LNP - ASPI gains for third straight day

2024-09-26   |   Technology

The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has increased by 325.59 points to close at 11,659.71 today (25). This is an incre...

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LNP - Sri Lanka’s new three-member Cabinet appointed

2024-09-25   |   Technology

Sri Lanka’s new three-member Cabinet of Ministers was sworn-in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo,...

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LNP - CSE’s ASPI gains over 130 points

2024-09-24   |   Technology

The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has increased by 130.3 points to close at 11,096.81 today (23). The market turnov...

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LNP - Maithripala files writ petition against magisterial inquiry relating Easter Sunday attacks

2022-09-30   |   Technology

Former President Maithripala Sirisena today filed a writ petition in Court of Appeal challenging the magisterial inquiry and issuance of summons again...

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LNP - FitsAir takes to smarter flying as Sri Lanka’s first private scheduled intl. carrier

2022-09-29   |   Technology

FitsAir of Aberdeen Holdings will become Sri Lanka’s first private scheduled international passenger carrier from next week offering affordable and ...

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LNP - Colombo port’s transshipment volumes decline for second straight month in July

2022-09-06   |   Technology

Transshipment container volumes at the Port of Colombo fell for the second consecutive month in July by a record 7.5 percent year-on-year (YoY) to 460...

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LNP - SriLankan Airlines celebrates 43 years of flying

2022-09-01   |   Technology

SriLankan Airlines has been the fabric of commercial aviation in Sri Lanka since the dawn of the airline 43 years ago. It was launched on 1 September ...

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LNP - SL ignores COVID; people warned against uncontrollable spreading: PHI head

2022-08-24   |   Technology

As the current COVID situation in the country has been ignored, the dreaded virus is now spreading uncontrollably from the grassroots level, Public He...

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LNP - Fuel quotas to remain the same for next week

2022-08-08   |   Technology

Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera says that the fuel quotas under the national fuel pass system will be automatically updated at midnig...

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LNP - China’s Hainan expands COVID lockdowns to quell outbreak

2022-08-08   |   Technology

(Reuters) - China’s Hainan, an island province dependent on tourism, locked down more areas on Monday, state media reported, as it battles its worst...

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LNP - Special committee appointed to deal with IMF

2022-03-28   |   Technology

A special committee has been appointed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to select an international law firm to deal with the International Monetary Fun...

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LNP - Ranil strikes again at APC; confronts Basil

2022-03-24   |   Technology

An argument between former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa broke out at the All-Party Conference (APC) conven...

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LNP - Pfizer vaccine now available for all above 20

2022-03-15   |   Technology

The Pfizer vaccine has now been made available for anyone above 20 years of age and it could be obtained from respective MOH offices, the Health Minis...

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LNP - SL rupee hits Rs. 260 against US Dollar at several banks

2022-03-10   |   Technology

In the wake of the decision of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka to float the value of the rupee against US Dollar, several licensed Commercial Banks have...

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LNP - Govt. has failed to identify priorities: Patali Champika

2022-02-25   |   Technology

The incumbent Government has failed to pinpoint its priorities which has resulted in numerous issues including the power crisis adding burden on gener...

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LNP - Prevailing curbs cannot be lifted: Health Ministry

2022-02-23   |   Technology

The existing COVID-19 restrictions can neither be lifted nor relaxed in the near future, given the Omicron situation in the country, the Health Minist...

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LNP - PUCSL approves power shedding

2022-02-22   |   Technology

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has granted permission for scheduled power outages for tomorrow (22) in response to a request fro...

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LNP - No power supply for payment defaulters: PUCSL Chairman

2022-02-17   |   Technology

Customers who are not punctual in settling their monthly electricity bills will have their power supply disconnected, Public Utilities Commission of S...

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LNP - Namal says GR’S decision to ban chemical fertiliser was strong, but officials failed him

2022-01-10   |   Technology

Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Namal Rajapaksa says that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s decision to ban the use of chemical fertiliser was a ...

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LNP - Sri Lanka unlikely to seek IMF bailout;Cabinet fails to reach consensus

2022-01-04   |   Technology

Sri Lanka is unlikely to seek a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with the Cabinet failing to reach a consensus last evening. Governm...

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LNP - Laugfs gas cylinders turned blue; IGP informed: Chairman

2022-01-04   |   Technology

LAUGFS Holdings Chairman W.K.H. Wegapitiya said that information has reached him that LAUGFS gas cylinders are being assembled and turned blue and tha...

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LNP - Omicron spread so far contained within SL, says Health Ministry

2022-01-03   |   Technology

In such a situation where Omicron continues to ravage many countries, the Health Ministry said the spread of Omicron in Sri Lanka has been contained, ...

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LNP - Minimum age of sale for tobacco products to be raised to 24

2021-12-31   |   Technology

The minimum age of sale, purchasing and promotion of tobacco products will be increased from 21 to 24 next year, Chairman of National Authority on Tob...

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LNP - Wait and see if claim by CB Governor on reserves is true or false: Harsha

2021-12-30   |   Technology

One has to wait and see whether the claim made by the Central Bank Governor that there was a massive inflow of dollars into reserves is true or false,...

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LNP - Kapruka IPO snapped up even before official opening

2021-12-23   |   Technology

The Rs. 500 million worth Initial Public Offering of Kapruka Holdings Ltd. has been snapped up even before its official opening which was yesterday. F...

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