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LNP – Leading liquor store owner booked for promoting booze sales through Facebook

A leading liquor store chain owner cum hotelier had been booked by the Department of Excise yesterday for promoting booze…

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LNP – More than 50 countries have contacted White House to start trade talks, Trump adviser says

More than 50 countries have reached out to the White House to begin trade talks, a top economic adviser to…

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LNP – Thousands protest against Trump and Musk in ’Hands Off!’ rallies across US and Europe

Tens of thousands of protesters have taken part in an anti-Trump protest in a score of locations across the US…

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LNP – India, Sri Lanka sign landmark defence pact during Modi’s visit

In a significant step towards bolstering bilateral ties, India and Sri Lanka on Saturday signed a landmark defence cooperation agreement…

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LNP – India, Sri Lanka exchange seven MoUs

India and Sri Lanka exchanged seven MoUs covering areas such as defence, interconnection of two power grids, the development of…

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LNP – Sri Lanka sends military team to assist Myanmar’s earthquake victims

A team of Sri Lankan tri-forces personnel, including medical staff, departed for Myanmar on a special flight on Saturday to…

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LNP – CSE dips again amid ongoing global trade tensions

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) extended its losses as uncertainty over global tariff negotiations continued to weigh on investor sentiment.…

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LNP – Excise earns record revenue of Rs.61Bn in 2025 first quarter

One of the three main revenue-generating arms of the country and the competent authority regulating the liquor industry, the Excise…

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LNP – Cut our tax to 6% or drop tariffs to counter US move: Kalugamage

The best and only solution to the new tax rate imposed by the US is to either completely remove the…

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LNP – China to impose 34% retaliatory tariff on all goods imported from US

China on Friday announced a slew of additional tariffs and restrictions against U.S. goods as a countermeasure to sweeping tariffs…

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