LNP - Fishermen issue requires sensitive handling and sustainable solutions, says PM Harini in India
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya highlighted Colombo’s concern over Indian fishermen venturing into the island nation’s waters, even a...
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LNP - Last surviving member of first team to scale Everest dies aged 92
Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the first expedition to successfully scale the summit of Mount Everest, has died in the Nepali capital Ka...
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LNP - Engineer abandoned Port Access Elevated Highway project to drag 2 more years
Delays to the completion of the Port Access Elevated Highway (PAEH) which would link Colombo City Centre and Katunayake Expressway (CKE) via the port ...
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LNP - Sewwandi hid for three months in Matugama and Middeniya under female bodyguard protection
Ishara Sewwandi, the suspect accused of disguising herself as a lawyer and supplying the revolver used in the courtroom assassination of underworld fi...
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LNP - Inland Revenue exceeds tax collection target by September
Sri Lanka’s Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has surpassed its expected tax collection for the first nine months of 2025, recording 102 percent of th...
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LNP - Tax failures pushed millions into poverty – HRW report
Sri Lanka’s long-running failures in tax policy have worsened the country’s economic collapse and violated the basic rights of its citizens, parti...
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LNP - Ministers, Deputy Ministers obtained MP’s fuel allowance even after assuming duties
Some Ministers and Deputy Ministers have obtained the fuel allowance which they are entitled for as MPs for some period after assuming of duties as ca...
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LNP - US Ambassador clarifies Sri Lanka’s travel advisory status
U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung has clarified that the U.S. Department of State’s travel advisory for Sri Lanka remains unchanged at Level ...
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LNP - Sri Lanka’s manufacturing and services sectors expand in September 2025
Sri Lanka’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for September 2025 recorded growth in both manufacturing and services sectors. The latest report of t...
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LNP - Rs. 25 million in fines imposed on vendors who sold bottled drinking water at excessive prices
Over Rs. 25 million in fines have been imposed on vendors who sold bottled drinking water at excessive prices, the Consumer Affairs Authority states. ...
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LNP - After Russia, China and France, India eyes nuclear partnership with Sri Lanka
Following similar expressions of interest from Russia, China, and France, India has also indicated its willingness to cooperate with Sri Lanka in deve...
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LNP - COPA slams CMC over unauthorized funeral parlour on Borella Kanatte land
Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has taken Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) to task for its failure to take action against an unauthorized funeral p...
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LNP - Narcotics haul found floating in southern seas: Over 800kg of drugs including 670kg of ‘Ice’
The exact contents of the 51 packages found floating on seas off the southern coast, which were recovered by the Sri Lanka Navy and brought to the Tan...
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LNP - Limited export base restrains Sri Lanka from fully benefiting from EU’s GSP+ scheme
Sri Lanka’s limited export diversification and narrow production base have constrained the country from fully capitalizing on the benefits of the GS...
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LNP - Sewwandi fled by boat, spent three weeks in India before reaching Nepal
Police investigations have revealed that Ishara Sewwandi, the main suspect in the murder of organized crime figure Ganemulla Sanjeewa, fled Sri Lanka ...
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LNP - Sri Lanka still in diplomatic talks to extradite underworld figures arrested abroad
-- 15 underworld figures arrested in countries including Russia, Oman, Dubai and India -- Extradition can only take place after mutual agreements The ...
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LNP - Special meeting today to expedite restoration of online government services affected across 8 departments
A special meeting with relevant officials is scheduled to be held today (14) to expedite the restoration of online government services that were disru...
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LNP - Over 62,000 tourists arrive in first 12 days of October
The number of tourists who arrived in the country in the first 12 days of October stood at 62,741, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority has ann...
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LNP - ‘Ishara Sewwandi’ arrested in Nepal
‘Ishara Sewwandi’, the fugitive female suspect wanted in connection with the murder of underworld figure Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne, alias ‘Gan...
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LNP - Harsha de Silva defends Suwa Seriya brand
Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Harsha de Silva clarified that despite government claims, the Suwa Seriya ambulance service is not his personal property. Ad...
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LNP - Public cheers as Police constable granted bail
The Police Constable, remanded for allegedly assaulting a lawyer at the Mount Lavinia court premises, was greeted with cheers after being granted bail...
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LNP - Surge in online scams reported in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Team (SLCERT) has raised an alarm over a surge in online scams targeting unsuspecting victims. Senior Inform...
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LNP - Sri Lanka faces tougher conditions in retaining GSP+
A great deal of work remains to be done by Sri Lanka to retain and expand its export market in the European Union (EU), which currently absorbs more t...
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