LNP - CBSL introduces new loan rescheduling measures for SMEs

2024-12-22   |   Uncategorized

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

2024-12-21   |   Uncategorized

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

2024-12-19   |   Uncategorized

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

2024-12-19   |   Uncategorized

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%

2024-12-18   |   Uncategorized

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

2024-12-17   |   Uncategorized

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

2024-12-17   |   Uncategorized

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

2024-12-16   |   Uncategorized

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

2024-12-15   |   Uncategorized

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

2024-12-15   |   Uncategorized

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

2024-12-13   |   Uncategorized

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

2024-12-12   |   Uncategorized

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

2024-12-11   |   Uncategorized

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

2024-12-11   |   Uncategorized

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

2024-12-11   |   Uncategorized

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

2024-12-11   |   Uncategorized

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

2024-12-11   |   Uncategorized

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

2024-12-11   |   Uncategorized

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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LNP - No bonuses for CEB employees this year

2024-12-09   |   Uncategorized

The Ceylon Electricity Board’s (CEB) Board of Directors has decided not to grant bonuses to its employees this year, despite the CEB Employees’ Un...

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LNP - Lohan Ratwatte produced before Magistrate

2024-12-09   |   Uncategorized

Former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte, who was arrested and remanded for causing a road accident while driving under the influence of alcohol, was prod...

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LNP - Sri Lanka Navy marks 74 years of excellence with 2,138 promotions

2024-12-09   |   Uncategorized

The Sri Lanka Navy, renowned for its storied history as the nation’s maritime defence force, is celebrating its 74th Anniversary today (9). Under th...

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LNP - Sripada pilgrimage begins on December 14

2024-12-09   |   Uncategorized

The Sripada pilgrimage season for 2024/25 will commence on Unduwap full moon poya day on December 14 after taking caskets of sacred relics, the image ...

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LNP - Showery conditions expected to enhance in next few days - Met Dept.

2024-12-07   |   Uncategorized

The Meteorology Department says an easterly wave type disturbance will be affecting the weather conditions in the island in next few days.  Under its...

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LNP - 55 Sri Lankans evacuated from Lebanon

2024-12-06   |   Uncategorized

A total of 55 vulnerable Sri Lankan workers have been evacuated from Lebanon, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beirut said.  The Embassy of Sri Lanka ...

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LNP - CEB to submit revised electricity tariff proposal to PUCSL today

2024-12-06   |   Uncategorized

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has announced that it will submit its proposal for the revision of electricity tariffs to the Public Utilities Comm...

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