LNP - Leading liquor store owner booked for promoting booze sales through Facebook
A leading liquor store chain owner cum hotelier had been booked by the Department of Excise yesterday for promoting booze sales through Facebook by us...
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LNP - Saudi Arabia bans visas for 14 countries including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh
Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended issuance of visas to citizens from 14 countries, including India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, as per media reports...
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LNP - Heavy rainfall likely in several provinces
The Meteorology Department says that showers or thundershowers will occur at most places of the island during the afternoon or night. Showers ma...
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LNP - More than 50 countries have contacted White House to start trade talks, Trump adviser says
More than 50 countries have reached out to the White House to begin trade talks, a top economic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday ...
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LNP - Thousands protest against Trump and Musk in ’Hands Off!’ rallies across US and Europe
Tens of thousands of protesters have taken part in an anti-Trump protest in a score of locations across the US in what organisers expect to be the lar...
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LNP - Sri Lanka frees 11 Indian fishermen after PM Modi’s appeal
Sri Lanka has set at least 11 Indian fishermen free, in a goodwill gesture. This comes after PM Narendra Modi appealed for a "humane approach" to reso...
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LNP - Indian woman arrested at Katunayake airport with Rs. 65 Mn worth of cocaine
An Indian woman was arrested at Katunayake Airport this morning (06) by officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau with cocaine worth Rs. 65 million. T...
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LNP - PM Narendra Modi meets Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup heroes in Colombo
During his official visit to Colombo, the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, had the opportunity to engage with members of the iconic 1996 S...
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LNP - India, Sri Lanka sign landmark defence pact during Modi’s visit
In a significant step towards bolstering bilateral ties, India and Sri Lanka on Saturday signed a landmark defence cooperation agreement following hig...
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LNP - India, Sri Lanka exchange seven MoUs
India and Sri Lanka exchanged seven MoUs covering areas such as defence, interconnection of two power grids, the development of Trincomalee as an ener...
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LNP - Sri Lanka sends military team to assist Myanmar’s earthquake victims
A team of Sri Lankan tri-forces personnel, including medical staff, departed for Myanmar on a special flight on Saturday to provide relief assistance ...
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LNP - CSE dips again amid ongoing global trade tensions
By Almas Equities Research The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) extended its losses as uncertainty over global tariff negotiations continued to weigh on i...
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LNP - Excise earns record revenue of Rs.61Bn in 2025 first quarter
One of the three main revenue-generating arms of the country and the competent authority regulating the liquor industry, the Excise Department of Sri ...
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LNP - Cut our tax to 6% or drop tariffs to counter US move: Kalugamage
The best and only solution to the new tax rate imposed by the US is to either completely remove the taxes we have placed on them or reduce our tax rat...
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LNP - China to impose 34% retaliatory tariff on all goods imported from US
China on Friday announced a slew of additional tariffs and restrictions against U.S. goods as a countermeasure to sweeping tariffs imposed by U.S. Pre...
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LNP - Passenger arrested with mobile phones worth over Rs. 100 mln at BIA
A 32-year-old individual from Kattankudy in Batticaloa was arrested this morning (04) by the officers of Sri Lanka Customs at Bandaranaike Internation...
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LNP - Apparel sector in jeopardy as US slaps new reciprocal tariff
Sri Lanka’s apparel sector, the country’s largest export industry, is bracing for a major setback after the United States announced steep tariff h...
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LNP - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in SL today
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka tonight for a three-day state visit at the invitation of President Anura Kumar...
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LNP - CAA issues gazette setting maximum retail prices for bottled water
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) issued a special gazette notification enforcing maximum retail prices for PET bottled drinking water, effective f...
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LNP - USA Tariff slap – Significant risk to SL economy
By Dr. Kenneth De Zilva The United States yesterday announced and introduced a significant shift in its trade policy by imposing tariffs on imports, m...
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LNP - ‘If we fail to negotiate on US tariffs, we have other options’: Minister on Sri Lanka’s stance
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando says that Sri Lanka will hold talks and negoti...
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LNP - Oil prices fall into negative territory as Trump announces new tariffs
NDTV World - Oil prices fell to negative territory after rising by a dollar in post-settlement trade on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump anno...
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LNP - President appoints expert panel to evaluate US tariff impact, propose solutions
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed a high-level committee to analyze the potential economic impact of the newly imposed reciprocal tarif...
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