LNP - Ongoing kidney racket revealed

2025-02-19   |   Uncategorized

Medical Administrator and Health and Mass Media Ministry Secretary Dr. Anil Jasinghe revealed today that there was an ongoing kidney racket in the cou...

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LNP - Heat index to reach ‘caution level’ in several areas tomorrow

2025-02-18   |   Uncategorized

The Meteorology Department says that the Heat Index, the temperature felt on human body,  is expected to increase up to ‘Caution Level’ tomorrow ...

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LNP - IMF Executive Board to decide on Sri Lanka’s fourth tranche on Feb. 28

2025-02-18   |   Uncategorized

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to meet on February 28, 2025 to discuss and approve third review of Sri Lank...

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LNP -Budget 2025: Key Takeaways

2025-02-18   |   Uncategorized

Budget 2025 sets out a total government expenditure of LKR 7,190 billion, marking a 17% increase from the LKR 6,131 billion allocated in 2024. As a sh...

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LNP - New govt to present inaugural Budget today

2025-02-17   |   Uncategorized

The 2025 Budget is scheduled to be presented to Parliament today (17), marking the first budget to be presented by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ...

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LNP - Ella bush fire spreading

2025-02-16   |   Uncategorized

Huge boulders in the Rock Hill forest reserve have cracked and are at risk of rolling down onto the Ella-Wellawaya main highway due to the intense hea...

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LNP - PM Harini calls for quality teacher-student relationships in education reform

2025-02-16   |   Uncategorized

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya highlighted the critical role of teachers in shaping the future of children, emphasizing that the teacher-studen...

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LNP - Sri Lanka likely to be warmer than before in March, April

2025-02-15   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka, currently facing dry conditions, is expected to last for the next two weeks with low rainfall expected afterwards, and there is a possibili...

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LNP - Power cut schedule for today

2025-02-13   |   Uncategorized

A one-hour power cut will be imposed in different zones under 04 categories between 5.00 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. today (13), the Ceylon Electricity Board (...

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LNP - Ground frost in Nuwara-Eliya, misty conditions in western province

2025-02-13   |   Uncategorized

The Department of Meteorology says that mainly fair weather will prevail over most parts of the island today (13). Meanwhile, the department added tha...

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LNP - Sri Lanka’s Hambantota Port and Sinopec enhance maritime fuel supply with HSFO storage

2025-02-13   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka’s China-backed Hambantota Port and Sinopec have announced the addition of High Sulphur Fuel Oil (HSFO) to their range of ship fuels. In a ...

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LNP - Final decision on further power cuts expected today

2025-02-13   |   Uncategorized

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) says that the final decision on whether any further power cuts will be implemented or not, will be announced today ...

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LNP - Hot days, cooler nights expected for next three days

2025-02-12   |   Uncategorized

The Meteorology Department forecasts fluctuating temperatures, with hot days and cooler nights for the next three days, starting tomorrow, according t...

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LNP - Sri Lanka’s top tea pluckers honoured with gold coins

2025-02-12   |   Uncategorized

In a ceremony held at the Mahanilu Tea Factory in Samimale, 18 of the best green tea pluckers from five tea estates under the Horana Plantation Compan...

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LNP - Overseas travel ban imposed on Yoshitha Rajapaksa’s grandmother

2025-02-11   |   Uncategorized

The Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court has imposed an overseas travel ban on Daisy Forrest Wickremesinghe, also known as ‘Daisy Achchi’, who is the gra...

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LNP - No power cuts tomorrow - CEB

2025-02-11   |   Uncategorized

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) announced that no power cuts will be imposed tomorrow (12). The CEB decided to implement island-wide power cuts on ...

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LNP - Power cuts till Friday

2025-02-11   |   Uncategorized

Team of engineers race against time to repair broken Norochcholai Power plant - Power cut timings may reduce once repairs progress - Urgent meetings s...

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LNP - Monkey, responsible for islandwide black out, found dead

2025-02-11   |   Uncategorized

The monkey who is suspected to have caused the islandwide blackout yesterday has been found dead. Pictures which have emerged from the Panadura Power ...

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LNP - Island-wide power cuts: Here’s how to check the schedule

2025-02-10   |   Uncategorized

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has provided several online platforms for the public to check the ongoing Demand Management (power cut) schedules a...

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LNP - More power cuts ahead? - CEB to decide today

2025-02-10   |   Uncategorized

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) is expected to decide today (10) whether power cuts will be required to be imposed as the Norochcholai coal power p...

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LNP - Sigiriya crowned World’s Most Welcoming City for 2025

2025-02-10   |   Uncategorized

Sigiriya has been crowned the world’s most welcoming city for 2025 by Booking.com, based on over 360 million of its verified customer reviews. The o...

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LNP - Even a monkey can cause an islandwide blackout to Sri Lanka's outdated grid

2025-02-10   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka was once again plunged into utter chaos yesterday morning when an islandwide power outage hit the districts at around 10.45 am, disrupting t...

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LNP - Cause of island-wide power outage revealed

2025-02-09   |   Uncategorized

An ‘emergency situation’ at the Panadura grid substation has caused the island-wide power outage, the Ministry of Power and Energy revealed. Power...

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LNP - Sri Lanka’s ambitious reform agenda delivering commendable outcomes: IMF

2025-02-07   |   Uncategorized

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that its Executive Board’s approval for the release of the fourth tranche of Sri Lanka’s Extended Fund ...

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LNP - Human-elephant conflict: Over 3,400 elephants and 1,190 people died in 9 years

2025-02-06   |   Uncategorized

It was disclosed in the Parliament today (06) that a total of 3,477 wild elephant fatalities have occurred in Sri Lanka over the past nine years. Mini...

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