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India to help Mauritius develop, keep a watch on Chagos Islands, gains a strategic toehold in Indian Ocean
India will help Mauritius develop and keep a watch on and around the Chagos Islands —an archipelago, which the Indian Ocean nation recently got back from the United Kingdom. The UK continues to have a military base of the United States in Diego Garcia, its largest island.
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September 15, 2025
The Island
NPP asks why SLPP, SJB didn't vote against Bill to abolish perks and privileges of former Presidents
The NPP has asked the SLPP why the latter did not vote against the Presidents' Entitlements (Repeal Bill), which they lambasted, last week.
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September 15, 2025
The Island
NSC urges UN to take tangible action against Israel
The National Shoora Council (NSC) has, in a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Sunday, urged the UN to facilitate the grant of full membership in the UN to Palestine and to suspend Israel from the UN until Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is surrendered to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in pursuance of the international warrant issued by the ICC for the arrest of Israel's PM.
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September 15, 2025
The Island
UNHRC has institutionalised bias
There is a glaring disparity in the treatment of countries in the world today when it comes to the issue of human rights. Developing nations, which are often plagued by economic instability, poverty, and political instability, have become victims of an unjust approach by the United Nations Human Rights Council.
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September 15, 2025
The Island
Chemical stock found in Middeniya contains substance used to produce crystal meth
The National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB) has said 17 out of the 20 samples taken from a consignment chemcical recently unearthed in Middeniya contain substance used to produce methamphetamine or ICE.
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September 15, 2025
The Island
Nepal's interim PM Sushila Karki vows to follow protesters' demands to 'end corruption'
NEW DELHI, September 14: Nepal's interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki vowed on September 14 to follow protesters' demands to \"end corruption\" as she began work. Gen Z youth ousted her predecessor KP Sharma Oli through violent demonstrations last week.
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September 15, 2025
The Island
Clashes in London as 150,000 join far-right rally against immigration
Some 5,000 rivals gather at White Hall
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September 15, 2025
The Island
India pushes for Rupee’s globalisation: Mauritius joins list of nations trading in local currencies
In a significant step toward the rupee’s internationalisation, India and Mauritius have agreed to settle bilateral trade in their local currencies by bypassing the US dollar for most transactions.
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September 15, 2025
The Island
Power, education and failure to learn
The Inter University Students' Federation (IUSF) has renewed its call for the government to allocate more state funds for education-at least 6% of GDP; this is a demand Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya herself made when she was a prominent member of the Federation of University Teachers' Associations (FUTA).
3 min |
September 15, 2025
The Island
'Sri Lanka is a Garden of Eden for Scientists' – Dr. Pethiyagoda
Sri Lanka's foremost biodiversity scientist, Dr. Rohan Pethiyagoda, describes this country as \"a veritable Garden of Eden for evolutionary scientists.\" Speaking to The Sunday Island, he warned that while the country remains rich in natural heritage, the threats are mounting fast.
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September 15, 2025
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Slim Pharmaceuticals appoints Riza Cassim as CEO
Slim Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd., a leading force in Sri Lanka's healthcare industry, announced the appointment of Riza Cassim as its new Chief Executive Officer.
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September 15, 2025
The Island
From battlefield to boardroom: The discipline of Captain Sampath Abeysinghe's Never Back Security
I n a corporate world often dominated by traditional career paths, the story of Captain Dr. Sir Sampath Abeysinghe stands out as a powerful testament to courage, discipline, and the entrepreneurial spirit.
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September 15, 2025
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Gurukual beat S. Thomas' at Panagoda
Denura Dimansith missed a century by six runs but his knock stood in good stead for Gurukula as they beat S. Thomas' Mount Lavinia by ten runs in the Under 19 Division I Tier 'A' match played at Panagoda.
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September 15, 2025
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Paternain: three passports, one green card and an unexpected bronze medal
When Julia Paternain crossed the finish line of the women’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25, she was not thinking about medals.
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September 15, 2025
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Sensa Solutions Lanka honoured with National Business Excellence Awards
Sensa Solutions Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, a leading provider of printing and packaging solutions, has been recognized for its exceptional performance at the National Business Excellence Awards 2025, organized by the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka.
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September 15, 2025
The Island
Salwa Nasar fastest in 400 metres heats, as Nadeesha clocks 53 seconds
Former World Champion Salwa Eid Nasar clocked the fastest time in the women's 400 metres heats at the World Athletics Championship in Tokyo where Sri Lanka's sole women's representative Nadeesha Ramanayake was placed eighth on Sunday.
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September 15, 2025
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Seville, Jefferson-Wooden win 100 metres
Jamaica's Oblique Seville ran the race of his life to lead a Jamaican 1-2 in the men's 100m final at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 on Sunday (14).
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September 15, 2025
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ADB’s water brings life to Vavuniya, but affordability crisis looms for the poor
For the women of Vavuniya's rural outskirts, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) didn't just lay pipes; it gifted them time. It returned to them the hours once spent in a daily, desperate pilgrimage for water.
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September 15, 2025
The Island
SelIX Group announces strategic expansion into office automation with new division
The SellX Group, a leader in Sri Lanka's ICT industry for over two decades, has announced a strategic expansion into the office automation sector with the launch of a dedicated new division, SellX Office Automation (SelIX OA).
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September 15, 2025
The Island
Bond standoff: Banks swim in cash but shun government debt
A temporary mismatch or a persistent challenge?
1 min |
September 15, 2025
The Island
National expanded programme on immunisation for children
Even just about a couple of decades ago, it was quite common to see our children fall victim to certain serious infectious diseases, over which we had very little control.
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September 15, 2025
The Island
BIA security officer’s bid to smuggle out gold worth Rs 210 mn foiled
A member of the Airport and Aviation Services Sri Lanka (AASL) is under interrogation for working with a group of gold smugglers.
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September 15, 2025
The Island
From marginalised voices to model UN champions: Sri Lankan youth break barriers at SLMUN 2025
Eighteen youth advocates from marginalized communities, supported by Child Action Lanka (CAL), transformed from local activists into award-winning diplomats at the 18th Sri Lanka Model United Nations (SLMUN) conference, held on August 16-17, 2025.
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September 15, 2025
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History-maker Crawford stuns Canelo in Vegas
History-maker Terence Crawford stunned Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez on points in Las Vegas, becoming the first male fighter in the modern era to hold undisputed titles in three weight divisions.
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September 15, 2025
The Island
Very proud to have helped my country win a game
– Kamil Mishara
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September 15, 2025
The Island
Crouser returns to take third world shot put title in Tokyo
Three-time Olympic champion Ryan Crouser has competed in one competition this year, after battling with a persistent elbow injury, but he still managed to find that old magic and deliver a third consecutive world title at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 on Saturday (13).
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September 15, 2025
The Island
Standard Chartered Sri Lanka hosts PD Singh, CEO for India & South Asia
Standard Chartered Sri Lanka will host the Chief Executive Officer for India and South Asia, PD Singh, from the 15th to the 18th of September, in Colombo along with a delegation.
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September 15, 2025
The Island
GS EVO Motors launches JMEV EVEASY electric vehicle range
GS EVO Motors Limited, part of the GS Group, has launched the JMEV EVEASY electric vehicle range in Sri Lanka as the exclusive distributor.
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September 15, 2025
The Island
Arava recognised as Sri Lanka’s Most Innovative Entrepreneur of the Year
ARAVA (Private Limited, a leading exporter of coconut-based products, has been crowned the Most Innovative Entrepreneur of the Year 2025 at a prestigious national awards ceremony.
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September 15, 2025
The Island
Writing with passion and conviction
My intention is to reflect on writing with passion at a time Sri Lanka is producing writing, at least in the Sinhala language, that is worthy of being introduced to the world. When I say this, I am thinking of creative writing. There is no such promise by and large when it comes to academic writing. And it does not seem to me that the idea of promoting our writing, ways of writing, and reaching to the world, are issues seriously addressed by our universities, despite their focus in training young people in language and literatures.
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