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Uncategorized LNP - Sri Lanka’s maternal mortality remarkably reduced, spike in low weight births: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that Sri Lanka has made remarkable progress by reducing maternal mortality to 25 per 100,000 live births in 2023…
Uncategorized LNP - No special access for elites at sacred tooth relic exposition
There will be no special queues or tickets for elite individuals during the exposition of yhe Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha, which is open to the public,…
Uncategorized LNP - Bank card payments for expressway tolls to be implemented from May 1
Bank card transactions will be implemented from May 1 to facilitate toll payments on all expressways, Transport Minister Bimal Rathnayake announced.…
Uncategorized LNP - US has no capacity to impose its will on the rest of the world: Ranil
The U.S. does not have the economic capacity to impose its will on the rest of the world, former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today. He said the…
Uncategorized LNP - Vasavilan-Palaly road reopens after 34 years
The Vasavilan–Palaly road, which remained closed for 34 years due to the prolonged civil conflict, has officially been reopened to the public this morning…
Uncategorized LNP - US Dollar climbs above Rs. 300 for first time since September 2024
The Sri Lankan rupee has declined against the US dollar today (10), with the spot exchange rate surpassing the Rs. 300 mark for the first time since September…
Uncategorized LNP - Expressway card payment begins this week
The pilot project to introduce card payment options on expressways is set to be launched this week, the Ministry of Transport and Highways announced. The trial…
Uncategorized 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…
Uncategorized LNP - Leading liquor store owner booked for promoting booze sales through Facebook
A leading liquor store chain owner cum hotelier had been booked by the Department of Excise yesterday for promoting booze sales through Facebook by using…
Uncategorized LNP - India, Sri Lanka exchange seven MoUs
India and Sri Lanka exchanged seven MoUs covering areas such as defence, interconnection of two power grids, the development of Trincomalee as an energy hub,…
Uncategorized LNP - Cut our tax to 6% or drop tariffs to counter US move: Kalugamage
The best and only solution to the new tax rate imposed by the US is to either completely remove the taxes we have placed on them or reduce our tax rate to 6%,…
Uncategorized LNP - Overwhelming response to new sperm bank
- The newly established sperm bank at Castle Street Hospital for Women in Colombo has already assisted six women, offering new hope to those struggling with…
Uncategorized LNP - Multiple-vehicle collision on expressway
A major accident has occurred near the 25.5 km mark on the Dodangoda-Galanigama Expressway, involving multiple vehicles. According to reports, two lorries, a…
Uncategorized 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…
Uncategorized LNP - India, Sri Lanka set to ink major defence pact next week
For the first time, India and Sri Lanka are set to sign an ambitious defence cooperation pact during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Colombo next week,…
Uncategorized LNP - JKCG Auto begins BYD revolution delivering cars to first two customers
John Keells CG Auto (JKCG Auto) yesterday began the BYD revolution by handing over New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) to the first two customers. BYD SEALION 6 was the…
Uncategorized LNP - Sri Lanka will take two more years to reach GDP similar to 2018’ – CBSL Governor
The Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe says it will take at least two years for Sri Lanka to reach a real GDP value similar to…
Uncategorized 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…
Uncategorized 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…
Uncategorized LNP - Central Bank lists Pro Care, Shade of Procare among prohibited schemes
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has determined that Pro Care (Pvt) Ltd. and Shade of Procare (Pvt) Ltd. are engaged in a scheme prohibited under Section 83(C) of…
Uncategorized LNP - BYD’s first shipment arrives in Sri Lanka
John Keells CG Auto marks a new era in green mobility In a momentous event for Sri Lanka’s automotive landscape, the first shipment of BYD’s cutting-edge new…
Uncategorized 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…
Uncategorized LNP - Deshabandu is more dangerous than Harak Kata: ASG Deelipa Peeris
Additional Solicitor General Dileepa Peeris yesterday informed the Matara Magistrate’s Court that Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon is a more…
Uncategorized LNP - Beer truck overturns causing heavy traffic on Colombo-Ratnapura road
A container truck transporting beer bottles has met with an accident on the Colombo-Ratnapura main road in the Meennana area in Eheliyagoda, completely…