LNP - New method for essential service vehicles from tomorrow

2021-06-07   |   Crime

Steps will be taken to introduce another special sticker for vehicles operating during the traffic restrictions for essential services from tomorrow (...

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LNP - SMS service to administer second dose of Sinopharm: CMC

2021-06-07   |   Crime

An SMS service will be launched informing the public details of administering the second doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines in the Colombo Muncilipi...

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LNP - With increase in COVID cases, it is not practical to relax travel restrictions: PHI

2021-06-07   |   Law

With the increase of the number of daily COVID positive cases in the country, it is not practical to lift the islanwide travel restrictions on June 14...

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LNP - Sri Lanka bars air passengers with travel history to S. America, S. Africa

2021-06-05   |   Technology

Sri Lanka has barred passengers with a travel history to South America and South Africa – including transit – in the past 14 days from disembarkin...

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LNP - Prime Lands Residencies Limited to begin trading at CSE

2021-06-05   |   Uncategorized

Prime Lands Residencies Limited is scheduled to be listed on the Diri Savi Board of the Colombo Stock Exchange(CSE) with effect from 08th June 2021. T...

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LNP - WindForce declares over 1 billion dividends with a strong performance

2021-06-05   |   Weather

FY21 Revenue up 30% Dividend of LKR 1,013 million FY21 PAT up 10% Dividend per Share 0.75 LKR WindForce Limited, which listed on the CSE this year, di...

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LNP - Niluka Karunaratne becomes 6th Sri Lankan to qualify for Tokyo Olympics

2021-06-05   |   Sports

National badminton champion Niluka Karunaratne will be representing Sri Lanka in the Tokyo Olympics 2020. The two-time Olympic shuttler is the 6th Sri...

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LNP - Furnace oil threatens Kelani River

2021-06-05   |   Uncategorized

Furnace oil from tanks at the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery has overflowed following heavy rain and is threatening the Kelani River. If the oil reaches th...

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LNP - Lanka Sathosa open from today

2021-06-05   |   Uncategorized

State owned retail network Lanka Sathosa will be open across the island from today as directed by the government to ensure the masses have access to f...

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LNP - Minister denies reports of ordering bus carrying model Piumi, others to return

2021-06-05   |   Crime

Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekara today denied reports that he ordered the bus transporting 14 persons including model Piumi Hansamali who h...

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LNP - COVID death among senior citizens at homes up by 60%: GMOA

2021-06-05   |   Uncategorized

The number of COVID related deaths among senior citizens and elderly persons at home has increased compared to the first and second waves, the Govern...

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LNP - President seeks UK’s technical assistance to study & evaluate damage

2021-06-05   |   Politics

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today requested the UK to provide technical assistance to study and evaluate the damage caused to the environment by the ...

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LNP - Another dispatch of 65,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine expected next Friday

2021-06-05   |   Health

Russia will dispatch 65, 000 doses of its Sputnik V vaccine next Friday, State Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana said yesterday. Unlike other vaccines,...

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LNP - Red alert for Sri Lankans travelling to UK, cricket team exempt

2021-06-05   |   Sports

The UK government has announced that passengers from Sri Lanka will be put on "red alert", that would require a quarantine period at a government appr...

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LNP - Jayasuriya to coach Aussie cricket club

2021-06-05   |   Sports

Former Sri Lanka captain and chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya was appointed head coach of a club in Australia on Friday, joining two fellow countrymen...

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LNP - All liquor shops island-wide sealed

2021-06-01   |   Uncategorized

All the licensed wine stores Island-wide would be sealed until the travel restrictions are lifted on June 7, the Excise Department said. Excise Spokes...

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LNP - Sri Lanka’s passenger arrival ban lifted tonight?

2021-05-31   |   Uncategorized

The final decision on whether or not to extend the entry ban at airports will be declared by the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 ...

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LNP - Second dose administration for Sinopharm begins on June 08

2021-05-31   |   Uncategorized

The administration of the second dose of the Sinopharm vaccine will commence on June 08, the head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of C...

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LNP - Gross Income grows by 5.9% to Rs.33.0 bn

2021-05-31   |   Uncategorized

The National Savings Bank Gross Income grew by 5.9% to Rs.33.0 billion during the first quarter of the year from Rs.31.2 billion recorded in the corre...

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LNP - ‘No immediate impact on import, exports, shipping line activities’

2021-05-31   |   Business

Port activities in Sri Lanka have not slowed down due to fire that ignited on board MV X-Press Pearl container vessel, said Sri Lanka Shippers’ Coun...

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LNP - Non-stop firefighting efforts on MV X-Press Pearl yield positive results: India

2021-05-31   |   Uncategorized

Indian and Sri Lankan authorities' joint efforts to extinguish the massive fire onboard a container vessel off Colombo have yielded positive results w...

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LNP - China gives one dose of Sinopharm vaccine at higher price to Sri Lanka?

2021-05-31   |   Crime

Responding to reports that China has given one dose of Sinopharm vaccine at a higher price ($15) to Sri Lanka than it has given to Bangladesh ($10), P...

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LNP - IPL 2021 will tentatively resume in September third week in UAE

2021-05-31   |   Uncategorized

The postponed Indian Premier League will resume tentatively on September 18 or 19 in the UAE with as many as 10 double-headers expected to be played d...

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LNP - Selectors persist with young blood and semi-senior players for England tour

2021-05-31   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lankan selectors are likely to persist with the same squad of players for the forthcoming England tour, meaning that the three senior players omit...

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LNP - Don’t panic to consume fish: Govt.

2021-05-28   |   Uncategorized

While saying that the fishing activities in the adjoining sea areas where the X-Press Pearl vessel caught fire had been suspended since last Sunday (2...

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