LNP - Rapid acceleration in EVs linked to rise in accidents: Experts warn

2025-07-19   |   Uncategorized

Motor experts have raised concerns that the increasing number of road accidents involving electric vehicles (EVs) may be linked to their rapid acceler...

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LNP - Bus carrying 20 Sri Lankan workers catches fire in Israel; no serious injuries – Ambassador

2025-07-19   |   Uncategorized

A bus transporting 20 Sri Lankan youths employed in the agricultural sector in Israel caught fire last morning (18) near Kiryat Malakhi, according to ...

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LNP - Sri Lanka’s Central Bank imposes new caps on vehicle loan ratios

2025-07-18   |   Uncategorized

In a decisive move to strengthen macroprudential policy and mitigate systemic financial risks, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), acting as the Mac...

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LNP - White House says Trump diagnosed with vein condition after questions about bruises

2025-07-18   |   Uncategorized

Donald Trump is suffering from a chronic vein condition, the White House announced on Thursday, after days of speculation regarding photographs showin...

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LNP - Dynastic politics no longer rules the roost in SL

2025-07-17   |   Uncategorized

By Huzefa Aliasger Dynastic politics which once dominated Sri Lankan politics as in other South Asian countries, is no longer a factor for voters in t...

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LNP - Johann Peries becomes first Sri Lankan to swarm up seven summits

2025-07-16   |   Uncategorized

By Tania de SilvaJohann Peries, Sri Lanka’s trailblazing mountaineer, has made history by becoming the first Sri Lankan to complete the ‘Seven Sum...

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LNP - Gen Z delays parenthood over economic hardships

2025-07-16   |   Uncategorized

By Huzefa Aliasger Gen Z, the generation born between 1997 and 2012, is in the habit of postponing child births due to economic barriers such as risin...

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LNP - CBSL to launch ‘Anti-Pyramid National Awareness Week’ tomorrow

2025-07-14   |   Uncategorized

The Financial Consumer Relations Department of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) will launch the ‘Anti-Pyramid National Awareness Week’ from Ju...

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LNP - ASPI surpasses 18,500 for first time ever

2025-07-11   |   Uncategorized

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) reached a significant milestone today (11) as the All Share Price Index (ASPI) surpassed the 18,500-points mark for t...

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LNP - Trump corrects AKD’s name

2025-07-10   |   Uncategorized

U.S. President Donald Trump has reposted his official letter to Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, after correcting a name error in the in...

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LNP - Fuel distribution crisis?

2025-07-09   |   Uncategorized

The Ceylon Petroleum Private Bowser Owners’ Association says fuel distribution activities have been arbitrarily handed over to another party. Treasu...

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LNP - MP publishes pay sheet on his FB account and reveals all perks of MPs

2025-07-07   |   Uncategorized

Opposition MP Jagath Vithana has published his pay sheet on Facebook and has thus become the only MP to do so. Accordingly he has revealed all the per...

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LNP - Beira lake to become water aerodrome ?

2025-07-07   |   Uncategorized

The Authorities have decided to look into the possibility of converting the Beira Lake into an aerodrome. An initial discussion has been held in this ...

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LNP - Invitation only for Shah Rukh Khan event

2025-07-04   |   Uncategorized

City of Dreams Sri Lanka, South Asia’s first integrated resort, announced that its grand opening on 2 August 2025 will be strictly by invitation onl...

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LNP - Trump eyes simple tariff rates over complex talks, says letters going out Friday

2025-07-04   |   Uncategorized

President Donald Trump said Washington will start sending letters to countries on Friday specifying what tariff rates they will face on imports to the...

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LNP - IMF says Sri Lanka’s GDP could fall by 1.5% from US tariffs

2025-07-04   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka’s GDP could decline by up to 1.5 percent if the United States reinstates a 44 percent tariff on Sri Lankan exports and lowers tariffs on c...

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LNP - AliExpress halts low-cost shipping to Sri Lanka amid tax reforms

2025-07-03   |   Uncategorized

AliExpress has officially suspended several of its budget shipping options to Sri Lanka and Pakistan following the implementation of revised customs t...

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LNP - Indictments served on Yoshitha Rajapaksa and his grandmother

2025-07-02   |   Uncategorized

Indictments have been served before the Colombo High Court on Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his grandmother Da...

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LNP - Trump says he’ll ‘look’ at deporting Musk as feud reignites

2025-07-02   |   Uncategorized

President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday his administration will “have to take a look” at deporting Elon Musk after the billionaire reignited...

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LNP - Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan to arrive in Sri Lanka on 2 August

2025-07-02   |   Uncategorized

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka on 2 August. Popularly known as “King Khan”, Shah Rukh Khan will arrive in Colom...

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LNP - Maureen Hingert, first Sri Lankan to reach Miss Universe finals and enter Hollywood, passes away

2025-07-01   |   Uncategorized

Maureen Neliya Ballard (née Hingert), professionally known as Jana Davi, has passed away.  Born on 9 January 1937, she was a Sri Lankan actress, dan...

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LNP - Sri Lanka firmly rejects any handover of Katchatheevu island

2025-06-30   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka has categorically stated that Katchatheevu Island will not be ceded to any country under any circumstances, Fisheries Minister Ramalingam Ch...

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LNP - Shahrukh Khan to perform in Colombo?

2025-06-30   |   Uncategorized

Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan is slated to perform in Colombo this year. However, the organisers yet to reveal more details about the grand event but, ...

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LNP - Sri Lanka achieved 70% renewable energy generation in June 2025 - CEB

2025-06-29   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka has reached 70% renewable energy generation during June 2025, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said. Issuing a statement in this regard, C...

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LNP - Vehicles worth Rs. 30 mln of powerful politician’s associate seized in Bandaragama

2025-06-29   |   Uncategorized

Two luxury vehicles valued at over Rs. 30 million, allegedly imported into the country illegally, have been seized by police in Bandaragama. The Panad...

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