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LNP - PM Harini calls for quality teacher-student relationships in education reform Uncategorized

LNP - PM Harini calls for quality teacher-student relationships in education reform

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya highlighted the critical role of teachers in shaping the future of children, emphasizing that the teacher-student…

16 Feb 2025
LNP - Sri Lanka likely to be warmer than before in March, April Uncategorized

LNP - Sri Lanka likely to be warmer than before in March, April

Sri Lanka, currently facing dry conditions, is expected to last for the next two weeks with low rainfall expected afterwards, and there is a possibility of…

15 Feb 2025
LNP - Power cut schedule for today Uncategorized

LNP - Power cut schedule for today

A one-hour power cut will be imposed in different zones under 04 categories between 5.00 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. today (13), the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB)…

13 Feb 2025
LNP - Ground frost in Nuwara-Eliya, misty conditions in western province Uncategorized

LNP - Ground frost in Nuwara-Eliya, misty conditions in western province

The Department of Meteorology says that mainly fair weather will prevail over most parts of the island today (13). Meanwhile, the department added that a cold…

13 Feb 2025
LNP - Sri Lanka’s Hambantota Port and Sinopec enhance maritime fuel supply with HSFO storage Uncategorized

LNP - Sri Lanka’s Hambantota Port and Sinopec enhance maritime fuel supply with HSFO storage

Sri Lanka’s China-backed Hambantota Port and Sinopec have announced the addition of High Sulphur Fuel Oil (HSFO) to their range of ship fuels. In a statement,…

13 Feb 2025
LNP - Final decision on further power cuts expected today Uncategorized

LNP - Final decision on further power cuts expected today

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) says that the final decision on whether any further power cuts will be implemented or not, will be announced today (13). CEB…

13 Feb 2025
LNP - Hot days, cooler nights expected for next three days Uncategorized

LNP - Hot days, cooler nights expected for next three days

The Meteorology Department forecasts fluctuating temperatures, with hot days and cooler nights for the next three days, starting tomorrow, according to Duty…

12 Feb 2025
LNP - Sri Lanka’s top tea pluckers honoured with gold coins Uncategorized

LNP - Sri Lanka’s top tea pluckers honoured with gold coins

In a ceremony held at the Mahanilu Tea Factory in Samimale, 18 of the best green tea pluckers from five tea estates under the Horana Plantation Company were…

12 Feb 2025
LNP - Overseas travel ban imposed on Yoshitha Rajapaksa’s grandmother Uncategorized

LNP - Overseas travel ban imposed on Yoshitha Rajapaksa’s grandmother

The Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court has imposed an overseas travel ban on Daisy Forrest Wickremesinghe, also known as ‘Daisy Achchi’, who is the grandmother of…

11 Feb 2025
LNP - No power cuts tomorrow - CEB Uncategorized

LNP - No power cuts tomorrow - CEB

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) announced that no power cuts will be imposed tomorrow (12). The CEB decided to implement island-wide power cuts on Monday…

11 Feb 2025
LNP - Power cuts till Friday Uncategorized

LNP - Power cuts till Friday

Team of engineers race against time to repair broken Norochcholai Power plant - Power cut timings may reduce once repairs progress - Urgent meetings since…

11 Feb 2025
LNP - Monkey, responsible for islandwide black out, found dead Uncategorized

LNP - Monkey, responsible for islandwide black out, found dead

The monkey who is suspected to have caused the islandwide blackout yesterday has been found dead. Pictures which have emerged from the Panadura Power Station…

11 Feb 2025
LNP - Island-wide power cuts: Here’s how to check the schedule Uncategorized

LNP - Island-wide power cuts: Here’s how to check the schedule

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has provided several online platforms for the public to check the ongoing Demand Management (power cut) schedules amid…

10 Feb 2025
LNP - More power cuts ahead? - CEB to decide today Uncategorized

LNP - More power cuts ahead? - CEB to decide today

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) is expected to decide today (10) whether power cuts will be required to be imposed as the Norochcholai coal power plant…

10 Feb 2025
LNP - Sigiriya crowned World’s Most Welcoming City for 2025 Uncategorized

LNP - Sigiriya crowned World’s Most Welcoming City for 2025

Sigiriya has been crowned the world’s most welcoming city for 2025 by Booking.com, based on over 360 million of its verified customer reviews. The online…

10 Feb 2025
LNP - Even a monkey can cause an islandwide blackout to Sri Lanka's outdated grid Uncategorized

LNP - Even a monkey can cause an islandwide blackout to Sri Lanka's outdated grid

Sri Lanka was once again plunged into utter chaos yesterday morning when an islandwide power outage hit the districts at around 10.45 am, disrupting the lives…

10 Feb 2025
LNP - Cause of island-wide power outage revealed Uncategorized

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…

09 Feb 2025
LNP - Sri Lanka’s ambitious reform agenda delivering commendable outcomes: IMF Uncategorized

LNP - Sri Lanka’s ambitious reform agenda delivering commendable outcomes: IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that its Executive Board’s approval for the release of the fourth tranche of Sri Lanka’s Extended Fund Facility…

07 Feb 2025
LNP - Human-elephant conflict: Over 3,400 elephants and 1,190 people died in 9 years Uncategorized

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…

06 Feb 2025
LNP - Govt. commences paddy purchase Uncategorized

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.…

06 Feb 2025
LNP - You become a real queen when you fix each other’s crowns –Ishadi Amanda Uncategorized

LNP - You become a real queen when you fix each other’s crowns –Ishadi Amanda

Sri Lanka’s Ishadi Amanda who won first runner-up at the recently concluded Mrs. World 2024 pageant in Las Vegas spoke about the challenges she had to overcome…

05 Feb 2025
LNP - Will govt provide vehicles for MPs? – Cabinet Spokesman clarifies Uncategorized

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…

05 Feb 2025
LNP - MPs to pay Rs. 2,000 for meals starting today Uncategorized

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…

05 Feb 2025
LNP - Govt. mulls closure of state institutions deemed redundant Uncategorized

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…

31 Jan 2025