LNP - Dy Finance Minister hints Sri Lanka may opt to purchase more energy products from US

2025-04-30   |   Politics

Sri Lanka has made significant progress in discussions with United States trade authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with both engag...

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LNP - Colombo’s inflation climbs in April

2025-04-30   |   Business

The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on Year-on-Year basis, has increased to -2.0% in April 2025, com...

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LNP - Committee probing Deshabandu Tennakoon meets for third time

2025-04-29   |   Uncategorized

The Committee of Inquiry appointed to inquire and report its findings on Inspector General of Police (IGP) T. M. W. Deshabandhu Tennakoon in respect o...

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LNP - Colombo is beautiful with its religious and cultural diversity - PM Harini

2025-04-29   |   Uncategorized

Colombo is beautiful with its religious and cultural diversity, and therefore, the residents should unite and transform the area into the most beautif...

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LNP - PM Harini should’ve met US Vice President Vance to discuss tariffs –Ranil

2025-04-29   |   Crime

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya should’ve sought a meeting with the Vice President of the United States, J.D. Vance who was in India recently ...

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LNP - President to visit Vietnam in May

2025-04-29   |   Politics

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will undertake an official visit to Vietnam from May 3 to 6, Cabinet Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa said today. He sai...

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LNP - CCD hunts suspect in multi-million fraud

2025-04-29   |   Crime

The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) today released a photograph of a suspect wanted in connection with a financial fraud totalling Rs. 28.5 million. Pol...

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LNP - Importers deny drop in vehicle sales, 75% of imports already sold

2025-04-28   |   Business

While rejecting media reports claiming there is a decrease in sales of imported vehicles, the Vehicle Importers’ Association of Sri Lanka (VIASL) sa...

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LNP - 1 in 5 tourist arrivals in April from India, new data reveals

2025-04-28   |   Travel

Nearly 30,000 Indian nationals have arrived in the country during the month of April, data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority shows.  A...

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LNP - New reforms including mandatory seat belts for bus drivers proposed

2025-04-28   |   Uncategorized

A number of reforms including the installation of GPS and CCTV systems in buses and making seat belts mandatory for bus drivers have been proposed dur...

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LNP - Australia’s ruling party to hike student visa fees again in pre-election pledge

2025-04-28   |   Politics

Australia’s ruling Labor Party said on Monday it would raise visa fees for international students to A$2,000 ($1,279) if reelected, the latest measu...

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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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