now accepting digitally signed documents from business customers using LankaSign operated by LankaClear, the…

05 Oct 2021
LNP - SriLankan Airlines summoned before COPE again Technology

LNP - SriLankan Airlines summoned before COPE again

riLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka, has been summoned before the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) on October 07th, said its Chairman…

05 Oct 2021
LNP - ADB approves USD 110 million loan for health care development in Sri Lanka Technology

LNP - ADB approves USD 110 million loan for health care development in Sri Lanka

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $110 million loan as additional financing for the ongoing Health System Enhancement Project that is improving…

04 Oct 2021
LNP - World Bank approves US $500Mn loan for Sri Lanka Technology

LNP - World Bank approves US $500Mn loan for Sri Lanka

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved $500 million in financing for Sri Lanka to provide safe, climate-resilient roads to connect…

01 Oct 2021
LNP - No move to take action against unregistered property owners in Colombo City: Rosy Technology

LNP - No move to take action against unregistered property owners in Colombo City: Rosy

Mayoress of Colombo Rosy Senanayake today assured that there is no move to take any action against any owner of unregistered properties in Colombo City and…

30 Sep 2021
LNP - Commercial objectives behind anti-vax campaigns: Medical Expert Technology

LNP - Commercial objectives behind anti-vax campaigns: Medical Expert

Commercial objectives were operating behind anti-vaccine movements active in Sri Lanka and websites that were promoting such anti-vax campaigns, a medical…

28 Sep 2021
LNP - SL to field best XI against Oman, says Shanaka Technology

LNP - SL to field best XI against Oman, says Shanaka

It doesn’t take a deep dive into cricket analytics to see what the biggest headache for Sri Lanka cricket is ahead of the T20 World Cup – a cursory glance at…

17 Sep 2021
LNP - Colombo light rail MoU signed in South Korea Technology

LNP - Colombo light rail MoU signed in South Korea

KCI Metro Link Korea Co and the GBK Consortium of more than 15 South Korean companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to undertake a feasibility…

17 Sep 2021
LNP - False alarm over attack at airports; Defence Sec. urges public not to panic Technology

LNP - False alarm over attack at airports; Defence Sec. urges public not to panic

Defence Secretary Kamal Gunaratne today urged the general public not to panic over information on a fake threatening email received by the airport authorities…

17 Sep 2021
LNP - Decrease in daily COVID cases not due to poor testing: Health Ministry Technology

LNP - Decrease in daily COVID cases not due to poor testing: Health Ministry

The Health Ministry today dismissed claims that the daily COVID cases have decreased due to the lesser number of PCR and Rapid Antigen tests conducted on daily…

17 Sep 2021
LNP - Couch Safari to go live again Technology

LNP - Couch Safari to go live again

Sri Lanka Tourism has geared up to unveil the second edition of ‘Couch Safari’ by live-streaming the Wilpattu National Park for the global audience. A virtual…

16 Sep 2021
LNP - BASL calls upon AG and law enforcement authorities to act forthwith against Lohan Ratwatte Technology

LNP - BASL calls upon AG and law enforcement authorities to act forthwith against Lohan Ratwatte

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) today requested all relevant authorities including the Attorney General and the law enforcement authorities to act…

16 Sep 2021
LNP -  Cabraal appointed CB Governor Technology

LNP - Cabraal appointed CB Governor

Former State Minister Ajith Nivard Cabraal has been appointed as the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka by the President with effect from September 15,…

14 Sep 2021
LNP - Defence Sec. urges public not to be misled by false claims on Easter attacks Technology

LNP - Defence Sec. urges public not to be misled by false claims on Easter attacks

Defence Secretary Gen. (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne urged the public not to be misled by the various false claims being made regarding the Easter Sunday attacks and…

10 Sep 2021
LNP - Reopening of schools not appropriate in this Covid situation: DG Health Technology

LNP - Reopening of schools not appropriate in this Covid situation: DG Health

chools cannot be reopened under the prevailing circumstances in terms of the worsening COVID-19 situation in the country, the Health Ministry said. Deputy…

10 Sep 2021
LNP - The disappearance of data files at NMRA: EPIC Lanka CEO granted bail Technology

LNP - The disappearance of data files at NMRA: EPIC Lanka CEO granted bail

The CEO of EPIC Lanka technologies that managed the database of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA), arrested for alleged disappearances of data…

10 Sep 2021
LNP - COVID-19 situation not an exceptional circumstance to get bail: CA Technology

LNP - COVID-19 situation not an exceptional circumstance to get bail: CA

The Court of Appeal held in a recent judgment that the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country does not amount to an exceptional circumstance to grant…

08 Sep 2021