LNP - ‘Siri Dalada Wandanawa’ to conclude today amidst huge turnout

2025-04-27   |   Uncategorized

The special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Siri Dalada Wandanawa, is scheduled to conclude today (27) at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic i...

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LNP - Govt under pressure to announce Sri Lanka’s stand in case of Indo-Pak war

2025-04-27   |   Law

The government is under pressure from the opposition to declare Sri Lanka's position in the event of further escalation of tensions between India and ...

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LNP - Veteran singer Saman De Silva passes away

2025-04-27   |   Uncategorized

Veteran singer Saman De Silva, a renowned and popular Baila artist, has passed away, family sources confirmed. Saman De Silva was widely celebrated fo...

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LNP - SriLankan Airlines CEO Richard Nuttall named as next president of Philippine Airlines

2025-04-25   |   Politics

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has named Richard Nuttall, the current CEO of SriLankan Airlines, as its new President, effective May 29, 2025.  Nuttall wi...

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LNP - ‘Opposition frightened by the thought of becoming irrelevant’ - PM Harini

2025-04-25   |   Politics

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the opposition is frightened by the possibility of losing its relevance, and that if one wishes to s...

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LNP - Sri Lankan state banks’ capital vulnerable despite profit gains: Fitch

2025-04-25   |   Business

Fitch Ratings expects Sri Lanka’s state banks to continue to report weaker regulatory capital ratios than systemically important private banks, desp...

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LNP - Ex-President Ranil to appear before Bribery Commission on Monday

2025-04-25   |   Politics

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe will appear before the Bribery Commission on Monday (28 April) over the statement he had made on MP Chamara Samp...

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LNP - ‘Siri Dalada Wandanawa’: Newly arriving devotees not allowed to join queues

2025-04-25   |   Politics

Sri Lanka Police have announced that newly arriving devotees will not be permitted to join the queues for the ‘Siri Dalada Wandanawa’ special expo...

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LNP - Sri Lanka and US agree to expedite bilateral trade agreement

2025-04-25   |   Business

Sri Lanka and the United States have agreed to continue discussions aimed at finalizing a bilateral trade agreement between the two countries in the s...

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LNP - Apple to shift entire US iPhone assembly to India by 2026 amid trade war

2025-04-25   |   Business

Apple plans to relocate the assembly of all iPhones destined for the United States to India as early as next year, as escalating US-China trade tensio...

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LNP - Sri Lanka declares national day of mourning for Pope’s funeral

2025-04-24   |   Uncategorized

The Sri Lankan government has decided to declare April 26, 2025 (Sunday), a National Day of Mourning in view of late Pope Francis’ funeral. Accordin...

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LNP - ‘Siri Dalada Wandanawa’: Devotees urged to avoid arriving in Kandy till further notice

2025-04-24   |   Crime

The public are urged to avoid coming to venerate the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy until further notice in response to the massive influx of devotees cu...

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LNP - Travel bans imposed on father, son suspects in murder of Dan Priyasad

2025-04-23   |   Crime

Colombo Additional Magistrate Harshana Kakunawela today issued an order preventing two suspects, a father and son, from leaving the country in connect...

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LNP - Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith leaves for the Vatican

2025-04-23   |   Uncategorized

The Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, departed for the Vatican this morning (23). It is reported that Cardinal Ranjith dep...

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LNP - Three arrested over Dan Priyasad’s murder

2025-04-23   |   Crime

Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of the convenor of the “Nawa Sinhale National Movement” and political activist, Da...

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LNP - Devotees continue to queue up on day 6 of ‘Siri Dalada Wandanawa’

2025-04-23   |   Politics

The special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic, ‘Siri Dalada Wandanawa’, commenced today for the sixth consecutive day at the Temple of the Sacr...

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LNP - Sri Lanka’s economy shows remarkable recovery in 2024, says World Bank

2025-04-23   |   Business

Sri Lanka’s economy has made a remarkable recovery in 2024, surpassing growth expectations by recording 5 percent growth, compared to the projected ...

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LNP - Ruling party unlikely to secure majority in most local bodies: RW

2025-04-22   |   Sports

Ruling National People's Power (NPP) will not be successful at this year’s local government elections, and no party will get a clear majority in som...

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LNP - Pope Francis' funeral to be held on Saturday

2025-04-22   |   Uncategorized

Reuters - Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday, April 26, at 10.00 a.m. (0800 GMT) at St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican said in a statement....

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LNP - Special announcement for ‘Siri Dalada Wandanawa’ attendees

2025-04-22   |   Uncategorized

A request has been made from devotees attending the special exposition, ‘Siri Dalada Wandanawa’, at the Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy. Visito...

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LNP - Who will be named in committee to probe Deshabandu Tennakoon?

2025-04-22   |   Uncategorized

The Speaker of Parliament has informed the Prime Minister and the Leader of Opposition to nominate names for the committee to be appointed to investig...

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LNP - Gambling Sports Regularization draft bill to be gazetted

2025-04-22   |   Uncategorized

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to publish the draft bill of Gambling Sports Regularization Act in the government gazette and to present...

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LNP - Committee appointed to study Presidential Commission report on Easter attacks

2025-04-22   |   Crime

A four-member committee has been appointed to study the report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks. Under di...

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LNP - Pope Francis has died, the Vatican says

2025-04-21   |   Uncategorized

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday (Apr 21) at the age of 88. The Vatican announced his death ...

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LNP - ‘Siri Dalanda Vandanawa’: Sacred Tooth Relic’s exposition hours extended

2025-04-21   |   Uncategorized

The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy has announced an extension to the daily exposition hours of the Sacred Tooth Relic, allowing devotees ad...

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