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Uncategorized LNP - Sri Lanka confirms 37 new COVID deaths
The Director-General of Health Services has confirmed 37 more COVID-19 related fatalities that have occurred yesterday (July 13). The new development has…
Uncategorized LNP - Chandimal writes to SLC seeking clarification on future
Former National skipper Dinesh Chandimal, in a letter addressed to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Cricket Committee Chairman Aravinda de Silva, has requested an…
Uncategorized LNP - X-press Feeders pays Sri Lanka US$ 3.6mn
X-press Feeders, operators of the container ship ‘X-press Pearl’, through the vessel owner’s P&I insurers, have made an initial payment of US$3.6 million…
Uncategorized LNP - Ranil calls for debate on country’s foreign exchange crisis
UNP MP and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for a debate on what he called a major foreign exchange crisis that the country is facing at…
Uncategorized LNP - Travellers reluctant to get Sinopharm jab
Some people have shown reluctance to obtain the Chinese manufactured Sinopharm vaccine as it may hamper their plans to travel to certain countries. A number of…
Uncategorized LNP - Cabinet nod to pay Rs. 12,500 to farmers producing organic fertilizer for own cultivation
The Cabinet has granted approval to pay an incentive of Rs. 12,500 per hectare not exceeding 02 hectares (05 acres) to encourage the farmers who produce and…
Uncategorized LNP - Vaccinating teachers will be completed within 10 days: GL
The Education Ministry is hoping to complete administering COVID vaccination for all teachers in the country with the next ten days, Education Minister Prof.…
Uncategorized LNP - Govt. mulls vaccinating children below 18
As the COVID-19 vaccination drive for people above the age of 30 is on the move at present in the country, authorities are considering vaccinating children…
Uncategorized LNP - CEAT inflates radial tyre production to 600,000 units a year
Adds another 84,000 radials in most wanted sizes in Phase 2 of 2021 expansion plan Radial production increased by 32% since March CEAT Kelani Holdings has…
Uncategorized LNP - JAT Holdings concludes virtual investor forum for upcoming IPO
JAT Holdings, Sri Lanka’s trusted leader in wood coatings, hosted an informative virtual investor forum today (08) for their upcoming Initial Public Offering,…
Uncategorized LNP - 40 more die of COVID-19
A total of 40 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (07) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today. According to the…
Uncategorized LNP - UL resumes Colombo - Moscow route after 6-year break
National carrier SriLankan Airlines will resume flights to the Russian capital, Moscow from 30 June where it will operate a weekly scheduled flight between…
Uncategorized LNP - United States provides USD 75 mn
The funding agreement directs a portion of the loan to businesses that are owned by women, led by women, or provide a product or service that empowers women.…
Uncategorized LNP - 20 channels to telecast online education soon
With the aim of promoting online based education system, the cabinet ministers had agreed to broadcast all school subjects as programs through 20 television…
Uncategorized LNP - Sri Lanka on alert as Lambda spreads in over 30 countries
Sri Lanka is on alert as the Lambda variant of the coronavirus was found to be spreading in some 30 countries and could even be resistant to current Covid…
Uncategorized LNP - Gazette issued nominating Basil as national list MP
The elections commission today issued an Extra-Ordinary gazette notification announcing Basil Rohana Rajapaksa as a national list MP. The SLPP nominated him…
Uncategorized LNP - Sri Lanka confirms 32 more Covid-19 deaths
The Director General of Health Services has confirmed another 32 coronavirus related deaths in the country for July 04, increasing the death toll due to the…
Uncategorized LNP - JAT Holdings announces forthcoming IPO and Virtual Investor Forum
JAT Holdings, Sri Lanka’s trusted industry leader in finishing and furnishing, recently announced the firm’s intention to enter an Initial Public Offering…
Uncategorized LNP - Sri Lanka is not the first South Asian country to receive Pfizer
Sri Lanka is not the first country in South Asia to receive the Pfizer vaccine as claimed in a tweet by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official twitter account…
Uncategorized LNP - Pfizer to be given as second jab in Colombo
The President has faith in the transparent system followed by the CMC in administering Covid vaccines to the most needy. We have already inoculated 88% of…
Uncategorized LNP - Authorities clarify why spas allowed to operate
Health authorities yesterday clarified as to why spas were allowed to operate as per the revised health guidelines issued on Sunday. Speaking to the Daily…
Uncategorized LNP - Permission to operate Aloysius-owned Mendis brewery, revoked
Days after permission was granted to resume operation of the W.M. Mendis & Co. Distillery owned by controversial businessman Arjun Aloysius, the Cabinet…
Uncategorized LNP - Rajapakse handed one-year ban, suspended for 2 years
Sri Lanka batsman Bhanuka Rajapakse was on Monday handed a one-year ban from all forms of cricket, suspended over two years and an approximately million-rupee…
Uncategorized LNP - Bloomberg Lists Sigiriya as one of the new Seven Wonders of the World
Sustaining its brand visibility and universal appeal on a global platform, Sri Lanka Tourism is once again in the spotlight with the recent recognition by…