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Limited export base restrains Sri Lanka from fully benefiting from EU's GSP+ scheme

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Sri Lanka's limited export diversification and narrow production base have constrained the country from fully capitalizing on the benefits of the GSP+ (Generalized Scheme of Pref... Read More


Sewwandi fled by boat, spent three weeks in India before reaching Nepal

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Police investigations have revealed that Ishara Sewwandi, the main suspect in the murder of organized crime figure Ganemulla Sanjeewa, fled Sri Lanka by boat from Jaffna and spen... Read More


COPA slams CMC over unauthorized funeral parlour on Borella Kanatte land

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has taken Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) to task for its failure to take action against an unauthorized funeral parlour on the land allocated... Read More


PNB Director Hemal Prashantha transferred

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hemal Prashantha, Director of the Police Narcotics Bureau, has been transferred as the Acting Commanding Officer of the Police Field Force H... Read More


Namal urges government to keep promises made to the people

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa yesterday warned the government to fulfill the promises made to the people, saying that "enough lies have been told." He said that no matter how ... Read More


Wanninayake to surrender before Magistrate's Court

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Attorney-at-Law Gunaratne Wanninayake, through his counsel today informed the Court of Appeal that he would forthwith surrender before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate's Court in con... Read More


Prime Minister to visit India from October 16-18

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya is scheduled to undertake an official visit to India from October 16 to 18, 2025. During the visit, she will hold several high-level meetin... Read More


Kopay Police withdrawn after court ruling

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- The Kopay Police have been temporarily withdrawn from the area following an order issued by the Jaffna District Court. The police station had been operating from eight houses ow... Read More


Manusha Nanayakkara arrested

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Former Minister Manusha Nanayakkara was arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption a short while ago. Published by HT Digital Con... Read More


Sinopec assures speedy commencement of new Hambantota refinery

Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- A high-level delegation from China's Sinopec Group has assured Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath, that the company will expedite the commencement of the proposed oil ref... Read More