LNP - Authorities concerned over reluctance of some people to receive COVID jab

2021-07-29   |   Uncategorized

The health authorities have been highly concerned with the fact that a proportion of people has ignored getting the COVID-19 vaccine. This has come to...

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LNP - Woman arrested with Rs. 60 mn transaction in bank accounts during 4 yrs

2021-07-29   |   Crime

The CID has arrested a 41-year old woman from Dehiwala under the Money Laundering Act for maintaining five bank accounts in which she had transactions...

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LNP - Emirates suspends flights from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka until August 7

2021-07-29   |   Travel

Emirates will be suspending the carriage of passengers from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to Dubai until August 7.\ Furthermore, passenger...

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LNP - Govt. confirms arrival of AstraZeneca vaccines by 5.00 pm on July 31

2021-07-29   |   Health

Head of the Presidential Task Force for National Deployment of Vaccines Lalith Weeratunga today assured that the consignment of 725,000 doses of Astra...

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LNP - MAGA undertakes design and construction of two key flyovers in Colombo 02

2021-07-28   |   Development

Maga Engineering has begun construction of two new flyovers in Slave Island (Colombo 02), along Justice Akbar Mawatha and Uttarananda Mawatha. The pro...

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LNP - The Chamber Academy holds webinar on ‘Business Planning in the Age of AI’

2021-07-28   |   Business

The Chamber Academy, the knowledge arm of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, London Stoc...

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LNP - All non-degradable lunch sheets banned from August

2021-07-28   |   Uncategorized

The government has imposed a ban on non-degradable lunch sheets, Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said. The decision will be in effect from the 01st of Aug...

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LNP - Over 400,000 people vaccinated yesterday

2021-07-28   |   Uncategorized

The highest number of vaccinations in Sri Lanka so far against Covid-19 was administered yesterday, the Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry said....

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LNP - Delta variant more transmissible but not more fatal than others: WHO expert

2021-07-28   |   Uncategorized

An expert of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Delta variant of Covid-19 is more transmissible and results in more hospitalisation, but it is n...

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LNP - Amendments will be brought to Finance Bill - AG

2021-07-28   |   Business

The Attorney General today informed the Supreme Court that several amendments will be brought to the proposed Finance Bill and the final version of th...

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LNP - World’s largest star sapphire cluster to be sold at gem auction in China

2021-07-28   |   Technology

The world's largest star sapphire cluster which was found in a backyard in Pelmadulla is expected to be sold at a gem auction in China in November, th...

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LNP - Nurses to stage one-hour protest outside 100 main Hospitals today

2021-07-28   |   Technology

While claiming that the authorities have failed to resolve their issues, Government Nursing Officers' Association President Saman Rathnapriya yesterda...

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LNP - 48 more die of COVID-19: Death toll surges to 4,195

2021-07-28   |   Uncategorized

A total of 48 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (26) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the de...

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LNP - Second Sri Lanka-India T20I postponed

2021-07-28   |   Sports

The second T20I between Sri Lanka and India, which was initially scheduled to be played today (27) has been postponed to tomorrow (28)after India allr...

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LNP - SL to discuss with 21 countries to lift travel ban on tourists

2021-07-28   |   Travel

Minister Prasanna Ranatunga today said the Tourism Ministry together with the Ministry of External Affairs was working on removing the travel restrict...

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LNP - SL to commence manufacture of saline and affiliated liquids in September

2021-07-27   |   Uncategorized

In what appeared to be a breakthrough in the production of medical items, the government will fully depend on locally manufactured saline and other re...

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LNP - Sri Lanka surpasses global vaccination average

2021-07-27   |   Health

With nearly 57 percent of target population having administered with at least a dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Sri Lanka has been able to surpass the globa...

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LNP - Gazette issued to display weight in kg’s on LPG cylinders

2021-07-27   |   Uncategorized

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) issued another Extra Ordinary Gazette notification today making it mandatory to state the weight in Kilograms of ...

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LNP - Hoping to reopen schools in the first week of September: Minister

2021-07-27   |   Politics

The Education Ministry is hoping to reopen schools in the country in the first week of September, Education Minister G. L. Peiris said. Addressing the...

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LNP - Police unravel rental vehicle selling racket

2021-07-27   |   Crime

A 32-year-old man has been arrested by the Nugegoda Divisional Crime Investigation Unit for selling rented out vehicles which was hired from car renta...

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LNP - China donates 1.6 million more Sinopharm vaccines to Sri Lanka

2021-07-27   |   Health

The government of China has donated 1.6 million more doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka to boost the national inoculation drive. A speci...

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LNP - Nissanka Senadhipathi, Palitha Fernando released from Avant-Garde bribery case

2021-07-27   |   Law

Avant-Garde Chairman Nissanka Yapa Senadhipathi and former Chairman of Rakna Lanka, Major General (Retired) Palitha Fernando have been released from t...

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LNP - Baurs to bring expert team to study Sri Lanka’s agriculture ecosystem

2021-07-27   |   Sports

One of the pioneers in agriculture fertilizer and a leading diversified business group, A. Baur & Co. (Pvt.) Ltd., also known as Baurs, will be br...

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LNP - Hope more countries will be inspired by Sri Lanka’s bold approach to organic agriculture - President

2021-07-27   |   Politics

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa expressed the hope that more countries would be inspired by Sri Lanka’s bold approach to sustainably transform its agri...

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LNP - Sri Lanka pays off USD 01 billion bond debt before deadline

2021-07-27   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka has settled the scheduled debt of USD 01 billion International Sovereign Bond Issue yesterday (July 26), State Minister Ajith Nivard Cabraal...

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