Month: November 2021

LNP – Bakery owners to propose govt. to reduce standard weight of bread to reduce prices

The All Ceylon Bakery Owners’ Association (ACBOA) is to propose to the government to reduce the permitted weight of a…

3 years ago

LNP – Govt. nod to import 100,000 MT of rice from Myanmar

The government has approved to import 100,000 metric tons of rice from Myanmar to keep sufficient buffer stocks. The approval…

3 years ago

LNP – Govt. to import electric vehicles to reduce carbon emission, air pollution

Due to the higher amount of carbon emissions from gasoline vehicles and due to the current air pollution in urban…

3 years ago

LNP – No decision to impose lockdown during upcoming festive season

No decision has been taken to impose a lockdown during the upcoming festive season, Co-Cabinet Spokesman Minister Ramesh Pathirana said.…

3 years ago

LNP – 19 incidents related to LP gas leak explosions within 2 days: Police

Nearly 20 incidents of LP gas related explosions have been reported across the country within past two days, Police said.…

3 years ago

LNP – We can only delay new variant entering Sri Lanka, say Health authorities

Referring to the newly detected COVID-19 variant, Omicron, the Health authorities said they could only delay the new variant entering…

3 years ago

LNP – Cabraal calls hoteliers to embrace present challenges

Central Bank (CB) Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal called the hoteliers to embrace the present challenges in repositioning their product and…

3 years ago

LNP – First round of talks held for Starlink Internet Services in Sri Lanka

Preliminary engagement was initiated with Elon Musk's SpaceX to explore the introduction of Starlink Internet Services in Sri Lanka, Telecommunications…

3 years ago

LNP – 233 domestic gas explosions reported since 2015: Minister

While admitting that there was no SLSI standard in the composition of Propane and Butane in domestic gas, State Minister…

3 years ago

LNP – Omicron poses ’’very high’’ global risk, world must prepare: WHO

The Omicron coronavirus variant is likely to spread internationally, posing a "very high" global risk of infection surges that could…

3 years ago