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SLT-MOBITEL launches 'Lankakonect' app to support Sri Lankans overseas
SLT-MOBITEL, in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, & Tourism, has officially launched the Lankakonect mobile application—a digital complaint management platform designed for Sri Lankans living and working abroad.
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June 19, 2026
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Thabrew emulates Tharanga to reach qualifying standards for World Junior Championships
With Sri Lankan javelin sensation Rumesh Tharanga continuing to make headlines through his record-breaking performances on the international stage, his success is already inspiring the next generation of throwers at home.
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June 19, 2026
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Softlogic Life focuses on Sri Lanka’s health protection future at Investor Forum 2026
Softlogic Life Insurance PLC convened its Investor Forum 2026 under the theme Big Moves, Big Impact, bringing together Sri Lanka’s investment community to present its performance, strategic priorities, and growth outlook.
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June 19, 2026
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Can a punishment-free child become a threat to Sri Lankan society?
Children are the future of every nation, and the values they learn during childhood shape the society they will eventually lead.
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June 19, 2026
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At G7 Summit, PM Modi urges world to shield vulnerable countries from WA crisis
SNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday emerged as the voice of the Global South as he urged global leaders at the G7 Summit in France to not let the most vulnerable countries suffer due to the disruptions caused by the West Asia crisis.
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June 19, 2026
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AI Catalyst Symposium 2026 urges shift from ambition to execution
In order to realise meaningful ROI
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June 19, 2026
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111st Colombo Championships begin today
The Vision Care 111st Colombo Tennis Championships 2026 will begin today at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA) clay courts in Colombo with a record number of entries and the biggest prize fund in the tournament’s history worth Rs. 3 million, officials announced at a press conference.
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June 19, 2026
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University research creates jobs
Our planet is under pressure, climate change is real and we have to deal with it sooner or later.
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June 19, 2026
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Rainy weather and Vitamin D
Rainy weather can quietly affect vitamin D levels in a way that is often underestimated, especially in regions that experience prolonged monsoon seasons or frequent overcast skies.
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June 19, 2026
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Prime Residencies commences construction of THE GOLF on Lake Drive, Colombo 08
Prime Residencies, the real leader in the modern real estate, and a subsidiary of Prime Group, officially marked the commencement of construction on its latest ultra-luxury residential development, THE GOLF, with its groundbreaking ceremony held at the project site on Lake Drive, Colombo 8.
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June 19, 2026
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Lanka's rubber industry prepares for EU deforestation regulations through EU-funded capacity-building drive
As global markets place increasing emphasis on sustainable and deforestation-free supply chains, Sri Lanka’s rubber sector is taking proactive steps to strengthen its competitiveness.
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June 19, 2026
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Lanka calls for binding global rules on military AI
Addressing the Informal Exchanges on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Military Domain and its Implications for International Peace and Security, on 15 June 2024, at the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Sumith Dassanayake highlighted Sri Lanka’s strong position to negotiate a legally binding instrument to address the challenges and concerns posed by emerging technologies in the area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS).
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June 19, 2026
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Ranil warns of another economic crisis, calls for Opposition unity
Former President and UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has warned that Sri Lanka is heading towards a severe economic crisis, alleging that the current administration is steering the country towards \"total collapse.\"
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June 15, 2026
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Easter Sunday debacle: Not by default, but by design — The Damning 3-P Nexus
Seven years after the horrific Easter Sunday attacks of 21 April 2019, which slaughtered over 270 innocent people and maimed hundreds more, Sri Lanka continues to be haunted by a tragedy that was as much a failure of governance as it was an act of terror.
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June 15, 2026
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Harmonising CBSL's pragmatism with long-term structural freedom
\"The emergency measures of today have a way of becoming the permanent institutional arrangements of tomorrow, unless we actively dismantle them.\" Friedrich Hayek (Nobel Prizewinning Economist & Author of The Road to Serfdom')
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June 15, 2026
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Crawley celebrates Feast of St. Anthony
The Feast of St. Anthony of Padua was celebrated with great devotion across Sri Lanka, where the beloved Saint occupies a special place in the hearts of Catholics.
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June 15, 2026
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Two wanted underworld figures brought back from UAE
Two organised crime suspects, identified as Ranasinghe Arachchige Sanka Shirantha alias Bloemendhal Sanka and another known as Modera Chathura, the brother of Modera Nipun, were arrested upon arrival at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on Saturday night (13) after being deported from Abu Dhabi.
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June 15, 2026
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Ex-monk assaulted over social media row
Police have launched an investigation to arrest two assailants who broke into an ashram in Srawasthipura, Anuradhapura, and assaulted a former bhikkhu known as Rajanganaye Saddharatana, leaving him seriously injured.
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June 15, 2026
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Werro, Broeders-Bol and Lyles among stars in Ostrava
An 800m clash starring Audrey Werro and Broeders-Bol plus an attack on the world 150m best are among the expected highlights of the Ostrava Golden Spike, this season’s eighth World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting, on Tuesday (16).
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June 15, 2026
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Viral diseases on the rise
The number of patients hospitalised due to viral illnesses, including dengue fever, had increased significantly, health officials said yesterday, adding that there had been a rise in daily dengue-related admissions.
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June 15, 2026
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Delhi High Court verdict in NewsClick Case seen as strong reaffirmation of press freedom in India
In a significant judgment, widely viewed as a reaffirmation of press freedom and the rule of law in India, the Delhi High Court has quashed criminal proceedings and money-laundering investigations against digital news portal NewsClick and its founder-editor Prabir Purkayastha, ruling that the allegations made by investigating agencies did not disclose any criminal offence.
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June 15, 2026
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Govt. eyes multi-billion dollar green hydrogen future
The government has launched an ambitious drive to attract global investment into green hydrogen and green ammonia production, a move expected to reshape the country’s energy landscape, generate billions of dollars in foreign direct investment and establish the island as a strategic clean energy hub in the Indian Ocean.
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June 15, 2026
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Theft of USD 2.5 mn from Treasury: CoPF accused of complicity in NPP cover-up
Harsha rejects what he called frivolous accusations
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June 15, 2026
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Tharanga set for high-profile javelin clash in Ostrava
Fresh from his historic record-breaking performance in Rome, Rumesh Tharanga will be one of the headline attractions in the men's javelin event at the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting which will be held today.
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June 15, 2026
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Palm leaf manuscripts of Sri Lanka — Part V
Medical prescriptions were written on palm leaf manuscripts.
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June 15, 2026
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Not enough sleep and seeing things that aren't there?
The hallucinations tend to be “simple” ones like seeing shadows out of the periphery of your eyes, seeing patterns or walls “move”, hearing your phone ping when it didn’t, seeing an insect moving when there isn’t one, or feeling that someone is in the room with you when you are alone.
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June 15, 2026
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Qatar stun Switzerland to earn first ever World Cup point
Qatar scored a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser as they fought back to draw against Switzerland to claim their first-ever point at a World Cup finals.
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June 15, 2026
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Hodelin soars 8.46m to break world U20 long jump record
Cuba’s Jorge A. Hodelin soared 8.46m to break the world U20 long jump record* at the Envol Trophée, a World Athletics Continental Tour Challenger meeting, in Pierre-Bénite, France, on Saturday (13).
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June 15, 2026
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Sri Lanka lands a spot in elite Global Actuarial Boot Camp
‘Goodbye to guesswork, hello to hard numbers for a more secure financial future’
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June 15, 2026
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Union Assurance honours top Sampath Bank performers at Life Leads Awards 2025
Union Assurance, Sri Lanka’s longest-standing private life insurer, honoured top life lead performers at the Sampath Bank Life Leads Annual Awards 2025, held at Cinnamon Life, Colombo.
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