October 2024 - Page 7 of 11 - Sri Lanka News Papers

LNP – Experienced persons should be in Parliament to handle economic crisis: Ranil

October 18, 2024 Tyronne Jayamanne 0 Comments parlimentsrilanka, Ranil, RW, Wicramasinghe

There should be experienced people in Parliament to resolve the economic crisis, former President Ranil Wickremeisnghe said today.

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LNP – Sri Lanka to receive USD 1.69 billion in loans within next 3-5 years: Report

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024 Tyronne Jayamanne 0 Comments srilankagovernment, srilankaloans, USD, USdoller

Meanwhile, the report also states that Sri Lanka is expected to receive 1.69 billion US dollars in loans from multilateral agencies within the next 3 to 5 years.

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LNP – Sri Lanka script history, beat West Indies in T20 series for first time

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024 Tyronne Jayamanne 0 Comments 3rdt20match, slvswi, srilankacricket, srilankavswestindies

Sri Lanka thrashed West Indies by 9 wickets on Thursday (October 17) to take the series by 2-1. Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga chipped in with 2 wickets each to help the hosts restrict West Indies to 162 runs. In reply, both Kusal Mendis and Kusal Perera brought up magnificent fifties to take the series.

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LNP – Police seek regulatory changes to combat surge in online scams involving foreign nationals

October 17, 2024 Tyronne Jayamanne 0 Comments onlinecamps, onlinefraudsrilanka, onlinescams

Following the recent arrests of several foreign nationals, mostly Chinese, involved in online scams, the police are now seeking guidance

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LNP – Tourist arrivals surpass 63,000 in first half of October

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024 Tyronne Jayamanne 0 Comments foreignvisitorssrilanka, srilankatouridm, srilankatouristarrivals

Sri Lanka welcomed 63,491 tourists in the first half of October, in continuing with the slowdown in tourist arrivals, ahead of the winter season, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) data showed.

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LNP – 500-house township to be vested to recipients after 14 years

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024 Tyronne Jayamanne 0 Comments saudiarabia, saudiassistance, tsunamihouses

A township of 500 houses with other facilities such as a hospital and a recreation hall built with assistance from

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LNP – Rs. 3,000 allowance to be credited to pensioners’ accounts from today

October 16, 2024October 16, 2024 Tyronne Jayamanne 0 Comments pensionallowance, rs3000pensionallowance, srilankapension

The Department of Pensions is set to distribute the monthly interim allowance of Rs. 3,000 to all pensioners starting today (16), the President’s Media Division (PMD) announced.

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