Technology LNP - Sigiriya: sustainable wonder to the world
Sigiriya, considered to be one of the most valuable historical monuments in Sri Lanka, has long been renowned as an architectural wonder of urban planning and…
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Entertainment LNP - Expolanka delivers record breaking Q1 performance
259% YoY growth in Group Profit After Tax up to Rs. 6.3 Bn 165% YoY increase in Group revenue up to Rs. 95.7Bn Logistics growth driven by surging retail demand…
Politics LNP - WHO congratulates Sri Lanka for administering over 500,000 vaccines in single day
The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulated the Sri Lankan government for once again administering a record number of over 500,000 COVID-19 vaccines in a…
Sports LNP - Suspended trio’s ban period reduced, fine enhanced
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has reduced the length of the suspension period recommended by the inquiry committee on the suspended trio who breached the bio-bubble…
Health LNP - SL notes warnings that the worst COVID-19 outbreak is ahead
The health authorities have taken note of warnings by world-renowned Sri Lankan born virologist of Hong Kong University Prof. Malik Peiris that Sri Lanka is to…
Health LNP - Another batch of 104,000 doses of ’’Pfizer’’ vaccines brought to SL
Another batch of 104,000 doses of the "Pfizer" vaccine manufactured in the US, was brought to the country this morning to be used as the second dose, the…
Education LNP - Issuing copies of birth, death, marriage certificates to go online
Copies of birth, death and marriage certificates will be issued online from today (Aug.2), the Registrar General's Department said. Certificates can be applied…
Travel LNP - Flights carrying vaccinated passengers allowed operating in full capacity
The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAA) yesterday gave clearance for incoming flights to operate in full capacity provided the passengers are fully…
Politics LNP - Western Province to receive face-lift
The Western Province is slated to receive a face-lift with plans afoot to embark on an urban beautification programme that will start from Kelaniya. The…
Technology LNP - SriLankan Airlines resumes flights to Moscow after 6-year break
National carrier SriLankan Airlines has resumed flights to the Russian capital, Moscow after six-year break where it will operate a weekly scheduled flight…
Law LNP - COVID-19 cases are rising globally including in Sri Lanka: WHO
The COVID19 cases are rising globally including in Sri Lanka, the World Health Organization Country Office for Sri Lanka said. WHO cautioned that this was…
Business LNP - EDB organizes stakeholder forum on organic agricultural exports
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) in association with the Sri Lanka Accreditation Board (SLAB) under the guidance of the Ministry of Trade organized…
Technology LNP - Dialog Axiata Group Becomes the First Quad Play Telco in South Asia to Receive the ISO 14001:2015 Certification
Reiterating its commitment to social, environmental and economic sustainability, Dialog Axiata PLC’s Environmental Management System was certified for the…
Politics LNP - New President’s Media Center declared open
The newly established President’s Media Center has been declared open in Colombo earlier this morning (July 29), President’s Media Division stated.…
Business LNP - Pelwatte Dairy records 148% increase in Profits Before Tax surmounting COVID challenges
Pelwatte Dairy, one of the leading dairy brands in Sri Lanka that locally produces a range of dairy products and saves foreign exchange for the country, has…
Sports LNP - Sri Lanka hold nerve to sink depleted India in low-scoring thriller
Dhananjaya de Silva shone with the bat as Sri Lanka beat India by four wickets in the second Twenty20 international in Colombo on Wednesday to level the…
Travel LNP - Special guidelines for expats, foreign tourists visiting SL from Aug. 1: CAASL
The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL), has introduced a set of special guidelines for Sri Lankan and foreign tourists who wish to visit Sri Lanka…
Health LNP - Authorities concerned over reluctance of some people to receive COVID jab
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 the…
Crime LNP - Woman arrested with Rs. 60 mn transaction in bank accounts during 4 yrs
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 up to a…
Travel LNP - Emirates suspends flights from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka until August 7
Emirates will be suspending the carriage of passengers from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to Dubai until August 7.\ Furthermore, passengers who…
Health LNP - Govt. confirms arrival of AstraZeneca vaccines by 5.00 pm on July 31
Head of the Presidential Task Force for National Deployment of Vaccines Lalith Weeratunga today assured that the consignment of 725,000 doses of AstraZeneca…
Development LNP - MAGA undertakes design and construction of two key flyovers in Colombo 02
Maga Engineering has begun construction of two new flyovers in Slave Island (Colombo 02), along Justice Akbar Mawatha and Uttarananda Mawatha. The proposed…
Business LNP - The Chamber Academy holds webinar on ‘Business Planning in the Age of AI’
The Chamber Academy, the knowledge arm of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Hutchison Telecommunications Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, London Stock…
Politics LNP - All non-degradable lunch sheets banned from August
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 August 2021.…