LNP - President attends business forum with leading German companies
The Business Forum organised by the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) was held this afternoon (13) at the DIHK headquarte...
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LNP - President invites German investors to explore new opportunities in tourism sector
Highlighting the new investment opportunities emerging in Sri Lanka’s tourism industry, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake extended an open invitati...
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LNP - Generator at Norochcholai to be shut for maintenance
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said the third generator at the Norochcholai coal power plant will be shut down for maintenance from midnight today...
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LNP - Oil soars more than 6% after Israel’s strike on Iran alarms market
Oil prices jumped more than $4 a barrel on Friday, hitting their highest price in almost five months after Israel struck Iran, dramatically escalating...
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LNP - IMF highlights 15% electricity tariff hike as key step for $344M tranche
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has acknowledged Sri Lanka’s continued progress under its economic reform program, with the country now nearin...
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LNP - SriLankan Airlines announcement on European route adjustments
SriLankan Airlines has announced temporary adjustments to its European flight routes due to the closure of certain Middle Eastern airspaces, citing es...
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LNP - ITAK secures power in Jaffna Municipal Council
The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) has secured a majority in the Jaffna Municipal Council, marking a significant political development in the regi...
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LNP - At least 20 feared dead in Air India flight crash in Ahmedabad
At least 20 passengers have been feared dead in the deadly crash near Ahmedabad airport, according to reports from multiple Indian media outlets. Guja...
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LNP - National Animal Census report released
The report of the National Animal Census conducted on March 15 has been published today (12). It was officially released at the Ministry of Agri...
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LNP - Two deaths reported due to Covid variant in Sri Lanka
Two persons have reportedly died so far after being infected with the Covid variant currently spreading across the country. Chair Professor of Medicin...
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LNP - Air India flight with over 200 passengers crashes at Ahmedabad airport
An Air India-171 Ahmedabad-London flight was crashed at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad during take-off on Thursday ev...
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LNP - Sri Lanka Police deploy 24/7 security at Chabad houses
Police said today that any threats to the safety of foreign nationals on the island will be evaluated, and appropriate security measures will be imple...
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LNP - Couple loses Rs 4.79 crore with digital arrest, scamster visits Sri Lankan casino
A retired engineer and his wife in Bengaluru lost Rs 4.79 crore to cyber fraudsters, who placed them under "digital arrest" over their alleged involve...
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LNP - Sri Lanka continues to attract large number of Indian tourists
The latest figures released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) indicate that the country continues to attract a large number of to...
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LNP - Electricity tariffs increased by 15%
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has granted approval to increase electricity tariffs by 15% with effect from tomorrow (12). Speak...
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LNP - Sixty-eight more inmates illegally released under Presidential pardon - ASG Peeris tells court
Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Dileepa Peeris today told the Colombo Magistrate’s Court that further investigations have revealed additional ins...
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LNP - President Anura Kumara departs for official visit to Germany
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has left the island short while ago, to embark on a three-day official visit to Germany from June 11 to 13, 2025.&n...
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LNP - AKD off to Germany tomorrow
President Anura Kumara Disanayake will undertake an official visit to the Federal Republic of Germany from 11 to 13 June on the invitation of the Germ...
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LNP - Five Jewish Rabbis performing Kosher chicken processing on visit visa arrested by Immigration Dept
Five Jewish Rabbis, including three Israelis who were performing Kosher on the poultry products of a chicken processing plant in Mirigama were arreste...
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LNP - SriLankan Airlines plans to fly from turbulence to clear skies
In its plan for increasing the fleet to 25, SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier, is pressing ahead with its plan for the acquisition of two-more ...
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LNP - Suspended Commissioner General of Prisons arrested
The Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya, who was suspended from duty today (09), has been arrested by the Criminal investigation Depar...
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LNP - Mahindananda’s lawyers file appeal over prison sentence
Former Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage’s lawyers have filed an appeal before the Supreme Court against the sentence imposed by the Colombo High Co...
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LNP - Wife of former State Minister arrested over Rs. 700 Mn tax evasion
Kushani Nanayakkara, a businesswoman and the wife of former State Minister Dunesh Gankanda, has been arrested by the Central Crimes Investigation Bure...
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