LNP - Cabinet approval to establish CPC subsidiary for LP gas

2021-10-06   |   Technology

The Cabinet of Ministers has green-lighted the establishment of a subsidiary of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) to venture into the liquefied p...

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LNP - Validity period of all visa categories extended by 30 days: Immigration Dept

2021-10-06   |   Travel

The validity period of visas of all categories which were obtained by foreigners who are currently staying in the country was extended for 30 days fro...

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LNP - EU GSP+ Monitoring Mission concludes visit to Sri Lanka

2021-10-06   |   Travel

A team of senior European Union (EU) officials who was in Sri Lanka to review Sri Lanka’s progress in implementing the 27 international conventions ...

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LNP - President directs BC to probe Lankans listed in Pandora Papers

2021-10-06   |   Politics

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa directed the Chairman of the Bribery Commission to investigate allegations of bribery or corruption and to conduct an imm...

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LNP - Adults, women at excess risk for COVID re-infection: Latest research

2021-10-06   |   Health

A latest foreign research highlighted that adults, women, immunocompromised individuals and those with prior hospitalization for COVID-19 are at exces...

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LNP - Dengue stings amid COVID-19; similar symptoms a concern

2021-10-06   |   Health

Amidst the threat of COVID-19 and the consequent lockdown, health authorities have sounded an alert on cases of dengue, which have started to emerge d...

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LNP - Bandula accepts garlic scam in Lanka Sathosa

2021-10-06   |   Uncategorized

Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardena yesterday admitted in Parliament that there had been a massive garlic scam in the Lanka Sathosa. He told Parliament...

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LNP - Schools lesser than 200 students, administered by PCs, to reopen on Oct. 21: Minister

2021-10-06   |   Politics

Following discussions with the Provincial Governors, it has been decided to re-open the primary classes (Grade 1-5) of schools where there are student...

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LNP - Follow online booking facilities to receive passports: Emigration Dept

2021-10-06   |   Travel

The Department of Immigration and Emigration today advised the applicants to follow the online booking facilities to receive their passports. Issuing ...

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LNP - ComBank partners LankaClear to become first Bank to accept digital signatures in Sri Lanka

2021-10-05   |   Technology

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced it is now accepting digitally signed documents from business customers using LankaSign operated by LankaCl...

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LNP - Our Goal is One Million Chinese Tourists to Sri Lanka

2021-10-05   |   Sports

Ambassador of Sri Lanka to China Dr. Palitha Kohona speaking at the Innovation and Development of Cities Summit, attended by many Chinese tour operato...

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LNP - SriLankan Airlines summoned before COPE again

2021-10-05   |   Technology

riLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka, has been summoned before the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) on October 07th, said its Ch...

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LNP - Cabinet paper to regulate usage of furnace oil discharged by ships: Env. Ministry

2021-10-05   |   Law

The objective of this Cabinet Memorandum is to promote the process of disposing of burnt furnace oil in a systematic manner to convert it as a source ...

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LNP - Health Ministry deeply concerned about Long-COVID symptoms

2021-10-05   |   Health

In the wake of what was revealed in a recent study on core long-COVID-19 symptoms, the Health ministry is compelled to pay a special attention on the ...

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LNP - Ranil requests Speaker to intervene regarding Bathiudeen

2021-10-05   |   Uncategorized

UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe today requested Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to inquire from the Attorney General whether legal action could be ta...

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LNP - Easter Sunday bomb attack accused charged on 23,270 charges

2021-10-05   |   Law

Twenty-five suspects, accused of the terrorist attacks on three churches and three hotels in April on Easter Sunday were charged before the Special Tr...

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LNP - Sri Lanka will resolve issues through democratic system: President tells EU delegation

2021-10-05   |   Politics

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that as the oldest democratic country in the region, which has never been under a dictatorship or an authoritarian r...

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LNP - Convene ACCD to inoculate Pfizer for 16-19 age group healthy children: GMOA requests Health DG

2021-10-05   |   Health

The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) requested the Health Services Director General to convene the Advisory Committee on Communicable D...

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LNP - ’’No direct links between reopening of schools & vaccinating children’’

2021-10-05   |   Uncategorized

There is no direct link between the reopening of schools and vaccinating children, Deputy Director-General of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath said...

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LNP - ADB approves USD 110 million loan for health care development in Sri Lanka

2021-10-04   |   Technology

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $110 million loan as additional financing for the ongoing Health System Enhancement Project that is im...

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LNP - A record surgery on kidney stones sans full anaesthesia at Kalutara Teaching Hospital

2021-10-04   |   Health

For the first time in Sri Lanka, the stone that occupied the entire kidney of a patient was removed in a surgery called ‘Mini PCNL (Percutaneous Nep...

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LNP - India, Sri Lanka to conduct 12-day military exercise; focus on counter-terror ties

2021-10-04   |   Security

India and Sri Lanka will carry out a 12-day mega military exercise from Monday with a focus on enhancing counter-terror cooperation. The eighth editio...

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LNP - Yohani injured in bizarre incident during stage performance in India

2021-10-04   |   Entertainment

Singer Yohani de Silva said a guitar accidentally hit on her face during the last performance in India and had a slight bruise on her face. She tweete...

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LNP - Govt. plans to open primary schools this month: Edu. Minister

2021-10-04   |   Politics

The Education Ministry is confident of re-opening primary schools in the country during the course of this month, Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said. Ad...

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LNP - Over 1,000 caught during crime prevention operations in WP

2021-10-04   |   Crime

Some 1,156 suspects have been arrested during a crime prevention operation carried out covering the Western Province yesterday. Police said 551 person...

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