MNP - Cardinal calls for a fresh probe on Easter attack

2022-08-15   |   Uncategorized

Calling for a fresh probe on the Easter Sunday attacks, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith today said the incumbent President will be acce...

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LNP - Tourist arrivals from August 1 – 11 cross 16,000 mark

2022-08-15   |   Travel

Tourist arrivals for the first 11 days of August crossed the 16,000 mark, showing signs of a slight improvement in terms of the rate of arrivals to th...

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LNP - Recent 75% electricity tariff is a farce: CEB Trade Union Alliance

2022-08-15   |   Business

he recent 75% increase in the electricity tariff is incorrect; it is a 100% increase when considering higher unit rates, the Ceylon Electricity Board ...

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LNP - India, a force to be reckoned with

2022-08-15   |   Uncategorized

As the world’s largest democracy India celebrated its Independence Day today (August 15), Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation ...

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LNP - STF arrest ’Harak Kata’s sniper ’Kadira’

2022-08-15   |   Crime

Prabodha Kumara alias 'Kadira', who was the main sniper of underworld figure and drug trafficker 'Harak Kata', was arrested by the STF in Boralesgamuw...

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LNP - Fuel price revision likely today

2022-08-15   |   Crime

A fuel price revision for the second quarter of this month will be made today, the power and energy ministry announced earlier. According to amendment...

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LNP - Power cut duration to be extended from tomorrow

2022-08-15   |   Uncategorized

The one hour and 20 minutes power cut will be extended from tomorrow due to a minor breakdown repair of unit one of the Norochcholai coal power plant,...

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LNP - Four-day parliamentary debate to be held on Budget Amendment Bill

2022-08-12   |   Politics

The Committee on Parliamentary Business has decided to hold a four-day debate in the House on the Budget Amendment Bill 2022. Accordingly, the parliam...

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LNP - Governance structure with fair representation for all parties in progress - President

2022-08-12   |   Politics

President Ranil Wickremesinghe states that he aims to prepare a governance structure with fair representation for each political party. His remarks ca...

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LNP - Sri Lanka expecting petrol shipment tonight: Minister

2022-08-12   |   Politics

A petrol cargo weighing 35,000 metric tonnes is expected to arrive in Colombo tonight, Minister of Power & Energy says. According to a tweet from ...

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LNP - New luxury Colombo-Badulla train operative on weekends

2022-08-12   |   Weather

The Ministry of Transport says that a luxury train will be operated between Colombo and Badulla starting from this weekend. The new train, which launc...

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LNP - Covid-19: two more deaths, 188 new cases reported

2022-08-12   |   Crime

The Director General of Health Services has confirmed another two Covid-19 related deaths in the country for yesterday (10). The victims are both male...

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LNP - WP revenue licenses to be issued on all weekdays

2022-08-12   |   Crime

The Chief Secretary of the Western Province says that steps have been taken to issue revenue licenses for vehicles in the Western Province on all work...

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LNP - Ex-Sri Lanka President Gotabaya arrives in Thailand for temporary stay: reports

2022-08-12   |   Crime

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Bangkok on Thursday (Aug 11) for what Thai authorities said would be a temporary stay, after...

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LNP - Nearly 7,000 buses added to transportation fleet today

2022-08-08   |   Uncategorized

The Lanka Private Bus Owners' Association (LPBOA) today said that nearly 7,000 buses have been augmented to operations today. LPBOA Chairman Gemunu Wi...

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LNP - One-hour power cut for next three days

2022-08-08   |   Uncategorized

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved one hour power cut from August 8 to 11. Accordingly, power shedding will be imposed ...

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LNP - Sinopec likely to enter Lankan fuel market

2022-08-08   |   Business

Sinopec, the biggest petrochemical company in China, is likely to enter Sri Lankan market for fuel importing, distribution and selling petroleum produ...

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LNP - Sri Lanka reports three more Covid-19 deaths

2022-08-08   |   Crime

The Director General of Health Services has confirmed three more Covid-19 related deaths for yesterday (06 August). All three patients are males above...

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LNP - Fuel quotas to remain the same for next week

2022-08-08   |   Technology

Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera says that the fuel quotas under the national fuel pass system will be automatically updated at midnig...

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LNP - Litro Gas turning a profit after years - Chairman

2022-08-08   |   Business

Litro Gas company has become a profit-making institution in July this year for the first time in several years, according to Litro chairman Muditha Pe...

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LNP - Showers expected in several provinces and districts

2022-08-08   |   Uncategorized

The Meteorology Department says several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy ...

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LNP - Port City Colombo SEZ introduced at the Commonwealth Business Forum 2022 Kigali, Rwanda

2022-08-08   |   Business

CHEC Port City Colombo in collaboration with the Colombo Port City Economic Commission successfully introduced the Special Economic Zone to 50 plus po...

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LNP - China’s Hainan expands COVID lockdowns to quell outbreak

2022-08-08   |   Technology

(Reuters) - China’s Hainan, an island province dependent on tourism, locked down more areas on Monday, state media reported, as it battles its worst...

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LNP - Gotabaya Rajapaksa ‘not accorded any privileges’ in S’pore: MFA

2022-08-02   |   Uncategorized

Singapore's foreign minister said yesterday that former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was not being accorded any privileges or immunity in S...

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LNP - Six including 5-year old child drowned

2022-08-02   |   Uncategorized

At least six persons including a 5-year-old child drowned during three separate incidents yesterday in Polpitiya, Nawalapitiya and Hatton. Police said...

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