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State university lecturers announce one-day nationwide strike
Academic activities across all state universities could grind to a total halt on Thursday (30) as academic staff plans to launch a...
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Sri Lanka could lose GSP+ over repressive anti-terror laws - Sajith
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has warned that Sri Lanka risks losing its crucial GSP+ trade concessions from the European Uni...
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Engineer exodus threatens Sri Lankan Airlines’ maintenance resilience
The aborted London-bound flight raises urgent questions about engineering manpower, technical oversight and the cost of sustaining...
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Extreme heat costs Sri Lanka $6.5 billion in lost economic output
Escalating heat stress driven by climate change threatens to strip Sri Lanka of hundreds of thousands of productive working years...
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Indian envoy calls for deeper media collaboration between India and Sri Lanka
The Sri Lanka India Media Friendship Association (SLIMFA) held its Third Annual General Meeting on 28 October 2026 in Colombo, wit...
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Sri Lanka Treasury Bill sales fall short of Rs. 100 billion target
Sri Lanka’s short-term Treasury bill yields edged upwards at Wednesday’s government debt auction as total sales fell short of 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...
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Lula's comeback in Brazil dents Trump's ambitions for Latin America
"Brazil will not accept being anyone's backyard," Brazil's left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva declared in his election...
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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...
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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...
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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 Champion...
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Rescue pug who escaped South Korea’s dog meat trade crowned ‘World’s Ugliest Dog’
A pug who escaped being someone’s meal in the South Korea is the winner of this year’s “World’s Ugliest Dog” competition held in N...
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Umariya urges critics targeting her concert attire to address real national problems
Singer Umariya Sinhawansa has pushed back against intense social media backlash over her stage attire, dismissing baseless online...
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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Scores Biggest First Week in Box Office History
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is still catching new records as the Tom Holland-led movie continues its impressive start at the box off...
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