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LNP – Arugam Bay incident suspects held for 90 Days under Detention Order

October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 Tyronne Jayamanne 0 Comments arugambay, srilanka

Two suspects arrested in connection with security threats to foreign tourists in the Arugam Bay area are being detained for 90 days

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LNP – President assures decisive economic measures to protect banking sector and entrepreneurs

October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 Tyronne Jayamanne 0 Comments AKD, Amurakumara, srilankapresident

The President highlighted the critical importance of digitizing Sri Lanka’s economy, including the implementation of a National Digital ID initiative,

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LNP – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank responds to reports of ‘money printing’

October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 Tyronne Jayamanne 0 Comments CBSL, centralbanksrilanka, MONEYPPRINTINGSRILANKA

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) today rejected as ‘completely baseless’ the recent reports claiming that the CBSL has printed currency notes to the value of Rs. 100 billion through Sri Lanka’s open market operations.

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LNP – New contractor appointed for supply of LPG to Litro Gas Company

October 29, 2024October 29, 2024 Tyronne Jayamanne 1 Comment LITROGAS, litrogassrilanka, srilanka

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval for awarding the contract to M/s OQ Trading Limited for the supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to Litro Gas Company for the year 2025.

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LNP – PM Harini responds to ex-President’s claims on public sector salaries

October 29, 2024October 29, 2024 Tyronne Jayamanne 0 Comments PMharini, primeministerharinisrilanka

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that despite former President Ranil Wickramasinghe’s claims about a Cabinet decision to raise government employees’ salaries, the proper procedures were not followed when taking the decision.

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LNP – CSE emerges as second best performer in Asia

October 29, 2024October 29, 2024 Tyronne Jayamanne 0 Comments CSEsrilanka

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has been placed as the second best performing equity index in Asia.

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LNP – Station Masters to launch immediate trade union action

October 29, 2024October 29, 2024 Tyronne Jayamanne 0 Comments srilankarailways, srilankatrainsservices, stationmasterssrilanka

The Sri Lanka Railways Station Masters’ Union (SLRSMU) has decided to initiate immediate trade union action

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LNP – Sri Lanka exceeds last October’s tourist arrivals in first 27 days of month

October 29, 2024October 29, 2024 Tyronne Jayamanne 0 Comments srilankatouristarrivals, touristarrivalfiguressrilanka

Sri Lanka surpassed last October’s total tourist arrivals within the first 27 days of this month, indicating the potential for a double-digit growth trajectory.