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Marikkar Alleges Rs. 9.7bn Tax Evasion by Five Coconut Oil Importers
Five coconut oil importing companies have evaded Rs. 9.7 billion in taxes over the past two and a half years, Samagi Jana Balawega...
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Sri Lanka Expands Ban on Gambling Sites
Sri Lanka has added nearly 100 more online betting sites to a list of banned portals as part of a crackdown on unauthorised gambli...
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Shadow Money Networks Threaten Sri Lanka's Fragile Economic Recovery
Sri Lanka's battle to rebuild its economy faces an increasingly dangerous challenge from underground money transfer networks that...
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Tear Gas Used as Roof-Top Protest Erupts at Negombo Correctional Centre
Authorities were forced to use tear gas to bring a tense situation under control at the Pallansena Open-Air Correctional Centre in...
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Police Respond to Unrest Reports at Pallansena Prison in Negombo
Authorities have increased security at Pallansena Prison in Negombo after reports of a tense situation developing inside the facil...
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Stable outlook masks deep risks to Sri Lanka's economic recovery, says S&P
S&P Global Ratings has affirmed Sri Lanka's sovereign rating at 'CCC+/C' with a stable outlook, offering the country a measure...
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AI revolution disrupts Sri Lanka's $5 billion digital export ambitions
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence are threatening to destabilise Sri Lanka's long-term target of achieving USD 5 billion i...
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Russia kills 17 in missile strikes on Ukraine, destroys warehouses, logistics
Russia fired dozens of ballistic missiles at Kyiv and the surrounding region on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and destroyi...
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Sri Lanka's finest cueists set for 2026 title chase
The Billiards and Snooker Association of Sri Lanka (BSASL) is set to bring together the country's finest cueists when the 6 Red Sn...
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Rumesh Tharanga Claims World No. 1 Ranking in Men’s Javelin
Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga has surged to top spot in the men's javelin throw world rankings, becoming the first athlete from the...
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Sri Lankan football chief appointed Vice President of South Asian Football Federation
Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) President Jaswar Umar has been unanimously elected as the Vice President of the South Asia...
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Ariana Grande to take a break from public life amid 'endless' scrutiny
Ariana Grande is to withdraw from public appearances and will no longer star in an upcoming musical production in London when she...
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Abhisaari: A window to another reality - Prof. Rohan Samarajiva
It’s possible that the people who funded the film Abhisaari, now in select theatres, wanted to get a message across. The writer/di...
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After Asian pop category launch, BTS says it won't submit music to Grammys
K-pop juggernaut BTS announced Wednesday that it will not submit its music for consideration at the 69th Grammy Awards, set for Fe...
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