LNP - Rajitha’s anticipatory bail application rejected
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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