LNP - Divorce rate drives rise in women-headed households
An academic has revealed that as many as 1.2 million families in Sri Lanka are headed by women, with the number steadily increasing due to the country...
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LNP - President Anura Kumara to begin official visit to Japan today
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to commence his official visit to Japan today (27), following the successful conclusion of his visit t...
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LNP - Govt compelled to control social media to avert hate speech, insults and provocation: Minister
Government is compelled to control social media with a view to preventing hate speech, insults and provocations through amending the Online Safety Act...
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LNP - Former army officials to be arrested over Easter Sunday attacks: President
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks are continuing and advancing and that one or two ...
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LNP - Trump announces 100% tariff on branded or patented pharmaceutical imports from Oct 1
United States President Donald Trump announced on Thursday (Sep 25) new tariffs on pharmaceuticals, big-rig trucks, home renovation fixtures and furni...
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LNP - NTB shares soar, CEO says HSBC deal underlines global shifts, local ascent
Nations Trust Bank PLC (NTB) shares closed up 22.72% yesterday, up Rs. 72.25 to Rs. 390.25, following Wednesday’s announcement of the bank’s propo...
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LNP - Opposition MP challenges Speaker’s assessment of parliament kitchen
Gampaha District SJB MP Prasad Siriwardana yesterday dismissed claims of rodents and unhygienic conditions in the Parliamentary kitchen, following his...
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LNP - Local agent tells SC it lacks resources for first tranche payment
Sea Consortium Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, the local agent of the MV X-Press Pearl, has informed the Supreme Court through an affidavit that its directors and pr...
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LNP - CB sets record straight on year-end reserve target
The Central Bank set the record straight this week on where they have to end up in the external reserves by the end of the year as reports circulating...
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LNP - President Dissanayake meets UN Secretary-General António Gutierrez
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is in New York to attend the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, met with UN Secretary-Genera...
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LNP - Controversial number plate tender to incur over Rs.516mn loss to Govt.
A multi-billion rupee government tender to supply vehicle number plates is mired in controversy after the two lowest bidders were disqualified on tech...
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LNP - NTB announces Rs. 18 b deal for HSBC Sri Lanka’s retail banking business
Nations Trust Bank PLC (NTB) yesterday entered into a binding Sale and Purchase Agreement with Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), acti...
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LNP - Breast cancer claims three lives daily in SL- health officials
Sri Lanka sees approximately 15 new breast cancer cases daily, with around three women dying from the disease each day, health authorities revealed ye...
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LNP - Private bus ticketing to be mandatory from next month
The Western Provincial Road Passenger Transport Authority (WPRPTA) has announced that issuing and obtaining tickets on private buses will become manda...
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LNP - President urges world leaders to commit themselves to building a safe world
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, urged world leaders to commit themselves whole...
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LNP - Minister Vijitha Herath holds talks with Maldives, Finland and Germany FMs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath has held bilateral talks with Ministers of several countries on the sideline of the 80th session of the Uni...
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LNP - Three dead and four injured in head-on collision between lorry and van in Thalawa
Three individuals have died and four others have been injured in a head-on collision between a lorry and a van in the Thalawa–Mirigama junction alon...
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LNP - Is cryptocurrency legal in Sri Lanka? Central Bank Governor explains
Although Sri Lankans cannot use cryptocurrency for transactions in the country, investing in cryptocurrency or virtual currency has no legal impedimen...
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LNP - President meets UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in New York
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is in the United States to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, met with UN High Co...
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LNP - ’I’m waiting in the street’: Blocked by presidential convoy in NY, Macron phones Trump
France 24 - "How are you? Guess what!' It was not the most usual beginning to a telephone call between two heads of state but neither were the ci...
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LNP - Majority drug addicts in Sri Lanka are not O/L passed
A recent study has revealed that most drug addicts including ICE addicts in Sri Lanka have education levels below the Ordinary Level (O/L) and have no...
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LNP - Another tragic accident kills schoolgirl
A 17-year-old schoolgirl died today after sustaining serious injuries in a road accident near Meerigama National School on the Pasiyala–Giriulla Roa...
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LNP - Former umpire 'Dickie' Bird dies aged 92
Former Test umpire Harold "Dickie" Bird, one of the most famous officials of his era, has died at the age of 92, Yorkshire County Cricket Club announc...
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