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Marikar calls for Colombo Mayor Vraie Balthazar's resignation or removal
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP S. M. Marikar has deman...

FSP claims proposed anti-crime bill surrenders judicial powers to executive
The Frontline Socialist Party’s Pubudu Jayagoda has all...
Business
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Export sector vulnerable to flawed security laws, warns Ceylon Chamber
Sri Lanka's premier business chamber says that the proposed national security and anti-crime legislation could jeopardise Sri Lanka’s export...
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State banks drive 1H SOE gains as SriLankan Airlines sinks deeper
51 major State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) reported a combined profit of Rs. 259.3 billion in the first half of 2026, marking a notable increase from Rs. 227.8 billion in the corresponding period of the ...
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Small business VAT non-filing rates jump to 19%
Non-filings of Value Added Tax among Sri Lankan businesses increased during the first quarter of 2026 despite simultaneous gains in overall on-time submission rates.
The finding was published by the ...
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Private sector warns govt. over impact of new anti-terror bills on investor confidence
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has warned the government that enacting vaguely defined anti-terrorism and crime legislation could severely damage investor confidence and threaten crucial international...
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Access Engineering hit by Rs. 310 million loss as Colombo Port mega-project collapses
Access Engineering PLC has formally notified the Colombo Stock Exchange that shareholders of South Asia Commercial and Logistics Hub Limited have mutually agreed not to proceed with the South Asia Com...
World
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Trump thinks he will meet Xi and Putin at China APEC summit
President Donald Trump said on Sunday he thinks he will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at an APEC leaders' summit in China next week and discuss ending the w...
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Global tech stocks plunge as US midterms add to AI slowdown fears
Trillions of dollars has been wiped off the stock value of major tech firms in the US, Europe and Asia in a market rout after the US midterm elections sparked concerns of a slowdown in artificial inte...
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Paraguay’s president quits after millions of people’s savings frozen in bank crisis
Santiago Peña’s rightwing administration had authorised Ueno Bank to drastically expand operations before collapse
Paraguay’s rightwing president, Santiago Peña, resigned on Thursday after a politica...
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Trump says Republicans harmed by Iran war, inability to 'transfer the love' for him
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (Nov 4) the Iran war has been worth it despite acknowledging its role in losses in US midterm elections in which his Republican party lost control of Congre...
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Spanish transport minister resigns days after deadly train crash
Spain's Transport Minister Óscar Puente has resigned - six days after the high-speed train collision in which at least 69 people were killed and dozens injured.
He announced his decision in Congress,...
Sports
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FIFA pledges $25 million to make football Sri Lanka’s top sport
World football governing body FIFA has pledged USD 25 million to transform Sri Lanka into a major football-playing nation over the next four years.
The landmark funding package was finalized during a...
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Sri Lanka suspends automobile sports body
An Extraordinary Gazette has been issued temporarily suspending the registration of the National Sports Association for Automobile Sports.
The Gazette also appoints the Secretary to the Ministry of Y...
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Rumesh Tharanga Claims Javelin Gold in Budapest with 91.09m Throw
Sri Lankan javelin thrower Rumesh Tharanga has secured victory in the men’s javelin throw at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Hungary, defeating a field that included several of ...
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India drive home advantage in Sri Lanka despite Sonal Dinusha's maiden Test ton
Sri Lanka allrounder Sonal Dinusha struck a maiden century but India took a firm grip on proceedings at stumps on a rain-shortened third day of the first Test in Galle.
Dinusha, batting at number 6 a...
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SL vs IND 1st Test: Selectors gamble on Dickwella recall
The return of seasoned wicketkeeper batter Niroshan Dickwella has dominated headlines following the announcement of Sri Lanka’s 16 member squad for the upcoming opening Test against India.
The select...







