LNP - No legal provisions for companies to charge 2.5%–3% fees on card transactions: CBSL
Companies and institutions have no legal provisions to impose additional charges ranging from 2.5% to 3% on customers for transactions made using cred...
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LNP - Ranil’s emergency regulations in 2022 violated fundamental rights – SC rules
The Supreme Court, in a majority decision, today ruled Fundamental Rights have been violated through then Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s or...
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LNP - Bribery Commission indicts Keheliya, four family members
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) filed an indictment before the Colombo High Court against former Minister ...
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LNP - Senior civil servant Bradman Weerakoon passes away
Former senior civil servant Bradman Weerakoon has passed away at the age of 94, according to family sources. He had served as a senior staff member to...
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LNP - Mahindananda sentenced to 20 years RI; Nalin Fernando gets 25 years RI
The Colombo High Court has sentenced former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage to 20 years and former Sathosa Chairman Nalin Fernando to 25 year...
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LNP - Sri Lanka marks 16 years since the end of civil war
Today (18) marks 16 years since the end of Sri Lanka’s three-decade-long civil war, which concluded with the death of Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader...
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LNP - Govt to introduce mechanism to deal with child molesting cases: PM
The Government is to introduce a mechanism to deal with child molesting cases brininging the relevant Ministries and other institutions together, Prim...
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LNP - Govt under pressure to announce Sri Lanka’s stand in case of Indo-Pak war
The government is under pressure from the opposition to declare Sri Lanka's position in the event of further escalation of tensions between India and ...
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LNP - New tax regulations take effect from today
The Inland Revenue Department has announced that individuals earning less than Rs. 1.8 million annually can now claim relief on the advance income tax...
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LNP - Gnanasara Thero sentenced to 9 months in prison
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has sentenced the General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) organization, Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, t...
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LNP - Harsha proposes new regulations for ‘Undial’ and ‘Hawala’ systems
The Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance, MP Dr. Harsha de Silva stated that both the Undial system and the Hawala system are not illegal in Sr...
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LNP - South Korea fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting information on Facebook users
South Korea’s privacy watchdog on Tuesday fined social media company Meta 21.6 billion won ($15 million) for illegally collecting sensitive personal...
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LNP - Once illegal, famous Japanese alcohol Doburoku is making a comeback
Japanese-produced whisky, nihonshu (sake), and beer are popular around the world. But one bar in Tokyo has been trying to reintroduce to locals and vi...
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LNP - Arjun Aloysius and two others sentenced for Rs. 3.5b VAT evasion
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has sentenced the Director of W.M. Mendis Distilleries, Arjun Aloysius and two others to 06 months in prison for defa...
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LNP - Covid-19: five more deaths, 166 new cases confirmed
The Director General of Health Services has confirmed five more coronavirus related deaths for yesterday (17). According to the Govt. Information Depa...
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LNP - UN accuses Sri Lanka of violating rights of LGBTI activist
Sri Lanka violated the rights of a lesbian and leading LGBTI activist who was subjected to discrimination, threats and abuses due to the country’s P...
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LNP - No plans of lockdown despite spike in COVID cases, says Govt.
The government has so far undecided to go for a lockdown despite a sharp increase in the number of COVID positive cases over the last few days. The go...
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LNP - Alarming increase in COVID cases among children: Pediatrician
There is a sharp increase in COVID-19 positive cases among children at present, Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) Consultant Pediatrician Dr. Deepal Perera...
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LNP - Half of Europe on track to contract Omicron in next 2 months: WHO
More than half of people in Europe are projected to catch Omicron by March, the WHO said Tuesday, as the World Bank warned the contagious variant coul...
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LNP - Potential spike in COVID cases expected in two weeks: PHIs
There will definitely be a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the next couple of weeks, Public Health Inspectors' Union warned. PHIU Head Upul R...
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LNP - 41 more Omicron cases identified in Sri Lanka
A total of 41 more cases of Omicron COVID variant have been recorded in the country. According to Director of the Allergy, Immunology and Cell Biology...
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LNP - Three more cases of Omicron COVID identified in SL; seven cases so far
Three more new cases of Omicron COVID variant were reported today in Sri Lanka, COVID-19 Coordinator, Director of Technical Services of the Ministry o...
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LNP - Human rights situation in SL continues to deteriorate: UK
The human rights situation in Sri Lanka continued to deteriorate during the first half of 2021, the United Kingdom said in its latest report on the gl...
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