LNP - Over 73,000 new vehicle registrations recorded following relaxation of imports: DMT

2025-06-19   |   Business

Following the recent relaxation of vehicle imports, the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) announced today that a total of 73,489 new vehicle and elect...

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LNP - Oil soars more than 6% after Israel’s strike on Iran alarms market

2025-06-13   |   Business

Oil prices jumped more than $4 a barrel on Friday, hitting their highest price in almost five months after Israel struck Iran, dramatically escalating...

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LNP - Valaichchenai Paper Mill now generating profit: Handunneththi

2025-06-09   |   Business

The state-owned Valaichchenai Paper Mill is currently operating at a profit, according to Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Sunil ...

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LNP - Businessman penalised for selling expired medicines

2025-06-08   |   Business

A businessman has been handed a suspended six-month prison sentence and fined Rs. 10,000 after being found guilty of displaying expired medicines for ...

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LNP - Coconut harvest to drop further this year, imports to continue

2025-06-07   |   Business

The Coconut Research Institute has forecast a further decline of 250 million nuts crop for the first half of 2025 harvest during the first half of thi...

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LNP - Sugar importers warn against tax hike

2025-06-06   |   Business

The sugar importers have urged President and Finance Minister Anura Kumara Dissanayake not to increase the existing sugar import tax, warning that it ...

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LNP - Govt. earns Rs. 136 b from vehicle imports in 4 months

2025-06-05   |   Business

The Government has generated Rs. 136 billion in revenue from motor vehicle imports between January and April 2025.This figure includes collections fro...

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LNP - 18,000 MT of maize to be imported for ‘Thriposha’ production

2025-06-03   |   Business

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to issue a permit to the Sri Lanka Thriposha Limited Company to import 18,000 metric tons of maize. Acco...

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LNP - Sri Lankan economy remains resilient supported by healthy inflows: CBSL

2025-06-01   |   Business

The external sector of the Sri Lankan economy remained resilient in April 2025, supported by healthy inflows from tourist earnings and workers’ remi...

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LNP - Colombo Stock Exchange records landmark single-day turnover

2025-05-28   |   Business

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) recorded a significant milestone today (27), with its total market turnover reaching Rs. 18.7 billion, one of the hig...

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