LNP - CEB records over Rs. 5 bln profit in 2025 second quarter
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has reported a profit of Rs. 5.31 billion for the financial quarter ending on June 30, 2025. This marks a significa...
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LNP - Sri Lanka Customs records highest-ever monthly revenue of Rs. 235 bln
Director General of Customs, Sunil Nonis, announced that Sri Lanka Customs recorded its highest-ever monthly revenue in history last month, with colle...
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LNP - Sri Lanka’s central bank expects economy to grow by 4.5% in 2025
Sri Lanka’s economy will grow by 4.5% this year, the central bank said in a monetary policy report on Friday, despite some risks to the island natio...
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LNP - 400 containers of imported salt stuck at Colombo Harbour due to bureaucratic delays: Unions
Approximately 400 containers containing around 28,000 metric tons of imported salt, intended for local packaging, remain stuck at the Colombo Harbour,...
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LNP - Govt keen to increase export earnings to US$ 36 billion by 2030
Another round of discussions has been held to review and address challenges in achieving the government’s target of increasing export earnings to US...
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LNP - India estimates about 55% of goods exported to US will face Trump tariff
About 55 per cent of India’s merchandise exports to the United States will be subject to the tariff imposed by President Donald Trump’s administra...
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LNP - Supermarket fined Rs. 600,000 for selling expired food items
The Aluthkade Magistrate’s Court has imposed a total fine of Rs. 600,000 on three branches of a leading supermarket chain after they pleaded guilty ...
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LNP - US tariff reduction on Sri Lankan exports welcomed: Harsha
Expressing his happiness over the decision by the USA to reduce tariffs on Sri Lankan exports, Opposition MP Harsha de Silva said credit goes to all w...
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LNP - Trump closes key trade loophole, impacting Shein, Temu orders
President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday, July 30, ending the de minimis trade loophole that allows for low-value goods to be shipped to...
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LNP - John Keells responds to claims over BYD vehicle imports
In response to recent media reports and rising public concern over a consignment of BYD electric vehicles imported into Sri Lanka, John Keells CG Auto...
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LNP - Sri Lanka’s exports to US surpass USD 250 million in June as Trump tariffs loom
Sri Lankan exports to the United States have increased in the month of June as the new 30% tariff rate announced by US President Donald Trump is set t...
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LNP - Japan agrees to continue granting scholarships to Sri Lankan public sector workers
The government of Japan has signed an agreement to continue its scholarship programme for executive-level government officials in Sri Lanka. Since 201...
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LNP - X-Press Pearl Disaster: SC orders shipping company to pay US$1 bln in compensation
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today (24) ordered a shipping company to pay US$1 billion in compensation for the environmental and economic damage cau...
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LNP - No decision taken to curtail vehicle imports – CBSL Governor
Neither the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) nor the government has taken any decision to impose restrictions on vehicle imports at present, the Gover...
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LNP - State revenue up by nearly 20% in first five months of 2025
The state revenue has surged to Rs. 1,942.36 billion during the first five months of 2025, marking a 19.95% increase in comparison to the figures from...
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LNP - EU warns of ‘grant scam’ targeting young Sri Lankan entrepreneurs
The European Union in Sri Lanka and the Maldives has issued an alert warning of a scam by an individual impersonating an official from the European Un...
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LNP - Sri Lankan delegation to visit U.S. for trade talks
A Sri Lankan government delegation is set to depart for the United States on Friday (18) to hold negotiations aimed at reducing tariffs on Sri Lankan ...
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LNP - Trump Tariff: Exports volume will reduce but real challenge is rates of Sri Lanka’s competitors – expert
The reduction in US reciprocal tariff on exports from Sri Lanka to 30% from previously announced 44% is positive news for local businesses, however th...
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LNP - Sri Lankan apparel brands demand 300-400% CESS hike to combat ‘cheap’ imports
Sri Lanka’s domestic clothing brands are calling for a drastic 300 to 400 percent increase in the Commodity Export Subsidy Scheme (CESS) levy on the...
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LNP - Indian Defence Ministry Company set to anchor strategic influence in Colombo Port
India is poised to secure another strategic investment in Sri Lanka with plans by its public sector company under the Indian Defence Ministry, 'Mazaga...
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LNP - 500,000 students and 150,000 teachers to benefit from World Bank education funding
An estimated 500,000 students and 150,000 teachers across Sri Lanka are set to benefit from a new $50 million additional financing package approved by...
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LNP - Hundreds of vehicles stranded as Sri Lanka Customs enforces decade-old import rule
Hundreds of vehicles are stranded at the port, with hundreds more on the way, after Sri Lanka Customs abruptly halted the clearance of vehicles import...
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LNP - MR, Maithri, Ranil, Basil, others involved in USD 110 million cattle import scam: MP
Former Presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa, Maithripala Sirisena, Ranil Wickremesinghe, former Ministers Basil Rajapaksa, P. Harrison, Wijith Wijithamuni de ...
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