LNP - Veteran singer Priya Suriyasena passes away
Veteran Sri Lankan singer Priya Suriyasena has passed away at the age of 80. He has been receiving treatment at the Colombo National Hospital at the t...
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LNP - 200 cigarette-free zones established countrywide
The Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) Association has announced the establishment of 200 cigarette-free zones across Sri Lanka as part of its broader in...
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LNP - ASPI crosses 15,000 points for first time ever
The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange recorded a new all-time high today (23), surpassing the 15,000 points mark for the firs...
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LNP - Over 2,000 die in road accidents this year alone
A total of 2,243 people have died in road accidents this year, police said. They reported that 22,967 road accidents, including 2,141 fatal accidents,...
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LNP - Western Province bans private tutoring by school teachers
The Western Province Education Zonal Ministry has issued a circular prohibiting private tutoring classes for students by school teachers. The circular...
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LNP - CBSL introduces new loan rescheduling measures for SMEs
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has issued a circular to licensed banks recently, highlighting relief measures to be provided to Small and Medium...
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LNP - Lotus Tower extends operating hours till January 2
The Colombo Lotus Tower Management Company (Private) Limited has announced extended operating hours for the festive season. The tower will be open to ...
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LNP - ADB extends $150 million line of credit to CEB
Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) signed an agreement on Thursday for the ADB to provide a loan of $150 million to the C...
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LNP - Cabinet nod for review of SOEs with non-commercial interests
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval for the review of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) with non-commercial interests. This proposal was presen...
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LNP - Withholding Tax to be increased to 10%
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced that the Withholding Tax will be increased from 5% to 10%. Speaking in Parliament today (18), he said tha...
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LNP - NPP rules out need to evaluate educational qualifications of members: Govt. stands by its MPs
The NPP government which is now a little over a month old has in recent weeks faced criticism over some of its members allegedly publicising fake doct...
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LNP - ASPI crosses 14,500 points to set new all-time high
The All-Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange has exceeded the 14,500-points mark for the first time in history. Accordingly, the ind...
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LNP - North and East alerted as low-pressure system develops in Bay of Bengal
The Department of Meteorology announced that a low-pressure area is likely to form over southeast Bay of Bengal during the next 24 hours. ...
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LNP - Extreme heat worsens coconut shortage in Sri Lanka
The high temperatures experienced during the first three months of this year have worsened Sri Lanka’s ongoing coconut shortage, alongside the incre...
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LNP - Over 300,000 Sri Lankans left for foreign employment in 2024
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) reports that in 2024, the number of Sri Lankans migrant workers who have travelled overseas for emp...
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LNP - CPC refutes fuel shortage
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) yesterday refuted certain reports about a possible fuel shortage due to a fuel shipment imported by a private c...
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LNP - ASPI crosses 14,000 points for first time ever
The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange recorded a new all-time high today (12), surpassing the 14,000 mark for the first time ...
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LNP - PUCSL’s final decision on electricity tariff revision on Jan. 17
The final decision of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) on the proposed electricity tariff revisions will be announced on 17 Januar...
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LNP - Death toll rises as unidentified fever spreads in Jaffna
The death toll from the unidentified fever spreading in Jaffna has risen to five, according to the Jaffna Hospital Director Dr. T. Sathyamoorthy. Sp...
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LNP - Over 1,000 Sri Lankan workers set to leave for Israel between Dec 2024-Jan 2025
A total of 1,802 Sri Lankan workers are set to leave for Israel between December 2024 and January 2025, according to the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign&n...
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LNP - Jerome not a Catholic Bishop, don’t get deceived: Catholic Church
The Catholic Bishops Conference in Sri Lanka today clarified that Pastor Jerome Fernando was not a Bishop of the Catholic Church, and therefore the me...
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LNP - Sri Lanka receives China’s fabric grant for 2025 school uniforms
Sri Lanka has received the grant of 11.28 million meters of fabric required to be provided for schoolchildren as uniform materials for the year 2025, ...
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LNP - Sri Lanka secures USD 50 million loan from OPEC Fund for economic recovery
The Government of Sri Lanka has submitted a request to the OPEC Fund for International Development to secure funds to finance Sri Lanka’s Comprehens...
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