LNP - Sri Lanka’s tourism income hits US$768 mn in first two months of 2025
Earnings from Sri Lanka’s tourism trade has continued to remain robust during the height of the seasonal peak as arrivals have been stronger. This i...
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LNP - FitsAir expands regional network with direct flights to Kuala Lumpur
FitsAir, Sri Lanka’s first privately-owned international airline, is expanding its regional connectivity with the introduction of direct flights to ...
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LNP - NPP MP reveals govt’s foreign employment plans for South Korea, Japan, and Israel
National People’s Power (NPP) MP Ajith Gihan has explained how the government intends to provide foreign employment opportunities in countries inclu...
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LNP - Trump administration mulling new travel restrictions on citizens from dozens of countries
The Guardian- The Trump administration is considering issuing travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, acc...
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LNP - March tourist arrivals cross 100,000 mark in two weeks
The tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka have surpassed 97,000 within the first 13 days of March, the latest provisional data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Deve...
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LNP - Cardinal Ranjith demands justice for Easter attacks, warns of protests if promises remain unfulfilled
The Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, expressed hope that justice will be served before the sixth anniversary of the Easte...
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LNP - Fairly heavy showers expected in parts of the island
The Meteorology Department says that showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Northern, Eastern, and Uva provinces and in the Hambantota, ...
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LNP - Ex-President Ranil to make special statement on ‘Batalanda’ Commission report today
Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe is set to deliver a special statement today (16) regarding the allegations mentioned in the ‘Batala...
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LNP - Postal workers to stage 48-hour token strike starting today?
The Postal and Telecommunications Officers’ Union and the United Postal Trade Unions Front (UPTUF) have announced a 48-hour token strike starting fr...
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LNP - Special Iftar ceremony with participation of President
A special Iftar ceremony was held yesterday evening at Temple Trees in commemoration of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The event was graced by Pre...
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LNP - New Acting Director appointed to A’pura Teaching Hospital
The Director of Polonnaruwa Hospital, Dr. H.M.I.U. Karunaratne, has been appointed as the Acting Director of Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital in additio...
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LNP - ‘EducationUSA Fair 2025’ comes to Colombo, Galle, Matara next week
The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka, in partnership with the U.S.-Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission, will host a US university fair, ‘EducationUSA’, in Col...
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LNP - New regulations for importing hybrid and electric vehicles announced
Customs authorities have announced new regulations for importing motor vehicles, including hybrid and electric vehicles. The Customs value of used veh...
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LNP - Parliament to debate ‘Batalanda’ Commission report, presidential committee to be appointed
Leader of the House, Minister Bimal Ratnayake said that steps will be taken to forward the ‘Batalanda’ Commission report to the Attorney General a...
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LNP - Sri Lanka’s Pekoe Trail tops Times’ World’s Greatest Places of 2025 list
Grab your suitcase and your passport — TIME has just released its list of the world’s 100 greatest places to visit in 2025. The team of editors at...
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LNP - Brother of notorious underworld figure ‘Pukudu Kanna’ arrested at BIA
A brother of notorious underworld figure and organized criminal Balachandran Pushparaj, alias “Pukudu Kanna”, has been arrested at the Bandaranaik...
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LNP - Couple arrested while transporting ‘Ice’ in Seeduwa
A male and female suspect have been arrested with a stock of ‘Ice’ (Crystal Methamphetamine) in a raid conducted last night (12) in the Liyanagemu...
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LNP - Person hospitalised following shooting in Weliweriya
A shooting has occurred in the Araliyagaha Junction area of the Weliweriya Police Division, injuring one person, according to police. The injured indi...
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LNP - Govt implementing record basic salary hike for public sector despite financial limits: President
Despite financial limitations, the government has implemented the largest-ever increase in the basic salary of public sector employees, President Anur...
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LNP - Australian man survives 100 days with artificial heart in world-first success
Sydney surgeons ‘enormously proud’ after patient in his 40s receives the Australian-designed implant designed as a bridge before donor heart An Au...
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LNP - Overseas travel ban imposed on tuition teacher accused of beating students
An overseas travel ban has been imposed on a teacher at a private tuition class who is accused of forcing students to kneel and assaulting them. ...
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LNP - Police Sergeant arrested while soliciting bribe inside court
A Police Sergeant attached to the Hatton Police Station has been arrested by the officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or C...
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LNP - Homagama’s growing deer population to be relocated to suitable habitat
National People’s Power (NPP) Colombo District MP Aruna Panagoda stated in Parliament today (12) that a decision has been made to relocate the growi...
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