LNP - Gambling Sports Regularization draft bill to be gazetted
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
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
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
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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LNP - MegaPay’s Pay&Go directly integrates with LECO to revolutionise bill payments
MegaPay’s Pay&Go platform has already transformed payment behaviour across the country with over 1,000 active digital kiosks and a widely used m...
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LNP - EPF net worth soars to Rs. 4.37 tn as real returns hit decade high
By Nishel Fernando Sri Lanka’s Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), the nation’s largest retirement fund, reported a record 12.6 percent year-o...
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LNP - SLTB earns nearly Rs. 1.3 billion revenue in 9 days
Special bus services will continue to operate for commuters returning to Colombo after the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, according to the Transport Mana...
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LNP - Heat index to hit ‘caution level’ in parts of the island
The Meteorology Department says that the Heat Index, the temperature felt on human body is likely to increase up to ‘Caution level’ tomorrow (21) ...
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LNP - Justice delayed is justice denied’: Muslim groups issue statement on 6th anniversary of Easter attacks
On the sixth anniversary of the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, a collective of Sri Lanka’s Muslim organizations issued a solemn statement of remembranc...
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LNP - ‘There will never be issues with paddy prices again’, says President
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake assured that there will never again be an issue with the price of paddy. He made this remark while addressing a pub...
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LNP - President denies saying no funds will be allocated for local bodies controlled by Opposition
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today he never said no funds will be allocated for local bodies that are not controlled by the National People...
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LNP - CID arrests associate of ‘Pilleyan’
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested an associate of former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias ‘Pillayan’ over...
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LNP - Second day of ‘Siri Dalada Vandanawa’ draws massive crowds to Kandy
Today marks the second day of the ‘Siri Dalada Vandanawa,’ a rare and sacred opportunity for both local and foreign devotees to witness the revere...
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LNP - Govt. to provide Rs. 15,000 subsidy for secondary crops for ‘Yala’ season
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that a decision has been taken to provide a subsidy of Rs. 15,000 for additional crops cultivated on paddy fie...
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LNP - Woman arrested with Kush cannabis worth Rs. 33 mln at BIA
The Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs has arrested a young Sri Lankan woman who arrived in the island from Bangalore, India, while attemptin...
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LNP - ‘Siri Dalanda Vandanawa’: Additional trains in operation for devotees
Sri Lanka Railways has taken steps to add two additional train journeys between Colombo Fort and Kandy due to a large number of devotees travelling to...
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LNP - President Dissanayake inaugurates “Siri Dalada Vandanawa” in Kandy
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrived in Kandy this afternoon (18) to attend the inauguration of the “Siri Dalada Vandanawa” at the Temple of...
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LNP - Vatican to declare Easter Sunday bomb victims as ’Heroes of Faith’ on April 21
The Vatican is to declare those who died in bomb attacks in churches on Easter Sunday six years ago as 'Heroes of Faith' on Monday April 21, 2025. Dir...
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LNP - Strict programme underway to counter Kandy’s liquor consumption during sacred exposition
A 10-day strict programme is underway presently to counter the sale and consumption of alcohol within the Kandy City limits during the period of the e...
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LNP - Sri Lanka records over 800,000 tourist arrivals so far in 2025
The number of tourists who arrived in the country in the first fifteen days of April stood at 93,915, according to the Sri Lanka Tourism Development A...
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LNP - Foreign diplomats head to Kandy by train for ‘Siri Dalada Vandanawa’
The ‘Siri Dalada Vandanawa’, a special veneration of the Sacred Tooth Relic, will commence today (18) after 16 years. President Anura Kumara Dissa...
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LNP - ‘Siri Dalada Wandanawa’ to commence today in Kandy
“Siri Dalada Wandanawa”, the special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic, being held for the first time in 16 years, is scheduled to commence at ...
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LNP - Special security measures to be implemented for Easter Sunday
Sri Lanka Police Headquarters has announced that steps have been taken to implement a special security program in view of the upcoming Easter Sunday c...
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