LNP - Dates for Scholarship, A/L Examination announced

2022-09-06   |   Education

The Grade 5 Scholarship Examination for 2022 will be held on December 4 (Sunday), while the G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination will be held from Decemb...

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LNP - Only bunch of mad-hatters in SLFP now: CBK

2022-09-06   |   Uncategorized

Claiming that the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) sans any policy now, Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga said there are only a bunch ...

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LNP - One-hour power cut until Friday: PUCSL

2022-09-06   |   Uncategorized

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) today approved power cuts of 1 hour from tomorrow (6) until Friday (9). Accordingly, the areas un...

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LNP - Seas waves to rise as high as 3 metres

2022-09-06   |   Uncategorized

The Department of Meteorology today warned of an increase swell of sea waves of about 2.5 – 3.0 m in the sea areas in the coming days due to active ...

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LNP - Local canned fish manufacturers allege Sathosa trying to buy imported tinned fish despite self-sufficiency

2022-09-06   |   Business

Urge govt. to consider including canned fish in temporarily banned list of imported goods into country Despite the country reaching self-sufficiency i...

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LNP - Troops arrest duo with 10.4 kg of ICE worth Rs. 150mn in Mannar

2022-09-01   |   Crime

Two men were arrested by the Army with 10.4 kg of ICE (methamphetamine crystals) which has a street value of more than Rs. 150 million at a Mannar roa...

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LNP - President denies allocating Rs. 400 Mn to renovate MR’s residence

2022-09-01   |   Politics

President Ranil Wickremesinghe today denied reports which said a sum of Rs. 400 million has been allocated out of state funds to renovate the residenc...

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LNP - SriLankan Airlines celebrates 43 years of flying

2022-09-01   |   Technology

SriLankan Airlines has been the fabric of commercial aviation in Sri Lanka since the dawn of the airline 43 years ago. It was launched on 1 September ...

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LNP - Colombo Lotus Tower to open doors to public on September 15

2022-09-01   |   Uncategorized

The Colombo Lotus Tower, which was constructed with the aim of making it a symbolic landmark of Sri Lanka, will open its doors to the public on Septem...

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LNP - Man transporting over 5 tonnes of stale fish in lorry arrested in Negombo

2022-09-01   |   Crime

One person was taken into the custody with a lorry while transporting 5,670 kg of stale fish which are unfit for human consumption in Kochchikade, Neg...

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LNP - Circular permitting migrant workers to import electric vehicles issued

2022-09-01   |   Business

A circular allowing migrant workers to import an electric vehicle was issued yesterday (August 31) by the Labour and Foreign Employment Ministry. Mini...

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LNP - Crisis-hit Sri Lanka strikes staff-level pact with IMF on loan

2022-09-01   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a preliminary agreement on an emergency loan to the crisis-hit country and a formal a...

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LNP - Security forces should be equipped with technological knowledge - President

2022-08-26   |   Politics

President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized that in the future war may occur not only on land, air and sea but also in cyberspace, adding that Sri Lanka...

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LNP - Fairly heavy rainfall possible in parts of the island

2022-08-26   |   Weather

Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. Fairly heavy ...

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LNP - WHO pledges USD 4 million worth medical supplies to Sri Lanka

2022-08-26   |   Health

Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus pledged essential medical supplies worth USD 4 million to Sri L...

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LNP - SL ignores COVID; people warned against uncontrollable spreading: PHI head

2022-08-24   |   Technology

As the current COVID situation in the country has been ignored, the dreaded virus is now spreading uncontrollably from the grassroots level, Public He...

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LNP - Harsha appointed Chairman of Public Finance Committee

2022-08-24   |   Business

The Public Finance Committee which met today, unanimously appointed SJB MP Harsha de Silva as its new Chairman. He has been appointed as per Standing ...

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LNP - BASL urges President to refrain from using PTA against protesters

2022-08-24   |   Weather

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has urged the President and the law enforcement authorities to refrain from using the Prevention of Terrorism ...

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LNP - Super Diesel cargo to be unloaded tomorrow, more fuel expected: Minister

2022-08-24   |   Politics

The Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera today said that 30,000MT of Super Diesel cargo is to be unloaded tomorrow. In a Twitter post, he sai...

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LNP - SL ranks 5th among 10 countries with highest food price inflation: World Bank

2022-08-24   |   Crime

Sri Lanka ranked 5th among the 10 countries with the highest food price inflation in the latest World Bank assessment. According, Lebanon, Zimbabwe, V...

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LNP - Polish with Rs. 245 m worth cocaine arrested at BIA

2022-08-19   |   Crime

The officers of the Sri Lanka Customs have arrested a polish national at the Bandaranaike International Airport with a stock of cocaine worth over Rs....

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LNP - Covid-19: five more deaths, 166 new cases confirmed

2022-08-19   |   Law

The Director General of Health Services has confirmed five more coronavirus related deaths for yesterday (17). According to the Govt. Information Depa...

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LNP - CBSL announces amnesty period to deposit or sell foreign currency in the hands of public

2022-08-19   |   Business

The Minister of Finance has issued an order granting an amnesty period of one month with effect from August 15, 2022 in order to attract foreign curre...

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LNP - Sri Lanka to ask Japan to open talks on debt restructuring with key lenders

2022-08-19   |   Uncategorized

(Reuters) - Sri Lanka will ask Japan to invite the Indian Ocean island’s main creditor nations, including China and India, to talks on bilateral deb...

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LNP - SLPP requests President to facilitate Gotabaya’s safe return to Sri Lanka

2022-08-19   |   Politics

During a discussion this evening, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has requested President Ranil Wickremesinghe to facilitate the return of form...

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