LNP - Will govt provide vehicles for MPs? – Cabinet Spokesman clarifies
Cabinet Spokesman Minister Nalinda Jayatissa has confirmed that vehicle permits will not be provided to Members of Parliament under the incumbent gove...
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LNP - Cabinet nod to import coconut kernel-related products equivalent to 200M coconuts
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to import a capacity equal to 200 million coconuts of coconut kernel-related products and dried coconut ...
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LNP - Passport Office to operate 24 hours a day to issue 4,000 passports daily
The Cabinet of Ministers has greenlighted the supplying of additional staff required for accelerating the printing of passports. Speaking during today...
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LNP - MPs to pay Rs. 2,000 for meals starting today
Members of Parliament will be required to pay Rs. 2,000 per day for their meals from today onwards. Although the increase in food prices in Parliament...
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LNP - New vehicles arriving soon; second-hand market to drop 10-15%: Importers
New vehicles will arrive in the country within the next two or three weeks. After their arrival, the existing second-hand market in the country is exp...
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LNP - Poor vehicle maintenance contributing to rising road accidents – Health expert
Dr. Samitha Siritunga, a specialist in the Non-Communicable Diseases Unit of the Ministry of Health, warns that inadequate vehicle maintenance is a ma...
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LNP - Sri Lanka plans elephant corridors to curb human-elephant conflict - report
Sri Lanka is planning to establish five elephant corridors in its north central province to reduce human-elephant conflicts, according to media report...
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LNP - Sri Lanka’s transport sector to be modernized with new fleet
Sri Lanka’s public transport sector is to be modernised with the introduction of 1,000 new buses including low-floor and super luxury buses to the f...
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LNP - Sri Lanka announces luxury tax rates on imported private vehicles
The Sri Lankan government has published Gazette Notification No. 2421/41, signed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as the Minister...
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LNP - Sri Lankan govt. imposes 9 conditions on vehicle imports
The Sri Lankan government has officially lifted the temporary suspension on vehicle imports, which had been in effect since early 2020, through Gazett...
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LNP - Yoshitha Rajapaksa surrenders all licensed firearms
The Ministry of Defense recently announced that firearms issued with licenses for personal protection must be surrendered, with the possibility of re-...
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LNP - Govt. mulls closure of state institutions deemed redundant
The government is making a fresh approach to revive the loss-making state institutions, which includes shutting down unviable entities, listing select...
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LNP - Former CPC MD arrested over alleged misuse of Rs. 6.1 Mn
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested a former Managing Director of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) in connection with the alleg...
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LNP - Owner of sapphire worth USD 400 million summoned to Presidential Secretariat
The gem businessman who had been facing political threats over a special blue sapphire valued at over USD 400 million was summoned to the Presidential...
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LNP - Sri Lanka Customs launches four-day rapid container clearance process
Sri Lanka Customs, with the full cooperation of joint trade unions, launched a four-day expedited container clearance process today (30) , aiming to c...
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LNP - Several spells of showers expected in parts of the island
The Department of Meteorology says that showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Uva province and in Batticaloa, Ampara, Matale, Nuwara-Eliya ...
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LNP - Social media contributes to rise in child suicides: CCPSL
The College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka (CCPSL) states that the use of social media has contributed to an increase in child suicides. Its cha...
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LNP - President AKD to visit Jaffna today
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to visit the Jaffna District today (31), according to the President’s Media Division (PMD). During t...
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LNP - Sri Lanka’s Ishadi Amanda crowned 1st Runner-Up at Mrs. World
Sri Lanka’s Ishadi Amanda has etched her name in history by becoming the first runner-up at the 40th Mrs. World pageant held in Las Vegas, USA. The ...
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LNP - Higher demand on importing vehicles under three years old may raise auction values in Japan: Importers
Other than importing vehicles that are between five and seven years old from their manufacturing dates, importing vehicles under three years old will ...
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LNP - Lanka Sathosa slashes prices of several essential consumer goods
In a move aimed at providing relief to the public, Lanka Sathosa has announced a reduction in the prices of several essential consumer goods. Followin...
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LNP - Sri Lanka looks to turn to Indonesia for coconut product imports
To combat the current coconut shortage, Sri Lanka looks at importing coconut products from Indonesia, an official said. The minister of Industry and E...
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LNP - Rs. 80 million allocated to 77th Independence Day celebrations: Govt.
The government has allocated Rs. 80 million for the 77th Independence Day celebrations, Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister Dr. A.H.M.H ...
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