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Technology LNP - CEB workers’ to continue work-to-rule campaign until midnight today
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Technicians’ Union announced that the ongoing ‘work-to-rule’ trade union action will continue as scheduled until midnight…
Technology LNP - Hearing of case against Yoshitha and his grandmother adjourned
The Colombo High Court has ordered that the case filed by the Attorney General against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, and his…
Technology LNP - White House says new H-1B visa fee applies only to new applicants
The White House said on Saturday that the new 100,000-U.S.-dollar fee for H-1B visas will not apply to current holders of valid visas re-entering the United…
Technology LNP - “Showed motherly love to Sri Lankan Tamils”: Indian actor Vijay praises Prabhakaran
In a move that is likely to stoke controversy, Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Saturday racked up the Sri Lankan Tamil issue and praised LTTE…
Technology LNP - ‘Disrupt Asia 2025’ aims to unlock Sri Lanka as South Asia’s innovation hub
The second day of Disrupt Asia 2025, Sri Lanka’s premier startup conference and innovation festival running from September 17–20, unfolded today at Cinnamon…
Technology LNP - Cabinet approves proposal to conduct feasibility study to ease traffic congestion in Colombo
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to select a consultancy agency, through the procurement process, to conduct a detailed feasibility study aimed at…
Technology LNP - Plans to renovate Fort Railway Station at a cost of Rs. 1.3 billion
Plans are afoot to renovate the Colombo Fort Railway Station at a cost of Rs. 1.3 billion funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Ministry of…
Technology LNP - We want Jaffna Airport to be a success story unlike Mattala: Bimal
The Jaffna International Airport will be gradually upgraded with a business plan, Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Bimal Rathnayaka…
Technology LNP - Passengers complain of long queues at BIA
Passengers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) raised complaints last night over severe congestion, with long queues reported at both check-in…
Technology LNP - COPF approves Gambling Regulatory Authority Bill
The Bill to establish the Gambling Regulatory Authority has been approved by the Committee on Public Finance (COPF). The Bill was approved at the meeting of…
Technology LNP - CAASL to recover 19 aircraft linked to King Ravana
The research unit of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) is preparing to recover 19 aircraft said to have been hidden by King Ravana in 25…
Technology LNP - Eyebrows raised as elephant deaths mount
Elephant deaths in Sri Lanka are climbing at an alarming rate, with new figures showing dozens killed in just the first seven months of this year. The…
Technology LNP - Customs agrees to release 991 detained BYD vehicles subject to conditions
The Director General of Sri Lanka Customs today agreed before the Court of Appeal to release 991 vehicles manufactured by BYD that had been detained by…
Technology LNP - Arkia – Israeli Airline to resume Tel Aviv-Colombo flights in Sep. 2025
Arkia – Israeli Airlines from September 2025 plans to resume service to Sri Lanka, last served until May 2024. Upon service resumption on 23SEP25, the…
Technology LNP - Dhammika Perera’s Singer partners with Starlink to expand satellite internet access in Sri Lanka
Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC has reportedly been appointed as the official distributor in Sri Lanka for Starlink satellite internet service equipment, which has…
Technology LNP - CID warns public of WhatsApp OTP scams
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has issued an urgent warning to the public about fraudulent schemes targeting WhatsApp users through fake calls and…
Technology LNP - SriLankan airlines named ‘Best Airline for South Asia’
SriLankan Airlines has been crowned the ‘Best Airline for South Asia’ at the prestigious International Tourism Conclave and Travel Awards held recently in…
Technology LNP - Retired MPs collective contemplating legal action against slashing of pensions
Retired MPs Collective is contemplating legal action if MPs pension is abolished, its secretary Premasiri Manage said. "There are 30 ex-JVP MPs who have…
Technology LNP - Indictments served against Mahindananda and Nalin Fernando in new case
Former ministers Mahindananda Aluthgamage and Nalin Fernando, both currently serving prison sentences, along with former Sports Ministry Secretary, retired…
Technology LNP - Half-naked Thai tourist transitioned from male to female four years ago
The Thai woman who made headlines for walking topless near a hotel in Arugam Bay, had undergone a sex reassignment surgery four years ago, transitioning from…
Technology LNP - Rajitha’s anticipatory bail application rejected
An anticipatory bail application filed by former Minister Rajitha Senaratne, seeking his release on anticipatory bail before he is arrested by the Bribery…
Technology LNP - Half-naked Thai tourist in Arugam Bay: Male or female?
A legal controversy is brewing following the sentencing of a Thai tourist in Arugam Bay, after a social media post questioned how the court interpreted gender…
Technology LNP - Half-naked Thai tourist gets one-and-a-half month’s jail term suspended for five years
The Thai female tourist who walked half-naked through the Arugam Bay tourist zone was sentenced to one-and-a-half month's jail term suspended for five years by…
Technology LNP - Sujeewa Senasinghe released on bail over Rs. 100 Mm luxury vehicle case
Former State Minister and Parliamentarian Sujeewa Senasinghe was today released on a surety bail of Rs. 200,000 by Fort Chief Magistrate Nilupuli Lankapura…