LNP - Circular issued on Rs 5,000 allowance to teachers and principals

2021-09-20   |   Education

The circular on the payment of a Rs 5,000 allowance to teachers and principals has been issued today (September 20). Accordingly, principals and teach...

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LNP - Japan to reopen borders for returnees from six countries including Sri Lanka

2021-09-20   |   Uncategorized

In a major change to border-control measures, Japan will from Monday allow re-entry to all returnees from six countries including Sri Lanka who were b...

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LNP - 103 more COVID-19 deaths reported

2021-09-20   |   Crime

A total of 103 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (18) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the d...

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LNP - SLC to ‘seriously consider’ replacing New Zealand in Pakistan if invited

2021-09-20   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) would ‘seriously consider’ replacing New Zealand in Pakistan should they receive an invitation from the Pakistan Cricket B...

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LNP - Govt. ready to spend billions of rupees to clean Kelani River: Amaraweera

2021-09-20   |   Uncategorized

The government is ready to spend billions of rupees for the conservation of the Kelani River in the next few years, Environment Minister Mahinda Amara...

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LNP - UN Chief assures fullest positive cooperation to SL

2021-09-20   |   Health

The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told President Gotabaya Rajapaksa that the UN will provide its full support to Sri Lanka in ...

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LNP - GMOA introduces measures to prevent fifth COVID wave

2021-09-20   |   Uncategorized

The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) yesterday introduced several measures to prevent the country moving towards a fifth COVID wave. Th...

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LNP - Woman serving life imprisonment found innocent: CA observes trial judge misdirected himself of the facts

2021-09-20   |   Law

After spending more than two years in prison, a woman sentenced to life imprisonment for drug trafficking was acquitted by the Court of Appeal, observ...

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LNP - Govt. issues deadline for unvaccinated people to get jabbed

2021-09-20   |   Uncategorized

The people who are above 30 years of age and not vaccinated so far, should get their vaccines within this week, the Government said today. State Minis...

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LNP - Major decline in COVID cases, hospitalization: Health officials

2021-09-20   |   Health

There is a sharp decrease in COVID-19 cases being reported daily and also the number of hospitalization has also vastly gone down, Health officials po...

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LNP - Teachers can complain if threatened for conducting online classes: Police

2021-09-17   |   Crime

Teachers who conduct online classes for students can lodge a complaint directly with the CID if any party or individual threatens them not to indulge ...

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LNP - SL to field best XI against Oman, says Shanaka

2021-09-17   |   Technology

It doesn’t take a deep dive into cricket analytics to see what the biggest headache for Sri Lanka cricket is ahead of the T20 World Cup – a cursor...

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LNP - Colombo light rail MoU signed in South Korea

2021-09-17   |   Technology

KCI Metro Link Korea Co and the GBK Consortium of more than 15 South Korean companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to undertake a feasibi...

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LNP - UN expert draws bleak picture of Sri Lanka

2021-09-17   |   Uncategorized

A UN expert has drawn a bleak picture of the human rights situation in Sri Lanka, especially over the past 18 months. The Special Rapporteur on the pr...

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LNP - SF encourages prison inmates to thrash politicos if they are harassed and intimidated

2021-09-17   |   Uncategorized

Inmates in prisons should break the bones of State Ministers if they storm into prisons and harass them by keeping pistols on their heads, an SJB MP s...

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LNP - False alarm over attack at airports; Defence Sec. urges public not to panic

2021-09-17   |   Technology

Defence Secretary Kamal Gunaratne today urged the general public not to panic over information on a fake threatening email received by the airport aut...

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LNP - Lockdown further extended till Oct 1

2021-09-17   |   Uncategorized

Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella today said the islandwide lockdown has been further extended till October 1. Rambukwella said government essentia...

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LNP - Presidents instructs to inoculate children above age 15 with Pfizer

2021-09-17   |   Politics

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed authorities to inoculate children between age 15 to 19 with Pfizer vaccines, Army Commander General Shaven...

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LNP - Banks watchful of foreign currency transactions via cards

2021-09-17   |   Business

Local banks on their own have started implementing a set of measures on limiting foreign currency transactions via debit and credit cards due to the v...

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LNP - Decrease in daily COVID cases not due to poor testing: Health Ministry

2021-09-17   |   Technology

The Health Ministry today dismissed claims that the daily COVID cases have decreased due to the lesser number of PCR and Rapid Antigen tests conducted...

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LNP - 2Q economic growth surges to 12.3% amid low base effect

2021-09-16   |   Development

Sri Lanka’s economy grew robust 12.3 percent in the second quarter of 2021 despite the COVID-19 virus-induced restrictions on economic activities si...

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LNP - Couch Safari to go live again

2021-09-16   |   Technology

Sri Lanka Tourism has geared up to unveil the second edition of ‘Couch Safari’ by live-streaming the Wilpattu National Park for the global audienc...

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LNP - Economic growth of 5% likely to be a reality: CBSL

2021-09-16   |   Development

The government yesterday sounded upbeat on the possibility of Sri Lanka achieving an economic growth of 5 percent in 2021. The Central Bank of Sri Lan...

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LNP - Namal to visit Anuradhapura Prison today

2021-09-16   |   Travel

Eleven Tamil prisoners who are held at the Anuradhapura Prison have sought a meeting with Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Namal Rajapaksa to dis...

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LNP - Pushpika denies it was she who was present with Ratwatte

2021-09-16   |   Uncategorized

Mrs. Sri Lanka World 2021, Pushpika De Silva yesterday denied allegations that it was she who was present with Ratwatte at the Welikada Prison premise...

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