LNP – Half a coconut selling at Rs. 120
Due to a shortage of coconuts in the country, it is reported that half a coconut is being sold at a price between Rs. 100 and Rs. 120.
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Politics
LNP – Govt. to revise electricity tariff soon, refutes 3-year claim
The government will take measures to revise the electricity tariff by a certain margin, and it will not take three years as claimed by Trade Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe,
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LNP – EC issues ultimatum to candidates over expense reports
The Election Commission has announced that all candidates must submit their income and expenditure reports by December 6, with the deadline set at midnight.
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LNP – MPs, Ministers refuse luxury vehicles due to low fuel efficiency: Speaker
Speaker Dr. Shoka Ranwala said yesterday most MPs and Ministers refuse to use luxury vehicles due to their low fuel efficiency.
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LNP – 29 Deputy Ministers sworn in
The Deputy Ministers of the new National People’s Power (NPP) government have been sworn in this evening (21) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.
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LNP – Government to import 70,000 tonnes of Nadu rice
The government has decided to import Nadu rice subject to maximum of 70,000 tonnes as a solution to the shortage of rice in the market
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LNP – What Sri Lankan MPs receive: Secretary General details MP benefits
The Secretary General of Parliament, Mrs. Kushani Rohanadheera, clarified that a Member of Parliament (MP) is not paid a salary but is entitled to an allowance.
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LNP – President Dissanayake to visit India in December – report
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will visit India at the invitation of the Indian government in mid-December, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said on Monday.
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LNP – Dr. Harini Amarasuriya assumes duties as PM
National People’s Power (NPP) MP Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has officially assumed duties in the office as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
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LNP – Gazette issued declaring Ravi Karunanayake as NDF’s National List MP
The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has issued a Gazette notification declaring that former minister Ravi Karunanayake has been elected as a Member of Parliament through the National List of the New Democratic Front (NDF), which contested the General Election under the ‘Gas Cylinder’ symbol.
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