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LK Domain Registry empowers Sri Lankans to create their own digital identity with myPage.lk
LK Domain Registry, celebrating 35 years as Sri Lanka's trusted digital identity custodian, today announced myPage.
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November 27, 2025
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Lankan student in Bengaluru blackmailed after video call by 'Instagram friend'
(NDTV) A 24-year-old Sri Lankan national, in Bengaluru, has fallen victim to an online sextortion racket involving an unidentified individual who first contacted him through Instagram.
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November 27, 2025
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Harmer's six-for hands India their biggest Test defeat and seals South Africa's 2-0 sweep
In front of empty stands in India's newest Test venue, South Africa competed their utter domination of the hosts with a whitewash and their heaviest Test defeat in terms of runs.
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November 27, 2025
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'Integral, inalienable part of India': New Delhi responds to Beijing’s claim over Arunachal Pradesh
New Delhi has asserted that Arunachal Pradesh is an “integral part” of India in response to Beijing’s claim over the territory as the two countries rowed over the detention of an Indian citizen at Shanghai Airport.
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November 27, 2025
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'They told me to choose between my hijab and boxing'
With a pile of notes stacked beside her, Zeina Nassar sat her parents down in their Berlin living room, ready to give a presentation on why they should let her box.
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November 27, 2025
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Sansa, Lisa shine at BSC Athletics Meet
Sansa Jayawardena and Lisa Li were selected as the Year 7-8 Girls’ Age Group champions at the Inter-House Athletics Meet of the British School in Colombo (BSC) held at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Sports Complex in Diyagama recently.
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November 27, 2025
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Trump sends envoy to Moscow in hope of finalising Ukraine peace plan
IANS: US President Donald Trump said that he has directed his special envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in hope of finalizing a peace deal on the Ukraine crisis.
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November 27, 2025
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“Best in Class”
Tony Uswattage, Head of Quality, Safety & Sustainability at CBL Foods International (Pvt) Ltd collects award from APQO officials at 30th APQO International Conference held in Beijing, China from 15th to 17th October 2025
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November 27, 2025
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Leading experts convene to combat Antimicrobial Resistance
November 24, 2025 In view of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) 2025, New Anthoney's Farms, one of Sri Lanka's leading sustainable poultry producers, together with the Ministry of Health, hosted a landmark forum titled \"Building a Collective Response: Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future\" on Monday, November 24 at The View, Waters Edge.
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November 27, 2025
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China donates Rs. 43 Mn worth of aid to support Lankan women and children
The All-China Women’s Federation (ACWF) has extended a major donation valued at 1,000,000 RMB (around Rs.
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November 27, 2025
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Brazil's SC orders ex-president to begin 27-year jail term
IANS: Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to begin serving a 27-year prison sentence.
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November 27, 2025
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Kadugannawa road repairs: NBRO submits report to RDA, DS
The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has submitted a report with recommendations on immediate and long-term measures for the landslide affected site at Pahala Kadugannawa to the Kegalle District Secretary, Mawanella Divisional Secretary, and the Road Development Authority (RDA).
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November 26, 2025
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Police probe removal of name boards from archaeological sites in Batticaloa using tractors
Police in Kiran and Pattipalei say they have launched an investigation, based on complaints into the removal of five name boards erected at five archaeological sites located within Batticaloa Manmunai South and Korale Pattu — Valaichchenai Pradeshiya Sabha areas.
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November 26, 2025
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Sri Lankan pride, global glory: Solar Booze sweeps Service and Performance Excellence Awards
Solar Booze (Pvt) Ltd has emerged as one of Sri Lanka’s most recognized renewable energy companies in 2025, celebrating two prestigious awards on both international and national platforms.
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November 26, 2025
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Cabinet nod for renewed agreement with Italy on mutual recognition of driving licences
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the signing of a renewed agreement with the Italian government on the mutual recognition of driving licences, updating a pact that lapsed in 2021.
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November 26, 2025
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Modi hoists the flag at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday marked the completion of the Ayodhya Ram temple by hoisting the saffron Suryavanshi.
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November 26, 2025
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Namal condemns CID for intimidaing media
SLPP National Organiser MP Namal Rajapaksa has condemned the summoning of Aruna Editor-in-Chief Mahinda Ileperuma to the CID, calling it a blatant act of media suppression and a warning to journalists across the country.
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November 26, 2025
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India brings four labour codes into force, promising reforms amid sharp opposition
India on 21 November 2025 implemented four consolidated labour codes that the government says will modernise decades-old workplace laws, expand social security and simplify compliance —a move welcomed by employers but denounced by trade unions and the opposition as harmful to workers’ rights.
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November 26, 2025
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Lanka on UN's 2026 anti-torture mission list
Sri Lanka will be one of six countries visited by the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) in 2026, as part of a renewed global push to strengthen safeguards against torture and ill-treatment.
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November 26, 2025
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How CSE is designed to fail retail investors
Six Charges, 700% More Expensive:
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November 26, 2025
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UNP finally admits MR saved country from terrorism
Former UNP Minister Harin Piers publicly declared for the first time that Mahinda Rajapaksa led the country, ignoring all those pundit nay sayers and brought the war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to a successful end.
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November 26, 2025
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Rural development as the engine of economic transformation
Rural development is the single most powerful lever for inclusive growth in countries where a large share of the population lives outside cities.
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November 26, 2025
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Truth about duty-free cars: How did it become a right of all and sundry?
lhe GMOA (Government Medical Officers’ Association) now cries foul over the loss of the “right” to import cars at reduced duty.
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November 26, 2025
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Jailed Lankan woman's name figures in TN voters' list!
NEW DELHI, November 25: The name of a Sri Lankan woman is active in the voters' list of the Election Commission of India (ECI).
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November 26, 2025
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First treasures from 'holy grail of shipwrecks' recovered
The site of the wreck is a Colombian state secret and ownership of the treasure is hotly contested.
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November 26, 2025
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CID probes alleged A/L paper leak
The CID has launched an investigation following reports that the Economics question paper of the ongoing G.C.E. Advanced Level examination may have been leaked.
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November 26, 2025
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Govt. didn't promise to allocate 6% of GDP to education this year: PM
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya yesterday (25) denied as baseless claims that the government had promised to allocate 6% of GDP to the education sector in its first year in office.
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November 26, 2025
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Colombo BRC Touch Rugby Club make their mark at the Goa Sevens
Colombo BRC Touch Rugby Club delivered an impressive performance at the Goa Sevens held on 15-16 November in Bambolim, Goa with its two teams 'Colombo Open' and 'Colombo Legends' securing second (runners up) and fourth place respectively in the fiercely contested Mixed Touch Rugby category.
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November 26, 2025
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DSI schools volleyball championship a resoundingsuccess
The 23rd DSI Supersport Schools Volleyball Championship concluded successfully, celebrating the remarkable talent and enthusiasm for volleyball among young athletes.
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November 26, 2025
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Uncertain Resilience
SNS: The latest snapshot of the US job market offers a reminder that economic signals can be frustratingly ambiguous. A jump in hiring in September ~ more than double what forecasters anticipated ~ suggests resilience in the world’s largest economy. Yet, that optimistic headline is quickly complicated by the simultaneous rise in unemployment and a string of sizable layoff announcements from marquee employers.
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