LNP - SL rated ’medium risk’ for money laundering, terrorist financing

2024-11-06   |   Uncategorized

With Sri Lanka being identified as a country with medium risk for money laundering and terrorist financing even with the involvement of NGOs, the Nati...

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LNP - Sri Lanka ranks 95 along with Iran and South Sudan in Passport Index

2024-11-06   |   Travel

Singapore has once again claimed the title of the world’s most powerful passport, according to the latest Henley Passport Index released in October ...

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LNP - Tensions rise as Nawalapitiya villagers confront Pastor Jerome

2024-11-06   |   Uncategorized

A tense situation arose between the security officers of Pastor Jerome Fernando and villagers of Nawalapitiya when Jerome arrived in the area to overs...

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LNP - Rural development, government’s primary objective this term: President

2024-11-06   |   Politics

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that rural development and upgrading the rural people's social and economic well-being is one of the primary o...

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LNP - World’s first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space

2024-11-05   |   Uncategorized

The world’s first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and...

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LNP - Immigration proposes to link up with hotels to track down tourist information

2024-11-05   |   Travel

The Department of Immigration and Emigration has proposed to link up with the tourist hotels in future as a practical means to track down information ...

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LNP - Government will take legal action if rice not sold at controlled prices: President

2024-11-05   |   Crime

Claiming that the government had held discussions with rice millers on the prices of rice, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today that legal ac...

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LNP - Sri Lanka scraps CEB privatization plan

2024-11-05   |   Uncategorized

The Board of Directors of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has officially shelved its privatization plans, opting instead to prioritize comprehensiv...

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LNP - Online token system for collecting passports effective from Wednesday

2024-11-05   |   Travel

A new online method has been introduced for the collection of passports, according to the Department of Immigration and Emigration. Accordingly, an ap...

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LNP - Over 1,500 complaints ahead of 2024 General Election

2024-11-05   |   Politics

The number of complaints received by the Election Commission regarding the 2024 Parliamentary Poll has further increased. The commission issued a stat...

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LNP - How to obtain a passport quickly for urgent needs

2024-11-05   |   Technology

The individuals with urgent needs for a passport can apply directly with supporting documents.  Speaking at a press conference held today (04), A...

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LNP - Former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte’s wife remanded

2024-11-04   |   Politics

Shashi Prabha Ratwatte, the wife of former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte, has been arrested after appearing before the Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court a...

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LNP - Hong Kong Cricket Sixes: Sri Lanka claim second title

2024-11-04   |   Sports

Sri Lanka won their second Hong Kong Cricket Sixes title, and first since 2007, after beating Pakistan by three wickets in the final on Sunday. Sandun...

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LNP - So called experienced persons collapsed the country for 76 years: NPP responds to Ranil

2024-11-04   |   Uncategorized

Responding to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe's claim that the country will crash like the Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) bus, if experienc...

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LNP - MPs will not be able to appoint family members to their personal staff soon: PM

2024-11-04   |   Technology

MPs will not be able to appoint their family members as their personal staff under the new government, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said over the...

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LNP - How to vote in 2024 General Elections

2024-11-04   |   Politics

As the 2024 General Elections approach, the Election Commission has issued guidelines on how to vote and choose the preferred candidates. According to...

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LNP - Spouse can claim damages from adulterer without filing for divorce: Supreme Court

2024-11-04   |   Crime

In its recent judgement, the Supreme Court held that a party in a divorce case can pursue a claim against a co-defendant (the adulterer—a third part...

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LNP - Australia coach declares Maxwell in frame for Sri Lanka Tests

2024-11-02   |   Sports

Newly re-signed Australia coach Andrew McDonald has declared veteran allrounder Glenn Maxwell “100 per cent” in the frame for a long-awaited retur...

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LNP - Rice prices average above rate stipulated by Govt

2024-11-02   |   Crime

Despite the government regulating prices for Nadu rice at Rs. 220, prices have averaged Rs.235 a kilo in the market, according to recent reports. At a...

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LNP - Sri Lanka makes $503 million in debt service payments in first half 2024

2024-11-02   |   Crime

The external debt of the government as of end of June 2024 amounted to USD 37.5 billion, according to the Mid-Year Fiscal Position Report issued by Sr...

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LNP - Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya appointed Chief Advisor to President on Digital Economy

2024-11-02   |   Politics

Former Axiata Group CEO Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya has been appointed as the Chief Advisor to the President on Digital Economy. He received his letter of a...

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LNP - Online appointment system for new passports to be launched soon

2024-11-02   |   Technology

The Department of Immigration and Emigration says that an online appointment system is being prepared for applications to obtain passports and that it...

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LNP - Another jeep suspected to belong to Lohan Ratwatte seized

2024-11-01   |   Crime

The Theldeniya police seized a suspicious jeep with a forged number plate, allegedly used by former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte. The jeep was found ...

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LNP - Australia cricket team to tour Sri Lanka in early 2025

2024-11-01   |   Sports

The Australia Men's National Cricket Team will tour Sri Lanka from January to February 2025 to participate in a two-match Test series and one ODI.  T...

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LNP - 16 politically appointed ambassadors, high commissioners to be recalled with immediate effect

2024-11-01   |   Politics

The government has decided to recall 16 political appointees serving as ambassadors and high commissioners of Sri Lanka’s overseas missions with imm...

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