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Netherlands commits half a million euros to local plantations

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- The tea industry must urgently adopt climate-resilient and ethical practices, Acting Ambassador Iwan Rutjens warned. The Netherlands pledged 500,000 euros (approximately Rs. 199.8... Read More


Central Bank caps maximum LTV ratio for gold loans

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- The Central Bank of Sri Lanka took steps to limit the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) ratio for credit facilities granted against the pledge of gold articles, aiming to ensure the sta... Read More


Central bank revises maximum LTV ratios for vehicle leasing

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- New directives revising the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) ratios for credit facilities provided for the purchase or use of motor vehicles were issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lank... Read More


Landslide early warnings issued for six districts

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- The National Building Research Institute (NBRI) has issued landslide early warning notices for six districts due to the prevailing rainy weather conditions across the island. The... Read More


Elderly couple drugged, robbers flee with gold

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- A three-member organised robbery gang, including a woman, allegedly posed as prospective homebuyers, rendered a retired Railway Department driver's assistant and his wife unconsci... Read More


Case filed against CMC over alleged VAT evasion

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- The Commissioner General of Inland Revenue has filed a case before the Colombo Magistrate's Court seeking an order to recover Rs. 1,034 million in Value Added Tax (VAT), which is ... Read More


19 injured after bus carrying garment workers veers off road

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- 19 individuals sustained injuries after a bus transporting garment factory workers veered off the road and overturned into a paddy field in the Kalaeliowita area on the Kahathuduw... Read More


Special advisory issued to control enteroviral meningitis

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health issued a special set of guidelines last weekend to all health sectors and institutions regarding the control, prevention, preparedn... Read More


Hidden T-56 weapon unearthed in forest reserve raid

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- A modern T-56 assault rifle, which had been coated with grease, wrapped in polythene and buried, has been recovered by the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) from the Somawathiya reserv... Read More


Party secretaries can't decide election dates: Namal Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa said that it is not political party secretaries who decide the date of elections, bu... Read More