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Court fixes February 2027 date for Namal Rajapaksa money laundering case
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has scheduled a money laundering case against Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa and several other sus...
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Japan grants Rs. 4.56 billion to reduce flood risks in Wattala and Peliyagoda
Japan has agreed to provide a grant of 2.179 billion Japanese yen, equivalent to approximately Rs. 4.56 billion, to Sri Lanka to i...
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New organised crime bill risks Sri Lanka EU GSP+ trade concessions - HRW
International rights watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Sri Lankan government to withdraw its newly proposed organize...
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Misguided deployment of unarmed staff directly contributed to officer deaths during prison mutiny - HRCSL
Senior management at the Prisons Department made flawed operational decisions that directly contributed to the deaths of ten offic...
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Sri Lanka risks losing donor trust over sluggish capital expenditure, warns UNDP
Sri Lanka risks weakening its global leverage with international creditors and donors if public project implementation and capital...
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India's port expansion will not harm Colombo's transhipment business, Indian strategist says
India’s development of domestic maritime transhipment hubs will not harm Colombo’s port revenues as global shipping lines expand o...
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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 H...
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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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