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…
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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.…
Health LNP - Over 400,000 people vaccinated yesterday
The highest number of vaccinations in Sri Lanka so far against Covid-19 was administered yesterday, the Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry said.…
Health LNP - Delta variant more transmissible but not more fatal than others: WHO expert
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 not more…
Business LNP - Amendments will be brought to Finance Bill - AG
The Attorney General today informed the Supreme Court that several amendments will be brought to the proposed Finance Bill and the final version of the bill…
Technology LNP - World’s largest star sapphire cluster to be sold at gem auction in China
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, the Daily…
Technology LNP - Nurses to stage one-hour protest outside 100 main Hospitals today
While claiming that the authorities have failed to resolve their issues, Government Nursing Officers' Association President Saman Rathnapriya yesterday said…
Health LNP - 48 more die of COVID-19: Death toll surges to 4,195
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 death toll…
Sports LNP - Second Sri Lanka-India T20I postponed
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 allrounder…
Travel LNP - SL to discuss with 21 countries to lift travel ban on tourists
Minister Prasanna Ranatunga today said the Tourism Ministry together with the Ministry of External Affairs was working on removing the travel restrictions…
Health LNP - SL to commence manufacture of saline and affiliated liquids in September
In what appeared to be a breakthrough in the production of medical items, the government will fully depend on locally manufactured saline and other related…
Health LNP - Sri Lanka surpasses global vaccination average
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 global…
Law LNP - Gazette issued to display weight in kg’s on LPG cylinders
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) issued another Extra Ordinary Gazette notification today making it mandatory to state the weight in Kilograms of any…