LNP - Half-naked Thai tourist transitioned from male to female four years ago

2025-07-18   |   Technology

The Thai woman who made headlines for walking topless near a hotel in Arugam Bay, had undergone a sex reassignment surgery four years ago, transitioni...

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LNP - Rajitha’s anticipatory bail application rejected

2025-07-18   |   Technology

An anticipatory bail application filed by former Minister Rajitha Senaratne, seeking his release on anticipatory bail before he is arrested by the Bri...

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LNP - Sri Lanka’s Central Bank imposes new caps on vehicle loan ratios

2025-07-18   |   Uncategorized

In a decisive move to strengthen macroprudential policy and mitigate systemic financial risks, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), acting as the Mac...

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LNP - Night-time tourist access to be introduced at Nine Arch Bridge

2025-07-18   |   Travel

The Railway Department, in collaboration with the Central Cultural Fund (CCF), has launched a new initiative aimed at increasing the appeal of the Nin...

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LNP - Tourist arrivals top 100,000 in first 17 days of July

2025-07-18   |   Travel

Sri Lanka welcomed over 100,000 visitors yesterday, pushing the year-to-date (YTD) figure to over 1.26 million arrivals. During the first 16 days...

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LNP - President inaugurates wax museum at historic Ehelepola Walawwa in Kandy

2025-07-18   |   Politics

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has officially declared opened the Wax Museum at the historic Ehelepola Walawwa in Kandy today (17). The Ehelepola ...

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LNP - White House says Trump diagnosed with vein condition after questions about bruises

2025-07-18   |   Uncategorized

Donald Trump is suffering from a chronic vein condition, the White House announced on Thursday, after days of speculation regarding photographs showin...

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LNP - Half-naked Thai tourist in Arugam Bay: Male or female?

2025-07-17   |   Technology

A legal controversy is brewing following the sentencing of a Thai tourist in Arugam Bay, after a social media post questioned how the court interprete...

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LNP - US offers 0% duty on 70–80% of Sri Lankan exports: Dy Minister

2025-07-17   |   Politics

The United States has offered to accept 70 to 80% of products exported from Sri Lanka without imposing any tariffs, Deputy Minister of Economic Develo...

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LNP - Shah Rukh Khan will not visit Sri Lanka due to unavoidable reasons - Organiser

2025-07-17   |   Travel

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan who was scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka on 2 August, will not visit the country as planned, according to organisers. He...

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LNP - Bribery Commission indicts Keheliya, four family members

2025-07-17   |   Law

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) filed an indictment before the Colombo High Court against former Minister ...

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LNP - Half-naked Thai tourist gets one-and-a-half month’s jail term suspended for five years

2025-07-17   |   Technology

The Thai female tourist who walked half-naked through the Arugam Bay tourist zone was sentenced to one-and-a-half month's jail term suspended for five...

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LNP - Dynastic politics no longer rules the roost in SL

2025-07-17   |   Uncategorized

By Huzefa Aliasger Dynastic politics which once dominated Sri Lankan politics as in other South Asian countries, is no longer a factor for voters in t...

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LNP - Johann Peries becomes first Sri Lankan to swarm up seven summits

2025-07-16   |   Uncategorized

By Tania de SilvaJohann Peries, Sri Lanka’s trailblazing mountaineer, has made history by becoming the first Sri Lankan to complete the ‘Seven Sum...

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LNP - Sujeewa Senasinghe released on bail over Rs. 100 Mm luxury vehicle case

2025-07-16   |   Technology

Former State Minister and Parliamentarian Sujeewa Senasinghe was today released on a surety bail of Rs. 200,000 by Fort Chief Magistrate Nilupuli Lank...

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LNP - Sri Lankan delegation to visit U.S. for trade talks

2025-07-16   |   Business

A Sri Lankan government delegation is set to depart for the United States on Friday (18) to hold negotiations aimed at reducing tariffs on Sri Lankan ...

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LNP - Veteran actress robbed at National Hospital, Colombo

2025-07-16   |   Health

Someone had opened veteran actress Damayanthi Fonseka's handbag while she was at the National Hospital, Colombo and stolen her cash, bank cards and na...

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LNP - Foreigners misusing tourist visas engage in spas and brothels

2025-07-16   |   Travel

Sri Lankan immigration authorities have raised alarm over the growing number of foreign nationals entering the country, especially on tourist visas an...

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LNP - Gen Z delays parenthood over economic hardships

2025-07-16   |   Uncategorized

By Huzefa Aliasger Gen Z, the generation born between 1997 and 2012, is in the habit of postponing child births due to economic barriers such as risin...

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LNP - CBSL to launch ‘Anti-Pyramid National Awareness Week’ tomorrow

2025-07-14   |   Uncategorized

The Financial Consumer Relations Department of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) will launch the ‘Anti-Pyramid National Awareness Week’ from Ju...

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LNP - SL woman trying to smuggle in Rs.4.9 Mn worth cigarettes nabbed at BIA

2025-07-14   |   Crime

A Sri Lankan woman trying to smuggle in foreign cigarettes worth Rs.4.9 million concealed in her baggage was arrested by the Police at the Bandaranaik...

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LNP - ASPI surpasses 18,500 for first time ever

2025-07-11   |   Uncategorized

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) reached a significant milestone today (11) as the All Share Price Index (ASPI) surpassed the 18,500-points mark for t...

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LNP - Reach out to White House directly over tariff deal: Sajith tells government

2025-07-11   |   Politics

The government must initiate direct negotitiations with the White House over the tariff deal without focusing only on negotiations with the US Departm...

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LNP - Hearing of case against Yoshitha and his grandmother adjourned

2025-07-11   |   Technology

The Colombo High Court has directed the Attorney General to recall the case filed against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaks...

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LNP - 2024 O/L Exam Results: 13,392 students obtain 9A passes

2025-07-11   |   Technology

The Commissioner General of Examinations, A.K.S. Indika Kumari, announced that a total of 237,026 students have qualified for the G.C.E. Advanced Leve...

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