LNP - Three times as many COVID patients undetected in community: Sudharshini

2021-05-20   |   Health

While warning the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths could surge further in the coming weeks, State Minister Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle said when o...

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LNP - Colombo Port City Bill passed with amendments

2021-05-20   |   Uncategorized

The committee stage reading of the Colombo Port City Economic Commission draft bill has been passed with amendments in parliament, with majority of 91...

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LNP - PA urges all stakeholders to work towards a fair deal for Ceylon Tea

2021-05-20   |   Technology

The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) marked International Tea Day, with a call to all policy makers and stakeholders to take a holistic and prac...

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LNP - Hayleys delivers record PBT of Rs. 19.23 billion; Foreign currency earnings exceed USD 600 million

2021-05-20   |   Business

The Hayleys Group delivered the highest revenue and profit in its 143-year history during FY 2020/21. The revenue increased to Rs 241.28...

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LNP - SL buys 14 mn Sinopharm jabs from China; 3 mn to arrive in June

2021-05-20   |   Uncategorized

State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC) has made a commercial purchase of 14 million doses of the China-manufactured COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm. The Em...

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LNP - Shammi Silva elected uncontested as President of SLC

2021-05-20   |   Politics

Shammi Silva has been elected uncontested as the President of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for the 2021 to 2023 period, during the Sri Lanka Cricket Electi...

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LNP - Sinopharm to be made locally

2021-05-19   |   Uncategorized

The Cabinet yesterday approved producing the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in Sri Lanka with Government intervention. It has been decided to vest the aut...

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LNP - Sampath Bank digitalizes KYC process with Department for Registration of Persons

2021-05-19   |   Technology

Sampath Bank PLC entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department for Registration of Persons (DRP) to facilitate customer identif...

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LNP - President to inaugurate Sri Lanka Investment Forum

2021-05-19   |   Politics

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will inaugurate the Sri Lanka Investment Forum (SLIF) 2021 billed to be the region’s first and largest Virtual Investor...

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LNP - Cartoon of the day

2021-05-19   |   Uncategorized

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LNP - Govt. shoots down business community request to purchase AstraZeneca vaccines for second jabs

2021-05-19   |   Business

The government has shot down a latest request by the private sector to pay for the importation of Astra Zeneca vaccines for the corporate world as sev...

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LNP - CID, FBI, Australian police conduct probe on Easter Sunday attack

2021-05-19   |   Crime

The CID together with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the Australian Federal Police are currently conducting an international probe on ...

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LNP - Penalties imposed on two financial institutions

2021-05-19   |   Business

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the Central Bank announced it has imposed penalties on two financial institutions amounting to Rs.4.0 million...

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LNP - Spike in COVID positive cases, hospitals reach spillover situation: GMOA

2021-05-19   |   Health

With the vast escalation of COVID positive cases in the country, the capacity to accommodate the patients is reaching beyond maximum level, the Govern...

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LNP - Sri Lanka to suspend passenger arrivals from May 21

2021-05-19   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka will suspend arrival of passengers from midnight on May 21, says the Chairman of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Thereby, passenger arrivals...

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LNP - China to donate 500,000 more Sinopharm doses to Sri Lanka

2021-05-19   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka is to receive another stock of the China-manufactured COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm, State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pha...

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LNP - Mathivanan, Warnapura & Nishantha withdraw from SLC board election

2021-05-19   |   Politics

K. Mathivanan, Bandula Warnapura and Nishantha Ranatunga have decided to withdraw from the upcoming election to elect the office bearers of the Sri La...

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LNP - SC finds several clauses of Port City Bill inconsistent with Constitution

2021-05-18   |   Law

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena presented the determination of the Supreme Court with regard to the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill to the...

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LNP - Sri Lankan players raise image rights issue

2021-05-18   |   Technology

Pay cuts are not the only issue that Sri Lanka national team players have had with their central contracts which are yet to be signed, but there are o...

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LNP - Cartoon of the day

2021-05-18   |   Uncategorized

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LNP - “Tyre shortage looming in local market”

2021-05-18   |   Business

There is an acute shortage of nearly one million brand new tyres in the local market as a result of the import restrictions by the government since202...

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LNP - Chinese Embassy urge JV entities to comply with SL trilingual rules

2021-05-18   |   Uncategorized

The Embassy of China in Sri Lanka, Colombo, has urged Chinese entities engaged in joint ventures in Sri Lanka to ensure that all project sites and bui...

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LNP - May 24, 25 declared special government holidays

2021-05-18   |   Politics

The upcoming Monday (May 24) and Tuesday (May 25) have been declared Special Government Holidays, the Ministry of Public Administration stated. Howeve...

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LNP - Sri Lanka expecting 185,000 more Sputnik V vaccines next Tuesday

2021-05-18   |   Health

Next consignment of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines will arrive in Sri Lanka on May 25 (Tuesday), says State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulat...

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LNP - Vaccinating school teachers to re-open schools soon: Minister

2021-05-18   |   Politics

Attention will be paid to vaccinate all school teachers to ensure health care in schools to re-open them very soon, Education Minister G.L. Peiris sai...

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