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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LNP - TN Assembly passes resolution to reclaim Katchatheevu Island from Sri Lanka
The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution urging the Indian government to retrieve Katchatheevu island from Sri Lanka. The resolution h...
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LNP - CID arrests trio for altering data to steal Rs. 27 Mn from Ayurvedic Corporation
Three suspects, including two women, were arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for defrauding over Rs. 27 million from the Sri Lank...
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LNP - Trump announces sweeping global trade tariffs - including 44% on Sri Lanka
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a sweeping set of reciprocal tariffs, imposing a baseline 10 per cent tax on all imports a...
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LNP - Overwhelming response to new sperm bank
- The newly established sperm bank at Castle Street Hospital for Women in Colombo has already assisted six women, offering new hope to those strugglin...
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LNP - Sri Lanka records over 720,000 tourist arrivals in first quarter of 2025
The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) has reported that a total of 229,298 tourists have arrived in the country in March 2025. According...
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LNP - Ex-chief minister SM Ranjith sentenced to 16 years RI
The Colombo High Court has sentenced former Chief Minister of the North Central Province S.M. Ranjith and his Private Secretary Shanthi Chandrasena to...
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LNP - Shammi Silva appointed to three ICC committees
Shammi Silva, who was recently re-elected uncontested as the Chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for the fourth consecutive term, has been appointed t...
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