LNP - Cabinet approval to import salt to resolve shortage
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval for the import of up to 30,000 metric tons of non-iodized salt by the State Trading Corporation to addre...
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LNP - ADB extends $150 million line of credit to CEB
Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) signed an agreement on Thursday for the ADB to provide a loan of $150 million to the C...
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LNP - Compulsory retirement age of govt doctors extended
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the extension of the compulsory age limit of retirement for government medical officers up to 63 years, with ame...
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LNP - Sri Lanka Police to receive Rs. 300M Indian grant for new vehicles
The Government of India has agreed to provide financial assistance amounting to Sri Lankan Rs. 300 million to address vehicle requirements for the Sri...
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LNP - Cabinet nod for review of SOEs with non-commercial interests
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval for the review of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) with non-commercial interests. This proposal was presen...
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LNP - Sri Lankan jailed for murdering wife with axe in front of their children
A Sri Lankan man has been sentenced to 37 years in jail for murdering his wife with an axe in front of their teenage children, in what a judge has des...
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LNP - Court issues arrest warrant on Gnanasara Thera over absence on judgment day
The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today issued a warrant for the arrest of Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galaboda Aththe Gnanasara ...
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LNP - Withholding Tax to be increased to 10%
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced that the Withholding Tax will be increased from 5% to 10%. Speaking in Parliament today (18), he said tha...
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LNP - Sri Lanka to allow vehicle imports from February 2025
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced that the government has decided to allow the import of vehicles for personal use, with effect from Fe...
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LNP - Govt to raise PAYE tax threshold to Rs. 150,000 – President
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that the government was able to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to increase the ...
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LNP - Expressway exits accept only local currency, inconveniencing tourists and locals: Official
Tourists and the local community face inconvenience when making payments at expressway toll gates, as they currently accept only Sri Lankan currency A...
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LNP - Only ministers, MPs have benefited most from President’s Fund: Govt.
By Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana Former Ministers and MPs have disproportionately benefited from the President's Fund, receiving financial assist...
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LNP - Plan to relocate President’s House, Temple Trees to Sri J’pura Kotte put on hold
*Land meant for President’s House near P’ment to be developed as Bird Park The new government led by the National People's Power (NPP) has put on ...
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LNP - Sri Lanka’s internet subscriptions hit 26mn connections
By Nuzla Rizkiya The number of internet subscriptionsin Sri Lanka, including mobile internet connections, has risen to 26 million units by the end of ...
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LNP - RW praises AKD
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe commended his successor Anura Kumara Dissanayake for deciding to proceed with the Economic and Technical Coopera...
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LNP - Will table educational qualifications in Parliament tomorrow: Sajith
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said he will table all his education qualifications in the House tomorrow. Premadasa was referring to a quest...
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LNP - Sri Lanka’s economy grows 5.5% in Q3 2024
The year-on-year GDP growth rate for the third quarter of 2024 has been reported as 5.5 percent of positive growth rate, the Department of Census and ...
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LNP - Tri-forces security for ex-Presidents to be withdrawn from next week
The tri-forces personnel assigned to provide security to former presidents will be withdrawn from next week and only police security will continue to ...
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LNP - NPP rules out need to evaluate educational qualifications of members: Govt. stands by its MPs
The NPP government which is now a little over a month old has in recent weeks faced criticism over some of its members allegedly publicising fake doct...
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LNP - Modi assures India’s continued economic support for Sri Lanka
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has extended an invitation to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Sri Lanka, during the joint media briefi...
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LNP - CAA conducts 342 raids on rice traders; fines imposed over 6
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) says that 342 raids have been carried out so far ahead of the festive season with regard to selling rice above th...
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LNP - Maximum retail prices to be imposed on several key items - Minister
Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe says the government has decided to impose maximum retail prices on a range of essential items in the future. He m...
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LNP - ASPI crosses 14,500 points to set new all-time high
The All-Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange has exceeded the 14,500-points mark for the first time in history. Accordingly, the ind...
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