LNP - SL rated ’medium risk’ for money laundering, terrorist financing

2024-11-06   |   Uncategorized

With Sri Lanka being identified as a country with medium risk for money laundering and terrorist financing even with the involvement of NGOs, the Nati...

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LNP - Tensions rise as Nawalapitiya villagers confront Pastor Jerome

2024-11-06   |   Uncategorized

A tense situation arose between the security officers of Pastor Jerome Fernando and villagers of Nawalapitiya when Jerome arrived in the area to overs...

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LNP - World’s first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space

2024-11-05   |   Uncategorized

The world’s first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and...

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LNP - Sri Lanka scraps CEB privatization plan

2024-11-05   |   Uncategorized

The Board of Directors of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has officially shelved its privatization plans, opting instead to prioritize comprehensiv...

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LNP - So called experienced persons collapsed the country for 76 years: NPP responds to Ranil

2024-11-04   |   Uncategorized

Responding to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe's claim that the country will crash like the Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) bus, if experienc...

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LNP - Decline in coconut production expected to last until April 2025

2024-10-31   |   Uncategorized

The Coconut Research Institute says that the decline in coconut production in the country is expected to persist until April of next year (2025). ...

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LNP - New Govt to set up mechanism to monitor, regulate private universities

2024-10-30   |   Uncategorized

The government is in the process of establishing a standard operating procedure (SOP) to regulate and monitor private universities –both in operatio...

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LNP - CSE emerges as second best performer in Asia

2024-10-29   |   Uncategorized

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has been placed as the second best performing equity index in Asia. The CSE has secured the second in Asia as of 25 O...

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LNP - NGOs spend billions unchecked

2024-10-29   |   Uncategorized

The local and international NGOs registered with the National NGO Secretariat - have committed to spend as much as Rs.30 billion this year, yet more t...

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LNP - ‘There is no travel ban on Sri Lanka’ – US Ambassador

2024-10-28   |   Uncategorized

U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung has clarified that the United States has not issued a travel ban on Sri Lanka and that the security alert is...

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LNP - Govt. to launch probe over X Press Pearl disaster

2024-10-28   |   Uncategorized

The government will study the X Press Pearl disaster which occurred in 2021 and will launch an investigation over it in the near future, Foreign Minis...

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LNP - Sri Lanka’s third review will come up soon: IMF

2024-10-26   |   Uncategorized

Claiming that Sri Lanka has come a long way in terms of undertaking reforms which have led to some hard won gains, the International Monetary Fund (IM...

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LNP - CSE’s ASPI crosses 12,500 points

2024-10-26   |   Uncategorized

The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has crossed the 12,500 points mark today (04), for the first time since 10 May 20...

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LNP - Sri Lankan racer Yevan David wins on Euroformula debut at Monza

2024-10-21   |   Uncategorized

Motopark’s Yevan David won on his Euroformula debut at a damp Monza. The 17-year-old is the first ever Sri Lankan to participate in this category ha...

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LNP - India doubles grant to support education in Sri Lanka’s plantation community

2024-10-19   |   Uncategorized

India has doubled its grant to Rs 600 million to support education in Sri Lanka’s plantation areas for the Indian-origin Tamil community. Indian Hig...

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LNP - PM Harini meets university students’ unions

2024-10-18   |   Uncategorized

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has held discussions with the university students’ unions on Thursday (17). During the discussion, attention w...

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LNP - 500-house township to be vested to recipients after 14 years

2024-10-17   |   Uncategorized

A township of 500 houses with other facilities such as a hospital and a recreation hall built with assistance from Saudi Arabia way back in 2009 is to...

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LNP - Rs. 3,000 allowance to be credited to pensioners’ accounts from today

2024-10-16   |   Uncategorized

The Department of Pensions is set to distribute the monthly interim allowance of Rs. 3,000 to all pensioners starting today (16), the President’s Me...

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LNP - Retirement is temporary, not ready to quit politics: MR

2024-10-16   |   Uncategorized

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that he is not ready to retire from politics and that his retirement is temporary. "I thought about not contes...

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LNP - Personal accounts hit by online scams

2024-10-16   |   Uncategorized

No incidents of hacking accounts of banking systems or financial institutions reported * Only personal account holders have fallen prey so far * Peopl...

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LNP - Sri Lanka abandons plans to sell national carrier

2024-10-16   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka’s new government has abandoned plans to sell the debt-ridden national airline SriLankan Airlines, but will restructure it for a more profi...

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LNP - John Keells Group unveils $ 1.2 b Cinnamon Life at City of Dreams Sri Lanka today

2024-10-15   |   Uncategorized

In a move that promises to reshape Sri Lanka’s tourism landscape, John Keells Group will officially launch Cinnamon Life at City of Dreams Sri Lanka...

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LNP - Kamindu Mendis named ICC Men’s player of the Month

2024-10-15   |   Uncategorized

Kamindu Mendis beat out tough competition from Sri Lanka teammate Prabath Jayasuriya and Australia’s Travis Head to claim the monthly award, with th...

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LNP - SJB reveals 29-member National List

2024-10-12   |   Uncategorized

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has released its list of candidates nominated as national list members of parliament (National List MPs) for the 2024 Gen...

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LNP - Indian tycoon Ratan Tata dies

2024-10-10   |   Uncategorized

The Indian tycoon Ratan Tata, who is credited with transforming the Tata Group into a globally renowned conglomerate, has died at age 86, the company ...

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