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LNP - Police obtain orders from several courts in WP from SJB holding rallies

2021-11-15 | Crime

Police today obtained orders from several courts in the Western Province preventing Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) from carrying out protests tomorrow, ...

LNP - Special raid in WP net over 600 suspects

2021-11-15 | Crime

A total of 628 suspects have been arrested in possession of drugs and illicit liquor during a 4-hour special raid conducted in the Western Province ye...

LNP - 22 more COVID-19 deaths reported

2021-11-15 | Crime

A total of 22 more COVID-19 related deaths that occurred yesterday (12) were confirmed by the Director-General of Health Services today pushing the de...

LNP - Six arrested for digging gold buried during war in Mannar

2021-11-15 | Crime

Six suspects have been arrested for digging for gold suspected to be buried during the war in Mannar, police said. The Mannar Police conducted a joint...

LNP - You’re one of most important players in Lankan cricket history: Muttiah tells Mahela

2021-11-15 | Sports

Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan has called his former teammate and the ICC's latest Hall of Fame inductee Mahela Jayawardene one of the ga...

LNP - Vehicle import ban to continue for 6-7 months

2021-11-15 | Business

The vehicle import ban, which has been in effect since March last year, is expected to continue for another six to seven months, Secretary to the Mini...

LNP - President declares open National Defence College

2021-11-12 | Politics

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared open the National Defence College, today (Nov. 11). “The National Defence College (NDC) was established as the...

LNP - Sri Lanka reports 19 more Covid-19 deaths, 527 new cases

2021-11-12 | Crime

The Director General of Health Services has confirmed another 19 coronavirus related deaths for November 10, pushing the death toll in the country due...

LNP - Four provinces to receive fairly heavy rainfall

2021-11-12 | Weather

Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-western and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts, says the Department of Me...

LNP - Budget 2022 to be presented in parliament today

2021-11-12 | Politics

The Second Reading of the Appropriation Bill for the fiscal year 2022 will be tabled in Parliament this afternoon (November 12) by Minister of Finance...