LNP - Millers agree to supply rice at controlled price to market

2024-12-05   |   Crime

Rice millers have agreed to supply 200,000 kilograms of rice daily to the market through the ‘Lanka Sathosa’, at a controlled price effective from...

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LNP - Mill owners warn of looming rice shortage

2024-12-04   |   Crime

The All Ceylon Small and Medium Scale Mill Owners’ Association warns of a looming rice shortage if the government fails to import rice within the ne...

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LNP - Cabinet approval to allow rice imports without permits

2024-12-04   |   Crime

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal to allow the import of rice without import control permits until 20 December, 2024. Cabinet Spokesm...

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LNP - No change in Litro Gas prices for December

2024-12-04   |   Crime

The Litro Gas Company says that the prices of its domestic LP Gas cylinders will remain unchanged for the month of December 2024. The Chairman of the ...

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LNP - Excise Dept. to suspend licenses of tax defaulting liquor manufacturers

2024-12-03   |   Crime

The Excise Department has announced that strict actions under the Excise Ordinance will be taken to suspend the production activities of companies tha...

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LNP - Police seek public assistance to trace suspect in ATM fraud

2024-12-03   |   Crime

Sri Lanka Police is seeking public assistance in apprehending a suspect linked to withdrawal of a large sum of money from a stolen ATM card. Bandaraga...

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LNP - EC issues ultimatum to candidates over expense reports

2024-12-03   |   Crime

The Election Commission has announced that all candidates must submit their income and expenditure reports by December 6, with the deadline set at mid...

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LNP - SriLankan Airlines Celebrates Seven Years of Service in Melbourne

2024-12-02   |   Crime

SriLankan Airlines recently celebrated the seventh anniversary of its Melbourne-Colombo route, launched in 2017. Since then, the airline has successfu...

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LNP - Three suspects arrested for promoting banned LTTE activities via social media

2024-12-02   |   Crime

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) arrested three individuals for disturbing public peace by p...

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LNP - Ceypetco revises fuel prices

2024-12-01   |   Crime

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (Ceypetco) has announced a revision of fuel prices, effective from midnight today. Accordingly, the price of Petrol O...

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LNP - British citizen arrested over alleged terrorism financing in Colombo and Vanni

2024-12-01   |   Crime

Sri Lanka Police have arrested a 43-year-old British citizen of Sri Lankan origin for allegedly collecting and distributing funds for a terrorist grou...

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LNP - Another court case against Arjuna Aloysius

2024-11-27   |   Crime

A case has been filed before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court, alleging that Arjuna Aloysius, the director of W.M.Mendis and Company, who is currently...

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LNP - Arjuna Mahendran noticed to appear in court over bond scam

2024-11-26   |   Crime

The Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court today issued a notice directing former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran to appear before the court on Febru...

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LNP - Government to import 70,000 tonnes of Nadu rice

2024-11-21   |   Crime

The government has decided to import Nadu rice subject to maximum of 70,000 tonnes as a solution to the shortage of rice in the market, Minister of Tr...

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LNP - Sustainability Awards 2024 honours eco-friendly tourism practices

2024-11-19   |   Crime

The 2024 Sustainability Awards, organised by the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Sri Lanka (AHK Sri Lanka) and funded by the Friedrich N...

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LNP - President Dissanayake to visit India in December – report

2024-11-19   |   Crime

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will visit India at the invitation of the Indian government in mid-December, Foreign Minister Vijitha He...

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LNP - Rs. 311M received as compensation Easter attack victims; SC calls for report on distribution

2024-11-18   |   Crime

The Attorney General (AG) today informed the Supreme Court that the Office for Reparations has received Rs. 311 million in total as compensation for t...

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LNP - Police, military on high alert for today’s General Election

2024-11-14   |   Crime

As the country prepares for today's general election, law enforcement authorities have mobilized a massive security operation to ensure a peaceful and...

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LNP - Five leading liquor manufacturers to face licence cancellation by Nov 30th

2024-11-13   |   Crime

Five leading liquor manufacturers including W. M. Mendis and Co. Limited will face imminent risk of losing its liquor production licence, if an accumu...

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LNP - Two defendants acquitted from murder case after 27 years

2024-11-13   |   Crime

The North Central Province Predecessor High Court Judge and incumbent Kuliyapitiya High Court Judge, Manoj Thalgodapitiya, has ordered the acquittal o...

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LNP - Notice on issuing exam certificates

2024-11-12   |   Crime

The Department of Examinations has issued a special notice regarding the issuance of exam certificates. Accordingly, the department announces that the...

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LNP - Court orders to expedite tax probes on Piumi Hansamali and Aura Lanka chairman

2024-11-12   |   Crime

Colombo Additional Magistrate Bandara Ilangasinghe has ordered the Inland Revenue Department today (11) to expedite its investigations into actress Pi...

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LNP - Over 3,000 driving licenses temporarily suspended so far this year

2024-11-08   |   Crime

The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) says that the courts have temporarily suspended over 3,000 driving licenses during the time elapsed this year (2...

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LNP - Man arrested for attempting to transport woman to Italy with wife’s passport

2024-11-08   |   Crime

In a classic case of human smuggling, a man attempting to transport an unknown woman to Italy with his wife’s travel documents was stopped by the Im...

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LNP - Rice shortage, price surge fueled by increased beer production?

2024-11-07   |   Crime

The Small and Medium Scale Rice Mill Owners’ Association stresses that the growing rice shortage in the market is caused by the increased use of raw...

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