Weather LNP - New luxury Colombo-Badulla train operative on weekends
The Ministry of Transport says that a luxury train will be operated between Colombo and Badulla starting from this weekend. The new train, which launched…
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Crime LNP - Covid-19: two more deaths, 188 new cases reported
The Director General of Health Services has confirmed another two Covid-19 related deaths in the country for yesterday (10). The victims are both males above…
Crime LNP - WP revenue licenses to be issued on all weekdays
The Chief Secretary of the Western Province says that steps have been taken to issue revenue licenses for vehicles in the Western Province on all working days…
Crime LNP - Ex-Sri Lanka President Gotabaya arrives in Thailand for temporary stay: reports
Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Bangkok on Thursday (Aug 11) for what Thai authorities said would be a temporary stay, after weeks of…
General LNP - Nearly 7,000 buses added to transportation fleet today
The Lanka Private Bus Owners' Association (LPBOA) today said that nearly 7,000 buses have been augmented to operations today. LPBOA Chairman Gemunu Wijerathne…
Development LNP - One-hour power cut for next three days
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved one hour power cut from August 8 to 11. Accordingly, power shedding will be imposed in the…
Business LNP - Sinopec likely to enter Lankan fuel market
Sinopec, the biggest petrochemical company in China, is likely to enter Sri Lankan market for fuel importing, distribution and selling petroleum products,…
Crime LNP - Sri Lanka reports three more Covid-19 deaths
The Director General of Health Services has confirmed three more Covid-19 related deaths for yesterday (06 August). All three patients are males above the age…
Technology LNP - Fuel quotas to remain the same for next week
Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera says that the fuel quotas under the national fuel pass system will be automatically updated at midnight today…
Business LNP - Litro Gas turning a profit after years - Chairman
Litro Gas company has become a profit-making institution in July this year for the first time in several years, according to Litro chairman Muditha Peiris. The…
Weather LNP - Showers expected in several provinces and districts
The Meteorology Department says several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and…
Business LNP - Port City Colombo SEZ introduced at the Commonwealth Business Forum 2022 Kigali, Rwanda
CHEC Port City Colombo in collaboration with the Colombo Port City Economic Commission successfully introduced the Special Economic Zone to 50 plus potential…
Technology LNP - China’s Hainan expands COVID lockdowns to quell outbreak
(Reuters) - China’s Hainan, an island province dependent on tourism, locked down more areas on Monday, state media reported, as it battles its worst COVID-19…
Politics LNP - Gotabaya Rajapaksa ‘not accorded any privileges’ in S’pore: MFA
Singapore's foreign minister said yesterday that former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was not being accorded any privileges or immunity in Singapore.…
Sports LNP - Six including 5-year old child drowned
At least six persons including a 5-year-old child drowned during three separate incidents yesterday in Polpitiya, Nawalapitiya and Hatton. Police said woman…
Weather LNP - Deluge could cause minor floods and swell water levels in several rivers
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said that with the heavy rainfall in the country, minor flood situations and situations of increasing water levels in…
Politics LNP - Outward labour migration in 1H tops 2021 full-year figure
Sri Lanka’s outward labour migration in the first half of 2022 surpassed the 2021 full-year figure amid the prevailing deep economic and political crisis in…
General LNP - Ceylon Tea named as Official Tea Supplier for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Ceylon Tea, widely considered by many as the finest in the world and with a rich history dating back more than a century and a half, has been named as the…
Crime LNP - Price of Auto Diesel reduced
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (Ceypetco) has reduced the price of Auto Diesel by Rs. 10 with effect from 10.00 p.m. today (01). Accordingly, the new price…
Politics LNP - Ceremonial opening of third session of 9th Parliament tomorrow
The ceremonial opening of the third session of the Ninth Parliament is scheduled for 10.30 a.m. tomorrow (August 03). According to the Department of…
Education LNP - Schools closed in Nuwara Eliya District tomorrow
All government schools in the Nuwara Eliya District will remain closed tomorrow (02 August) due to adverse weather conditions, the Governor of the Central…
Weather LNP - Heavy rains and strong winds to continue in parts of the island
Showery and windy conditions are expected to continue in the western and southern sea areas and over the southwest quarter of the island with the strengthening…
Crime LNP - Three arrested over torching of President’s residence
Three people have been arrested in connection with the torching of President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s private residence in Colombo 03. They were taken into…
Politics LNP - President renews call for all-party Govt. to build country
President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday stated that his objective is to form an all-party Government by bringing together all political parties and to…