LNP - ‘Kiribath’ in jeopardy as rice shortage hits
With the shortage of Nadu and white raw rice varieties in the market, Sri Lankans will find it difficult to prepare traditional milk rice to welcome t...
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LNP - General Shavendra Silva bids farewell to active service
General Shavendra Silva, the 8th Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of Sri Lanka, will retire from his position and active service in the Sri Lanka Army on ...
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LNP - Sri Lanka Customs clears 75,000 MT of imported rice
Sri Lanka Customs announced that 75,000 metric tons of imported rice have been and cleared for distribution as of this morning (29). It wa...
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LNP - Five arrested in connection with three-wheeler thefts
The Colombo Central Divisional Crime Detective Bureau has arrested five individuals in connection with the theft of several three-wheelers. Police sai...
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LNP - Unusual activities reported in areas of elephant-human conflicts: Veterinarians’ Association
Unusual activities are being reported in the areas where the elephants are being cased or captured to prevent elephant-human conflicts, advisor to the...
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LNP - New maximum retail price set for canned fish
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has announced new maximum retail prices for specific types of canned fish, effective today. This directive, issu...
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LNP - Special police operation targeting reckless long-distance bus drivers
Sri Lanka Police have implemented a special traffic operation during the festive season aimed at reducing traffic accidents across the island. This op...
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LNP - Couple nabbed at BIA over Rs. 1.6 billion financial fraud
A couple who are alleged to have committed financial fraud amounting Rs. 1,600 million and fled the country three years ago, have been arrested upon r...
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LNP - National consumer prices dip once again
National consumer prices continued their descent for the third month in a row in November 2024, at a pace much deeper than a month ago as prices eith...
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LNP - Excise proposes settlement of 50% defaulted tax to restore production licence of W. M. Mendis and Co.
Making a fresh approach towards the stagnating tax issue of staggering Rs.5.8 billion defaulted by the local liquor giant W. M. Mendis and Co. Ltd. th...
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LNP - Police take action against over 8,700 traffic law violators in 24 hrs
Sri Lanka Police says legal action has been taken against a total of 8,747 motorists for violating traffic laws, including 251 individuals driving und...
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LNP - Licence ready, Elon Musk’s Starlink yet to import devices to start operation
Despite Elon Musk's Starlink, the satellite unit of SpaceX, being granted licence to operate in Sri Lanka, the organization is yet to apply for the im...
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LNP - Two arrested over threatening woman and demanding Rs. 1 mln ransom
The Western Province North Crime Division has arrested two individuals involved in an incident of demanding a ransom from a woman after issuing death ...
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LNP - Surprise raid exposes alarming hygiene violations in Pettah restaurants
A surprise inspection conducted by the officers of the Jinthupitiya Medical Officer of Health (MOH) office and Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) this mo...
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LNP - President Dissanayake to visit China mid-January: Report
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will travel to the island’s largest bilateral lender China for talks in January, he said on Saturday, ...
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LNP - Private sector rice imports total 67,000 MT as deadline ends
Sri Lanka Customs confirmed that a total of 67,000 metric tons of rice were imported by traders before the private sector’s rice import deadline exp...
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LNP - Gold prices surge in Sri Lanka
Gold prices in Sri Lanka have seen a notable increase, according to the latest market data from the Colombo Gold Centre. As of this morning (21), ...
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LNP - Govt. extends license-free rice import period until January 10
The government has extended the temporary lifting of rice import restrictions, allowing private importers to bring in rice without a license until Jan...
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LNP - IMF to assess Sri Lanka’s tax revisions in upcoming staff report
The IMF Executive Board is expected to convene in the coming months to review the Staff-Level Agreement on the Third Review under the Extended Fund Fa...
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LNP - Sri Lanka Police to receive Rs. 300M Indian grant for new vehicles
The Government of India has agreed to provide financial assistance amounting to Sri Lankan Rs. 300 million to address vehicle requirements for the Sri...
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LNP - Sri Lankan jailed for murdering wife with axe in front of their children
A Sri Lankan man has been sentenced to 37 years in jail for murdering his wife with an axe in front of their teenage children, in what a judge has des...
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LNP - Court issues arrest warrant on Gnanasara Thera over absence on judgment day
The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today issued a warrant for the arrest of Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galaboda Aththe Gnanasara ...
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LNP - CAA conducts 342 raids on rice traders; fines imposed over 6
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) says that 342 raids have been carried out so far ahead of the festive season with regard to selling rice above th...
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