LNP - Deluge could cause minor floods and swell water levels in several rivers
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said that with the heavy rainfall in the country, minor flood situations and situations of increasing water level...
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LNP - Outward labour migration in 1H tops 2021 full-year figure
Sri Lanka’s outward labour migration in the first half of 2022 surpassed the 2021 full-year figure amid the prevailing deep economic and political c...
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LNP - Ceylon Tea named as Official Tea Supplier for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Ceylon Tea, widely considered by many as the finest in the world and with a rich history dating back more than a century and a half, has been named as...
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LNP - Price of Auto Diesel reduced
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (Ceypetco) has reduced the price of Auto Diesel by Rs. 10 with effect from 10.00 p.m. today (01). Accordingly, the ne...
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LNP - Ceremonial opening of third session of 9th Parliament tomorrow
The ceremonial opening of the third session of the Ninth Parliament is scheduled for 10.30 a.m. tomorrow (August 03). According to the Department of C...
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LNP - Schools closed in Nuwara Eliya District tomorrow
All government schools in the Nuwara Eliya District will remain closed tomorrow (02 August) due to adverse weather conditions, the Governor of the Cen...
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LNP - Heavy rains and strong winds to continue in parts of the island
Showery and windy conditions are expected to continue in the western and southern sea areas and over the southwest quarter of the island with the stre...
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LNP - Three arrested over torching of President’s residence
Three people have been arrested in connection with the torching of President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s private residence in Colombo 03. They were taken...
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LNP - President renews call for all-party Govt. to build country
President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday stated that his objective is to form an all-party Government by bringing together all political parties and...
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LNP - Three-hour power cut scheduled for tomorrow
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) says it has approved a power cut of 03 hours for tomorrow (August 01) as requested by the CEB. Ac...
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Importance of ‘Fair Play’ by all Stakeholders of the Economy in Countering the Current Unprecedented Economic Crisis
The Government and the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) have been implementing several measures to ease the burden of the current economic hardships o...
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47 arrested as navy foils illegal migration attempt
Police said that 47 persons who were attempting to illegally travel to another country by boat have been taken into custody by Sri Lanka Navy at Kolin...
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Merchandise trade balance records a surplus for first time in nearly 20 years
The merchandise trade balance recorded a surplus in June 2022 for the first time since August 2002, reflecting the impact of historically high monthly...
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LNP - Basil Rajapaksa finally attends Parliament
Basil Rajapaksa was finally spotted seated silently on his seat in Parliament today. Basil was under severe criticism for being absent from Parliament...
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LNP - Ali Sabry resigns as Finance Minister in less than 24 hours
Finance Minister Ali Sabry who was appointed to the portfolio yesterday has resigned from his position in less than 24 hours. In a resignation letter ...
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LNP - Parliament adjourned till tomorrow
Parliament was adjourned by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena till 10 a.m tomorrow....
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LNP - Ranil says multilateral agencies , friendly countries ready to help SL
Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today that Parliament should evolve a mechanism to get out of the current crisis and financial assis...
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LNP - Sajith calls for urgent constitutional reforms
Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa today called for urgent constitutional reforms under which he proposed the reduction of powers of the Executive ...
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LNP - US $ 1Bn loan from China to settle previous loans
The proposed US $ 1 billion loan to be obtained from China will be utilised to settle the previous loans from the Chinese banks, Daily Mirror learns. ...
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LNP - IMF calls SL to strengthen VAT and income taxes
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended Sri Lanka a comprehensive set of policies with specific measures which included strengthening VA...
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LNP - Power cuts extended by another hour for some areas today due to weekend parties
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) said that it has been decided to impose power cut for one more hour in addition to today's schedu...
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LNP - Special committee appointed to deal with IMF
A special committee has been appointed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to select an international law firm to deal with the International Monetary Fun...
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LNP - Ranil calls for immediate debate on IMF report
Former Prime Minister and UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for an immediate debate in Parliament on the IMF report on Sri Lanka. "As the Gov...
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