LNP - ‘There will never be issues with paddy prices again’, says President

2025-04-20   |   Crime

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake assured that there will never again be an issue with the price of paddy. He made this remark while addressing a pub...

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LNP - CID arrests associate of ‘Pilleyan’

2025-04-19   |   Crime

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested an associate of former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias ‘Pillayan’ over...

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LNP - Woman arrested with Kush cannabis worth Rs. 33 mln at BIA

2025-04-19   |   Crime

The Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs has arrested a young Sri Lankan woman who arrived in the island from Bangalore, India, while attemptin...

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LNP - VAT exempted on locally produced milk and yogurt; digital services and traders face new tax changes

2025-04-17   |   Crime

The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) announced that locally produced liquid milk and yogurt are now exempted from Value Added Tax (VAT), following the ...

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LNP - Gold prices surge in Sri Lanka

2025-04-17   |   Crime

The price of gold in the world market has reached its highest level in history. Accordingly, it is reported that, as of today (17), the price of an ou...

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LNP - No special queues for VIPs at Sacred Tooth Relic exposition – Police

2025-04-17   |   Crime

Deputy Inspector General of Police for the Kandy and Matale Districts, Sudath Masinghe, says that no special queues will be arranged for VIPs or VVIPs...

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LNP - Gold prices surge in Sri Lanka as rates hit record levels globally

2025-04-11   |   Crime

The price of a pound of 22-carat gold in Sri Lanka has risen to Rs. 235,500 today, according to traders, after the prices surged past the significant ...

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LNP - Passport services limited to noon on April 15 to 17

2025-04-11   |   Crime

The Department of Immigration and Emigration announced that tokens for the one-day and normal passport services will be issued only till 12 noon on Ap...

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LNP - Indian woman arrested at Katunayake airport with Rs. 65 Mn worth of cocaine

2025-04-06   |   Crime

An Indian woman was arrested at Katunayake Airport this morning (06) by officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau with cocaine worth Rs. 65 million.  T...

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LNP - Passenger arrested with mobile phones worth over Rs. 100 mln at BIA

2025-04-04   |   Crime

A 32-year-old individual from Kattankudy in Batticaloa was arrested this morning (04) by the officers of Sri Lanka Customs at Bandaranaike Internation...

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LNP - CAA issues gazette setting maximum retail prices for bottled water

2025-04-04   |   Crime

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) issued a special gazette notification enforcing maximum retail prices for PET bottled drinking water, effective f...

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LNP - Oil prices fall into negative territory as Trump announces new tariffs

2025-04-03   |   Crime

NDTV World - Oil prices fell to negative territory after rising by a dollar in post-settlement trade on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump anno...

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LNP - CID arrests trio for altering data to steal Rs. 27 Mn from Ayurvedic Corporation

2025-04-03   |   Crime

Three suspects, including two women, were arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for defrauding over Rs. 27 million from the Sri Lank...

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LNP - TIN mandatory for DMT services from April 15

2025-04-01   |   Crime

The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) has made it mandatory to provide the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) in order to receive services from the ...

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LNP - MP Chamara Sampath brought to court

2025-04-01   |   Crime

Parliamentarian Chamara Sampath Dassanayake was brought before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (01) in connection with three corruption-related...

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LNP - Price of milk tea increased

2025-04-01   |   Crime

The price of a cup of milk tea has been increase by Rs. 10, the All-Island Restaurant Owners’ Association announced. This decision has been taken as...

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LNP - Price of petrol reduced

2025-03-31   |   Crime

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has announced a reduction in the prices of petrol, with effect from midnight tonight (31). Accordingly, the pri...

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LNP - Man injured in shooting incident in Ambalantota

2025-03-31   |   Crime

A person was shot and injured by two individuals who arrived on a motorcycle in the early hours of this morning (31), at a residence in the Koggalla a...

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LNP - Katukurunda motor races go ahead following Court order

2025-03-29   |   Crime

The Court of Appeal yesterday issued an order permitting the Katukurunda Circuit Race organized by the Royal Automobile Club Asia to be held on March ...

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LNP - Wildlife census report to be released today

2025-03-28   |   Crime

The report on the recently conducted census of wild animals responsible for crop damage is scheduled to be released today (28). Following the publicat...

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LNP - Two dead, one injured as bowser plunges into 30-foot precipice

2025-03-27   |   Crime

Two persons have been killed and another injured after a bowser carrying rubber latex plunged into a 30-foot precipice on the Baduraliya-Kalawana road...

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LNP - India surpasses Sri Lanka to become world’s second largest tea exporter – report

2025-03-27   |   Crime

According to data released by the Tea Board of India, India has exported 254 million kg of tea in 2024, thus becoming the second-highest exporter in t...

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LNP - Govt. plans to develop Nuwara Eliya post office as tourist attraction

2025-03-26   |   Crime

The government plans to develop the Nuwara Eliya Post Office as a tourist attraction while continuing to offer postal services, Cabinet Spokesman Mini...

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LNP - New gazette sets maximum retail price for medicines

2025-03-26   |   Crime

An Extraordinary Gazette Notification has been issued to implement a maximum retail price mechanism for medicines. The notification was issued by the ...

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LNP - Buddhist monk found brutally murdered in Eppawala

2025-03-26   |   Crime

A 69-year-old Buddhist monk has been found brutally murdered at a monastery in Kiralogama, within the Eppawala Police Division. According to police, a...

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