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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LNP - Maximum retail prices to be imposed on several key items - Minister
Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe says the government has decided to impose maximum retail prices on a range of essential items in the future. He m...
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LNP - Sirisena assures Court: No future claims for SLFP chairmanship
Former President Maithripala Sirisena, through his counsel, informed the Court of Appeal today that he will not claim any rights to the Sri Lanka Free...
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LNP - Customs orders to re-export 75,000 kg of rice unsuitable for consumption
Sri Lanka Customs says that weevils (Gullo) have been detected in 50,000 Kg of imported rice while issues with product information labels have been de...
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LNP - Former CCD Director arrested by CID
The former Director of the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD), ASP Nevil Silva has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), the polic...
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LNP - No liquor licenses were issued as bribes: Ex-President Ranil responds to allegations
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office has issued a statement, claiming that the former President did not issue any liquor licenses in viola...
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LNP - High coconut prices: No Sambol, Kiri Hodi in canteens
Serving of coconut Sambol (salad made of scraped coconut meat) and Kiri Hodi (gravy made of coconut milk) has been stopped at canteens in most of the ...
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LNP - Sri Lanka’s ‘Ava’ gang leader arrested in Canada on murder charges
A Sri Lankan national believed to be the head of the criminal gang known as ‘Ava Group’, based in Northern Sri Lanka, has been arrested in Canada....
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LNP - Imported rice stocks to arrive in Sri Lanka next week
The Essential Food Commodities Importers & Traders Association says that the first shipment of imported rice will arrive in the island next week. ...
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LNP - Former airman arrested at BIA with Rs. 3m in smuggled cigarettes
Officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) have seized a large consignment of smuggled foreign ciga...
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LNP - No electricity price reduction for next six months: CEB
Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has decided not to change electricity tari for six months and to go for a revision by mid next year, it was revealed ye...
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LNP - Shammi Silva assumes office as Asian Cricket Council President
President of Sri Lanka Cricket Shammi Silva has officially assumed the Presidency of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). Silva brings extensive expertise...
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