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Personalized vehicle number plates planned following system upgrade

Sri Lanka, April 23 -- The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) is planning to introduce personalized vehicle number plates featuring customers name, once its existing system is upgraded, officials infor... Read More


Demand for premium number plates surges past 1,100 since 2023

Sri Lanka, April 23 -- The number of motorists opting for high-value vehicle number plates has increased significantly, with over 1,100 plates either issued or reserved since 2023, officials told the ... Read More


Let Parliament decide on probe on hacking of dollars 2.5 million: Free Lawyers

Sri Lanka, April 23 -- Whilst revealing that a sum of US dollars 2.5 million which the government sent to a certain donor as a payment of an installment has been hacked on December 31 last year, the F... Read More


Stranded conductor found during major inspection in Colombo

Sri Lanka, April 23 -- A routine inspection in Colombo took an unusual turn this morning when a bus conductor was found left behind after his own bus reportedly drove off without him. The incident ha... Read More


New Year holiday closure causes temporary drop in egg prices, industry says

Sri Lanka, April 23 -- The closure of shops and bakeries during the Sinhala and Hindu New Year period has led to a temporary decline in egg prices, Egg Producers Association Treasurer Wijaya Alwis sai... Read More


Middle East conflict hits Sri Lanka tourism, arrivals down 20%

Sri Lanka, April 23 -- The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is negatively affecting Sri Lanka's tourism industry, particularly as the peak tourist season approaches, Tourism Deputy Minister and MP ... Read More


Air India mulls broad flight cuts amid high fuel costs

Sri Lanka, April 23 -- Tata Group-owned Air India is weighing a significant scale-back of its flight operations after reportedly posting a loss of nearly Rs 20,000 crore in FY26, amid persistent opera... Read More


Rupee slides further as dollar selling rate hits Rs. 321

Sri Lanka, April 23 -- The Sri Lankan rupee weakened further against the US dollar across commercial banks today (23), with the selling rate reaching Rs. 321. At NDB Bank, the dollar's buying rate ro... Read More


Trump envoy seeks to replace Iran with Italy in football World Cup

Sri Lanka, April 23 -- An envoy to Donald Trump has asked FIFA to replace Iran with Italy in the upcoming World Cup, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The plan is an effort to repair ties be... Read More


Krrish deal case against Namal fixed for May

Sri Lanka, April 23 -- The case against Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa over the alleged Krrish deal was today fixed for May 29 by the Colombo High Court. The case ... Read More