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Indian rupee slips to all-time low of 91.07 against US dollar
The Indian rupee (INR) fell to a record low on yesterday against the US dollar, as uncertainty looms over the India-US trade deal after several rounds of negotiation between both sides and sustained outflow of foreign capital.
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December 17, 2025
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Govt. clears Rs. 47.18 b revision for lower Malwathu Oya project
Cabinet approves extending timeline to 2030
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December 17, 2025
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Parliament sits tomorrow to approve Rs. 500 b spending bill for disaster recovery
CABINET Spokesman and Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa yesterday confirmed that the Government will convene a special sitting of Parliament on 18 and 19 December to present and secure approval for a Rs. 500 billion Supplementary Estimate for 2026, aimed at urgently financing disaster management, infrastructure development, and the rebuilding of damaged homes.
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December 17, 2025
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Three State agencies face Rs. 216 b Ditwah damages bill
Road and bridge restoration alone estimated at Rs. 190 b Power and water utilities report losses exceeding Rs. 25 b Damage to railways and regional roads yet to be assessed World Bank, ADB funding being explored to cover damages
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December 17, 2025
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Sri Lanka seeks greater ADB backing for post-Ditwah recovery, says Sajith
OPPOSITION Leader Sajith Premadasa said Sri Lanka will require enhanced support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to recover from the damage caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
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December 17, 2025
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SLASSCOM: Tech pay stabilising as firms pivot to performance
SRI Lanka's technology services sector (including IT, BPM, and tech services) is entering a phase of pay normalisation, with companies moving away from crisis-era salary hikes and sharpening their focus on performanceand skill-based rewards, according to the SLASSCOM Compensation and Benefits Survey Report 2025.
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December 17, 2025
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Yala paddy stocks to reach market ahead of festive season
THE Cabinet of Ministers at their meeting on Monday approved steps to mill and release paddy stocks purchased during the last Yala season into the domestic market, as the Government seeks to ease supply pressures ahead of the year-end festive period without resorting to direct price controls.
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December 17, 2025
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Flexiprint honoured at Presidential Export Awards 2024/25 for fourth consecutive year
FLEXIPRINT Ltd., a trailblazer in Sri Lanka's printing and packaging industry, has celebrated yet another landmark achievement by securing the Best Exporter Award (sectoral) at the Presidential Export Awards 2024/25.
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December 17, 2025
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Two changes in Adelaide as Aussies confirm XI for third Test
AUSTRALIA have locked in their playing XI for the third AshesTest against England in Adelaide.
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December 17, 2025
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Tea output slips in Nov.; cumulative crop still ahead in 2025
SRI Lanka's tea production declined in November 2025, reversing the marginal gains seen a month earlier, although cumulative output for the year to date remained ahead of last year's levels.
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December 17, 2025
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JVP's II Viru Samaruva
THE JVP held its 36th annual mega commemorative rally, \"Il Viru Samaruva\" in November in Colombo to salute their comrades who laid their lives at the hands of their 'enemies', when they had valiantly struggled for the supreme objective of creating a socialist society in Sri Lanka in 1971 and in the 1988-'89 period.
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December 17, 2025
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LAUGFS Rubber clinches Silver at NCPC Awards 2025 for cleaner production excellence
LAUGFS Rubber, a subsidiary of LAUGFS Holdings, has been recognised with the Silver Award in the Rubber Industry sector under the large category at the National Cleaner Production Awards (NCPC) 2025, which stands as the highest recognition awarded within the sector this year.
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December 17, 2025
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WTA signs with Mercedes in ‘most significant deal in our history’
THE Women’s Tennis Association has announced a long-term partnership with Mercedes-Benz which has the potential to be the largest in women’s sport.
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December 17, 2025
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PRASL hosts specialised cybersecurity masterclass
At Risk for PR & Communications Professionals
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December 17, 2025
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Sri Lanka's oldest Test cricketer D.S. de Silva passes away at 83
First Sri Lankan bowler to take five wickets in an innings in a Test match Tributes from Past-Captains Michael Tissera, Anura Tennekoon
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December 17, 2025
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CSE recovers to end on the up by 0.17%
THE Colombo stock market recovered yesterday to close in green amid mild volatility.
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December 17, 2025
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Lakshman Balasuriya - simply a top-class human being
IT is with deep sorrow that I share the passing of one of my dearests and most trusted friends of many years, Lakshman Balasuriya.
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December 17, 2025
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Ditwah disaster and the tax system: Relief for victims, recognition for donors
IT is a well-established principle that income tax is imposed on net income, after allowing deductions for expenses incurred in the production of income, losses and outgoings, as well as qualifying payments, including donations made to the Government, subject to the provisions of the Inland Revenue Act, No. 24 of 2017 (“the Act”).
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December 17, 2025
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What Sri Lanka Can Learn From Andhra Pradesh: Lessons from the Cll Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam
WHEN the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce led a Sri Lankan business delegation to India’s 30th CII Partnership Summit (organised jointly by Confederation of Indian Industries and Govt of Andra Pradesh, under theme of Technology, Trust, and Trade: Navigating the New Geoeconomic Order) in Visakhapatnam, the goal was simple: understand where India is heading and identify how Sri Lanka can benefit by integrating into the growth rather than be swept aside by it.
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December 17, 2025
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Sri Ganendran appointed CEO of Janashakthi Finance
JANASHAKTHI Finance PLC yesterday said it has appointed Sithambaram Sri Ganendran as its Chief Executive Officer with the regulator Central Bank of Sri Lanka approving the nomination on Monday.
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December 17, 2025
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Rs. 500 m Wealth Trust IPO opens today
THE Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Wealth Trust Securities Ltd., (WTS) will open today, inviting the public to subscribe for 71,548,244 ordinary voting shares at an issue price of Rs. 7 per share.
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December 17, 2025
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17-year-old ambidextrous spinner Gimhani named in Sri Lanka squad
Five-match Women's T20I series against India
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December 17, 2025
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Prof G.L. Peiris offers a rare insider's account of Sri Lanka's peace talks with the LTTE
AS global attention focusses on high-stakes peace negotiations, a definitive SriLankan perspective on the promise and perils of negotiated conflict resolution comes to print.
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December 17, 2025
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TBWA\Sri Lanka wins Silver for Creative Agency of the Year (Rest of South Asia) at Campaign Asia-Pacific Awards
TBWA\SRI Lanka, one of the country’s leading creative agencies and a member of the TBWA global network, has been awarded Silver — Creative Agency of the Year (Rest of South Asia) at the recently concluded Campaign Asia-Pacific Agency of the Year Awards.
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December 17, 2025
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Health, Public Administration Ministers with Ambassador Isomata visit JDR Medical Team Chilaw site
ON 12 December Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka, Akio Isomata visited the field hospital set up and operated by the Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Medical Team in Chilaw, together with Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, and Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister Dr. A.H.M.H. Abayarathna.
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December 17, 2025
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MarketeerPro joins Google for Startups Cloud Program
To accelerate foundational brand building and sustainable growth for SMEs
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December 17, 2025
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UK aid distributed to cyclone-affected communities in the North
ACTING British High Commissioner Theresa O'Mahony visited Jaffna on Saturday, 13 December to support the distribution of UK aid in the North of Sri Lanka following Cyclone Ditwah.
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December 17, 2025
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Well balanced foreign policy helps in time of need
ONE positive outcome of the cyclone Ditwah has been the overwhelming support extended to the country by its neighbours as well as the international community as a whole.
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December 17, 2025
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Secondary Bond market yields recover
Rs. 48 b T-Bill auction in focus ■Rupee depreciates
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December 17, 2025
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SEC and CSE continue drive to broad base stock market
THE Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) and Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) recently conducted more investor forums in Galle, Badulla, Ratnapura, Gampaha, Kegalle and Kuliyapitiya.
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