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India reaffirms commitment to regional healthcare cooperation at BIMSTEC meeting
India has reaffirmed its commitment to building a healt...

Government fears uprising by frustrated citizens - Opposition Leader
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has alleged that the...
Business
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New agreement opens Italian investment channels for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s primary private sector business body has established a direct commercial pipeline into Italy following a landmark bilateral agreement signed with the Italian national chamber network in Co...
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HSBC’s proposed exit exposes Sri Lanka’s investment retention failure
Sri Lanka’s efforts to attract foreign investment face an equally important test. The key question is whether the country can retain international businesses that have already invested, established op...
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Softlogic Life quarterly profit crashes 93 percent amid mounting liabilities
Softlogic Life Insurance PLC suffered a dramatic 92.9 percent plunge in quarterly group net profit as heavy claims, soaring contract liabilities, and sharp borrowing costs eroded earnings.
The Sri La...
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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 ...
World
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US House blocks path to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
The Republican-led US House of Representatives moved on Tuesday (Nov 10) to effectively block an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, buying more time for the polarising Pentagon chief be...
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Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina appeals for a new passport to return from exile
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requested a new passport Monday to facilitate her return from exile two years after she was ousted in a mass uprising.
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Trump says FBI investigating Nvidia boss's affair with alleged Chinese spy
US President Donald Trump has said the FBI is investigating the affair between the chief executive of Nvidia and an alleged Chinese spy.
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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...
Sports
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Sri Lanka-Pakistan second Test moved from Lahore to Rawalpindi over smog concerns
Sri Lanka’s second Test against Pakistan has been shifted from Lahore to Rawalpindi due to rising smog levels in the provincial capital, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Tuesday.
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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...







