Politics LNP - Sinopharm to be made locally
The Cabinet yesterday approved producing the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in Sri Lanka with Government intervention. It has been decided to vest the authority to…
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Technology LNP - Sampath Bank digitalizes KYC process with Department for Registration of Persons
Sampath Bank PLC entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department for Registration of Persons (DRP) to facilitate customer identification…
Politics LNP - President to inaugurate Sri Lanka Investment Forum
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will inaugurate the Sri Lanka Investment Forum (SLIF) 2021 billed to be the region’s first and largest Virtual Investor Forum and…
Business LNP - Govt. shoots down business community request to purchase AstraZeneca vaccines for second jabs
The government has shot down a latest request by the private sector to pay for the importation of Astra Zeneca vaccines for the corporate world as several are…
Crime LNP - CID, FBI, Australian police conduct probe on Easter Sunday attack
The CID together with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the Australian Federal Police are currently conducting an international probe on the…
Business LNP - Penalties imposed on two financial institutions
The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the Central Bank announced it has imposed penalties on two financial institutions amounting to Rs.4.0 million during…
Health LNP - Spike in COVID positive cases, hospitals reach spillover situation: GMOA
With the vast escalation of COVID positive cases in the country, the capacity to accommodate the patients is reaching beyond maximum level, the Government…
Travel LNP - Sri Lanka to suspend passenger arrivals from May 21
Sri Lanka will suspend arrival of passengers from midnight on May 21, says the Chairman of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Thereby, passenger arrivals into the…
Health LNP - China to donate 500,000 more Sinopharm doses to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is to receive another stock of the China-manufactured COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm, State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of…
Politics LNP - Mathivanan, Warnapura & Nishantha withdraw from SLC board election
K. Mathivanan, Bandula Warnapura and Nishantha Ranatunga have decided to withdraw from the upcoming election to elect the office bearers of the Sri Lanka…
Law LNP - SC finds several clauses of Port City Bill inconsistent with Constitution
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena presented the determination of the Supreme Court with regard to the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill to the…
Technology LNP - Sri Lankan players raise image rights issue
Pay cuts are not the only issue that Sri Lanka national team players have had with their central contracts which are yet to be signed, but there are other…
Business LNP - “Tyre shortage looming in local market”
There is an acute shortage of nearly one million brand new tyres in the local market as a result of the import restrictions by the government since2020.…
General LNP - Chinese Embassy urge JV entities to comply with SL trilingual rules
The Embassy of China in Sri Lanka, Colombo, has urged Chinese entities engaged in joint ventures in Sri Lanka to ensure that all project sites and buildings…
Politics LNP - May 24, 25 declared special government holidays
The upcoming Monday (May 24) and Tuesday (May 25) have been declared Special Government Holidays, the Ministry of Public Administration stated. However, this…
Health LNP - Sri Lanka expecting 185,000 more Sputnik V vaccines next Tuesday
Next consignment of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines will arrive in Sri Lanka on May 25 (Tuesday), says State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of…
Politics LNP - Vaccinating school teachers to re-open schools soon: Minister
Attention will be paid to vaccinate all school teachers to ensure health care in schools to re-open them very soon, Education Minister G.L. Peiris said.…
Crime LNP - 141 arrested for violating ID card method
Some 141 people were arrested yesterday for walking on the roads violating ID card method introduced by the police. According to the ID card number, one person…
Travel LNP - Island-wide travel restrictions from Friday
Island-wide travel restrictions will be imposed from 11 pm on Friday (21) to 4 am on May 25 continuously, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said. Then,…
Business LNP - Singer wins Retail Brand of the Year
Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC, was recently bestowed with the coveted “Retail Brand of the Year Sri Lanka 2021” award at the 11th Global Banking and Finance Review…
Travel LNP - Russian tourists to visit Sri Lanka under bubble concept
In an interview with Daily News Business he said that they are planning to open a tourism corridor between Russia and Colombo under the Covid bubble concept.…
Sports LNP -Sprinter Abeykoon inches closer to Olympic qualification
Italian-based Sri Lankan sprinter Yupun Abeykoon inched closer towards achieving the Olympic standard qualifying mark in the men’s 100 metres when he renewed…
Technology LNP - GMOA requests public to curtail travels until end of Vesak
While thanking the public for reducing their movements drastically for three days, the Government Medical officers' Association (GMOA) today requested them…
Travel LNP - Next 3 weeks extremely crucial, warns Army Chief as island wide travel restrictions lifted
Army Commander General Shavendra Silva yesterday said that despite an island wide travel restriction coming to an end at 4 am today, people were cautioned to…