LNP - Cabinet nod to pay Rs. 12,500 to farmers producing organic fertilizer for own cultivation

2021-07-14   |   Uncategorized

The Cabinet has granted approval to pay an incentive of Rs. 12,500 per hectare not exceeding 02 hectares (05 acres) to encourage the farmers who produ...

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LNP - Long term visa category to attract digital tourists

2021-07-14   |   Technology

The cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to attract digital tourists to the country and to introduce a long term visa category for digital tou...

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LNP - Govt. approves popularizing electric vehicle usage

2021-07-14   |   Technology

Government approval granted for the strategic plan for promoting the use of electric vehicles in Sri Lanka. Addressing the weekely media brefing the c...

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LNP - Vaccinating teachers will be completed within 10 days: GL

2021-07-14   |   Uncategorized

The Education Ministry is hoping to complete administering COVID vaccination for all teachers in the country with the next ten days, Education Minist...

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LNP - Govt. mulls vaccinating children below 18

2021-07-14   |   Uncategorized

As the COVID-19 vaccination drive for people above the age of 30 is on the move at present in the country, authorities are considering vaccinating chi...

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LNP - Inter-provincial trains to operate from tomorrow: SLSMU

2021-07-14   |   Weather

The National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (​NOCPCO) has granted permission to operate inter-provincial trains from tomorrow,...

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LNP - Japan to donate AstraZeneca vaccines to Sri Lanka through COVAX

2021-07-14   |   Health

Japan has decided to provide 1.45 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured there to Sri Lanka through the COVAX Facility of the World Health ...

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LNP - Ban on shopping bags, lunch sheets come to effect soon: Minister

2021-07-14   |   Politics

The Environment Ministry has decided to implement the ban on shopping bags and lunch sheets in the next few weeks, Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraw...

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LNP - Cardinal gives one month deadline to take action against Easter attack perpetrators

2021-07-14   |   Technology

Cardinal Malclom Ranjith together with several bishops of the Catholic church in Sri Lanka in a letter addressed to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has r...

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LNP - Sri Lanka receives ICU equipment to battle COVID-19 pandemic

2021-07-13   |   Health

UNICEF today handed over a consignment of critical equipment to the Ministry of Health, to support the government’s response to the COVID-19 situati...

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LNP - CEAT inflates radial tyre production to 600,000 units a year

2021-07-13   |   Uncategorized

Adds another 84,000 radials in most wanted sizes in Phase 2 of 2021 expansion plan Radial production increased by 32% since March CEAT Kelani Holdings...

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LNP - Over 1K tourism sector employees receive Covid-19 jab in H’tota

2021-07-13   |   Business

Vaccination drive for the tourism industry kicked off over the weekend and over 1000 employees attached to the sector in the Hambantota District recei...

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LNP - A crime if Mathews goes at this stage – Atapattu

2021-07-13   |   Crime

By Harsha Amarasinghe Former Sri Lanka captain Marvan Atapattu believes that it would be a crime to let go of Angelo Mathews at this stage of his care...

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LNP - Watch out; children deprived of social links due to online activities: Community Physician

2021-07-13   |   Health

There is a threat of maintaining fewer social connections for children of all ages who have indulged in online activities for the whole day, Family He...

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LNP - All teachers in Colombo district will get COVID vaccine by tomorrow: Minister

2021-07-13   |   Politics

All teachers in the Colombo Educational zone will be vaccinated by tomorrow, Education Minister G.L Peiris said. Addressing the media, he said not on...

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LNP - Directive to collect carbon pens, toothbrushes as they take 400 years to perish: Minister

2021-07-13   |   Politics

Following a programme launched to collect disposable carbon pens and toothbrushes, as they would take about 400 years to perish, Environment Minister ...

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LNP - 300% increase in cybersex crimes against women, children: Women’s rights activists

2021-07-13   |   Crime

Cybersex crimes against women and Children in Sri Lanka have increased by 300 percent during the pandemic period in Sri Lanka that started early last ...

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LNP - Lankan deported from Qatar arrested for revamping LTTE

2021-07-13   |   Crime

A 41-year old man who was deported from Doha, Qatar arrested by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) yesterday on charges of revamping the LTTE,...

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LNP - Five men arrested for sharing porn videos, pictures in social media

2021-07-13   |   Crime

Five suspects in various parts of the country have been arrested for publishing pornographic videos and pictures in social media such as Facebook. Pol...

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LNP - JAT Holdings concludes virtual investor forum for upcoming IPO

2021-07-09   |   Uncategorized

JAT Holdings, Sri Lanka’s trusted leader in wood coatings, hosted an informative virtual investor forum today (08) for their upcoming Initial Public...

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LNP - MAGA to construct a new Railway Operation HQ & Train Control Centre at Maradana

2021-07-09   |   Weather

Sri Lanka’s railway system transports essential goods and freight, serves thousands of daily commuters, and forms an island-wide transport network t...

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LNP - New revised health guidelines to be issued, lifting some restrictions

2021-07-09   |   Health

Director-General of Health Services will issue revised guidelines, lifting several restrictions, which need to be followed by people due to COVID-19, ...

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LNP - SriLankan Airlines rejects claims that its flight suffered mid-air fuel shortage

2021-07-09   |   Technology

While rejecting claims that on July 6, SriLankan flight (UL504 en route from London to Colombo) had suffered a mid-air fuel shortage, SriLankan Airlin...

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LNP - All types of visas for foreigners extended for another 30 days: Immigration Dept.

2021-07-09   |   Travel

The validity period of all types of Visas currently obtained by foreigners in Sri Lanka has been extended up to August 8 from today, the Immigration D...

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LNP - 2% additional interest rate for SDAs

2021-07-09   |   Business

Additional interest up to 2 percent per annum will be extended for two years for Special Deposit Accounts (SDAs), the Central Bank said today. “Cons...

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