LNP - Sri Lanka-India travel bubble delayed

2021-04-22   |   Uncategorized

The Hindu - Sri Lanka has decided to postpone launching the proposed “travel bubble” with India, in the wake of the recent surge in Covid-19 cases...

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LNP - Dialog powers the 142nd Royal-Thomian ‘Battle of the Blues’

2021-04-22   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka’s longest rivalry in schools cricket comes alive this May as Royal College Colombo and S. Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia battle it out once...

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LNP - Shanto strikes ton as Bangladesh take control of first Test

2021-04-22   |   Uncategorized

A dominant batting display from Bangladesh gave them early honours in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Pallekele, as they ended the first day on 30...

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LNP - In view of boosting night economy Diana proposes to extend opening hours of bars

2021-04-22   |   Business

Opening hours of bars in hotels and liquor shops should be extended in order to create a night economy in Sri Lanka, MP Diana Gamage proposed in Parli...

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LNP - Emirates to increase services to Colombo to 7 flights a week

2021-04-22   |   Crime

Emirates has announced it will increase its services to Colombo from six to seven flights a week, with the seventh weekly flight commencing 3rd May. T...

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LNP - Installation of CCTV cameras in prisons begins

2021-04-22   |   Security

Installation of CCTV cameras in the Welikada, Magazine, Remand prisons, Welikada Female Ward and Prison Hospital commenced yesterday, Prisons Spokesma...

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LNP - Moves to regulate Sri Lanka beauty pageants

2021-04-22   |   Uncategorized

The government is considering regulating Sri Lanka beauty pageants following the recent incident at the Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. World finals held in C...

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LNP - UL planning fully sponsored VVIP flight to Nairobi next week?

2021-04-22   |   Technology

Sri Lankan Airlines is likely to plan a VVIP flight to Nairobi on April 29 which will see several VIP’S being taken for one week fully sponsored sta...

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LNP - Port City to add US$ 30bn to Sri Lanka’s economic output

2021-04-21   |   Uncategorized

Estimates Port City would generate over 300,000 new jobs and US$ 10bn in fresh direct investments To have positive impact on SL’s BoP; to generate U...

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LNP - Arrest of Indian fishermen only present solution to Indo-Lanka fishermen row: Douglas

2021-04-21   |   Crime

Fisheries Minister, Douglas Devananda who was in the midst of controversy last week for allegedly claiming that Indian fishermen would be granted perm...

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LNP - Cartoon of the day

2021-04-21   |   Uncategorized

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LNP - Caroline Jurie no longer Mrs. World 2020

2021-04-21   |   Uncategorized

Mrs. World Inc. Organization, today said it had accepted the resignation of Caroline Jurie stating that the first runner up at last year's internation...

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LNP - Health authorities issue red alert over COVID-19

2021-04-21   |   Health

Health authorities issued a coronavirus red alert last night as an increase in patients being admitted to hospitals was observed. The Health Promotion...

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LNP - May Day rallies suspended

2021-04-21   |   Uncategorized

All May Day rallies have been cancelled as a precautionary measure to curb the spread of COVID-19, Army Commander Shavendra Silva said. He said the de...

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LNP - Sri Lanka’s Niftron Raises Rs. 21 Million Capital from LAN’s Angel Fund

2021-04-21   |   Business

The Angel Fund has announced a Rs. 10 million investment in Niftron, a blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) platform that aims to make blockchain simpler an...

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LNP - Union Assurance awarded Life Insurance Company of the Year at Business Leader Awards

2021-04-21   |   Business

Affirming its leadership in the country’s fast-growing insurance industry, Sri Lanka’s premier life insurer Union Assurance recently celebrated a ...

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LNP - India wants Sri Lanka to hold early election to provincial councils: Jaishankar

2021-04-21   |   Politics

India supports the call of international community for the Sri Lankan government to fulfill its commitments on devolution of political authority inclu...

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LNP - Sajith seeks presidential pardon for Ranjan

2021-04-21   |   Politics

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has requested President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to grant a presidential pardon to incarcerated former MP Ranjan Ramanaya...

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LNP - WindForce, Vidullanka and HiEnergy to add 10MW solar energy to National Grid

2021-04-21   |   Weather

WindForce Limited, the latest company to list on the Colombo Stock Exchange, acquired Solar Universe (Pvt) Ltd, which has won a tender to develop a 10...

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LNP - Sri Lanka Investment Forum to Feature Over 50 Projects and Corporate Investment Opportunities

2021-04-20   |   Business

Sri Lanka’s Investment Showcase to the World on 7-9th June Themed “Sri Lanka – Asia’s Next Growth Haven”, the Sri Lanka Investment Forum (SL...

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LNP - Dilhara Lokuhettige banned for 8 years for breaching ICC’s anti-corruption code

2021-04-20   |   Uncategorized

Former Sri Lanka player Dilhara Lokuhettige has been banned from all cricket for eight years after an ICC Anti-Corruption Tribunal found him guilty of...

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LNP - 905 drunk drivers arrested in 18-hour operation

2021-04-20   |   Crime

Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana revealed that 905 motorists were taken into custody during an 18-hour operation for driving under the influence o...

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LNP - Cardinal requests to observe 2-minute silence on April 21

2021-04-20   |   Uncategorized

His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, today requested the public to observe two minutes’ silence at 8.45 a.m. on April 21 as...

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LNP - Seventy-eight tourists infected since December

2021-04-19   |   Travel

Seventy-eight tourists who arrived in Sri Lanka had been found to be infected with the coronavirus since December, the Tourism Ministry said. Tourism ...

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LNP - Cartoon of the day

2021-04-19   |   Uncategorized

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