LNP - Bourse welcomes 2022 with a bang

2022-01-04   |   Uncategorized

ASPI records highest daily gain in history Daily turnover tops Rs.9.6bn Foreigners end up as net buyers The stock market commenced trading in 2022 wit...

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LNP - 500 buses for SLTB to be purchased from India

2022-01-04   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka is to purchase 500 new buses with 32 seating capacity for the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) from India. Approval of the Cabinet of Minist...

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LNP - Susil heads home in three wheeler after being sacked

2022-01-04   |   Uncategorized

Susil Premajayantha who was sacked as a State Minister by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today for voicing remarks critical of the government, was seen ...

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LNP - Around 120,000 Sri Lankans left SL in 2021

2022-01-03   |   Uncategorized

Around 120,000 Sri Lankans left Sri Lanka in 2021 seeking foreign employment, the State Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion and Market Diversific...

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LNP - Three youth drown, two others rescued in Dungalpitiya

2022-01-03   |   Uncategorized

Three youth drowned and two others rescued when they were swept away by the waves while bathing in the beach at Kapungoda in Dungalpitiya last evening...

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LNP - Basil back, now eying PM post?

2022-01-03   |   Uncategorized

In a major twist of events, Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa who returned back to the country from the United States on January 1st morning, is intern...

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LNP - Record money printing in 2021 as Central Bank-held Treasury bill stock tops Rs.1.4tn

2022-01-03   |   Uncategorized

Among the records made last year—most of which didn’t necessarily bring in a sense of achievement—was the record phase at which money was printe...

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LNP - Canteen owners to stop selling tea to customers

2021-12-31   |   Uncategorized

The All Island Canteen Owners' Association (AICOA) said that they have decided to refrain from selling milk tea due to the sudden increase in imported...

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LNP - Three girls missing while bathing in Kumari Ella

2021-12-31   |   Uncategorized

Three girls including two sisters of the same family from Jaffna have gone missing while bathing in the Kumari Ella in Thummodara, Hanwella today. Pol...

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LNP - 14 tanks at Trinco oil tank farm to be leased out to LIOC for another 50 years: Gammanpila

2021-12-31   |   Uncategorized

A total of 14 oil tanks at the Trincomalee oil tank farm currently operated by the LIOC would be leased out to the LIOC for another 50 years, Energy M...

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LNP - High number of road accidents during Christmas

2021-12-30   |   Uncategorized

The number of people admitted to hospitals as a result of road and domestic accidents is higher compared to last year, Accident Ward Director at Colom...

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LNP - Minimum bus fares increased to Rs.17: Dilum

2021-12-30   |   Uncategorized

The minimum bus fare will be increased by Rs. 3 from January 5, Transport State Minister Dilum Amunugama said. The decision was announced following a ...

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LNP - 2020 A/L rescrutiny results released: Exam Dept.

2021-12-30   |   Uncategorized

The recorrection results of the 2020 GCE Advanced Level (A/L) examination were released, the Examinations Department said. Departments Commissioner Ge...

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LNP - People reluctant to take booster dose due to misinformation - GMOA

2021-12-29   |   Uncategorized

The general public is hesitant to obtain the booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine due to the misinformation spread by certain people, says the Government ...

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LNP - GoSL should expedite negotiations with India

2021-12-29   |   Uncategorized

The Government of Sri Lanka should expedite negotiations with India and get assistance to purchase fuel and essential items, Former Prime Minister Ran...

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LNP - CBSL foreign reserves reach USD3.1Bn: Cabraal

2021-12-29   |   Uncategorized

The official reserve position of Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has today reached approximately USD 3.1 billion, CBSL Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal ...

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LNP -50% of people show no interest in getting booster doses: PHIU

2021-12-28   |   Uncategorized

Fifty percent of the public do not come forward to get their booster doses assuming there is no risk of COVID presently in the country, Public Health ...

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LNP - Pause on recovery actions of loans and leases extended till March 31

2021-12-28   |   Uncategorized

Extension comes despite CB’s assurance in six-month road map to unwind debt freeze Tourism sector stakeholders have time till June 30, 2022 to star...

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LNP - CBSL increases mandatory foreign exchange sales to 25%

2021-12-28   |   Uncategorized

The Central Bank Governor has ordered all licensed banks in the country to sell 25% of converted US dollars to the CBSL on a weekly basis. It came as ...

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LNP - Power cuts are back: CEB

2021-12-23   |   Uncategorized

Power cuts could be experienced in several areas of the country today as the electricity generation capacity of the Norochcholai power plant is still ...

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LNP - Three-wheeler fares also increase

2021-12-21   |   Uncategorized

The fares for the first and second kilometers in a three-wheeler has been increased by Rs. 80 and Rs. 45 from today, the All-Island Three-Wheeler Driv...

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LNP - Kapruka IPO Opens Tomorrow

2021-12-21   |   Uncategorized

The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Kapruka, Sri Lanka’s Pioneering ecommerce platform with a global presence, will officially open at 9.00am tomor...

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LNP - If concessions not given, bus fare hike inevitable: Gemunu

2021-12-21   |   Uncategorized

The Lanka Private Bus Owners' Association (LPBOA) said if the government does not consider allowing concessions, bus fare need to be increased to cove...

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LNP - Sri Lanka hits back at Fitch Rating over downgrade

2021-12-20   |   Uncategorized

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has denounced the assessment by Fitch Ratings (Fitch) that downgraded Sri Lanka’s international sovereign ratin...

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LNP - SL to reject latest ship with LP gas, says not up to standard - Sources

2021-12-14   |   Uncategorized

The latest ship that arrived in Colombo with LP gas for Litro Company does not comply with the required level of Ethyl mercaptan and because of that t...

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