LNP – New vehicles arriving soon; second-hand market to drop 10-15%: Importers

New vehicles will arrive in the country within the next two or three weeks. After their arrival, the existing second-hand…

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LNP – Poor vehicle maintenance contributing to rising road accidents – Health expert

Dr. Samitha Siritunga, a specialist in the Non-Communicable Diseases Unit of the Ministry of Health, warns that inadequate vehicle maintenance…

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LNP – Sri Lanka plans elephant corridors to curb human-elephant conflict – report

Sri Lanka is planning to establish five elephant corridors in its north central province to reduce human-elephant conflicts, according to…

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LNP – Sri Lanka’s transport sector to be modernized with new fleet

Sri Lanka’s public transport sector is to be modernised with the introduction of 1,000 new buses including low-floor and super…

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LNP – Sri Lanka announces luxury tax rates on imported private vehicles

The Sri Lankan government has published Gazette Notification No. 2421/41, signed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as…

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LNP – Sri Lankan govt. imposes 9 conditions on vehicle imports

The Sri Lankan government has officially lifted the temporary suspension on vehicle imports, which had been in effect since early…

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LNP – Yoshitha Rajapaksa surrenders all licensed firearms

The Ministry of Defense recently announced that firearms issued with licenses for personal protection must be surrendered, with the possibility…

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LNP – Govt. mulls closure of state institutions deemed redundant

The government is making a fresh approach to revive the loss-making state institutions, which includes shutting down unviable entities, listing…

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LNP – Former CPC MD arrested over alleged misuse of Rs. 6.1 Mn

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested a former Managing Director of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) in connection with the…

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LNP – Owner of sapphire worth USD 400 million summoned to Presidential Secretariat

The gem businessman who had been facing political threats over a special blue sapphire valued at over USD 400 million…

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