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Sri Lanka’s energy crossroads: From crisis to clean powerhouse
A nation running on borrowed power
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August 20, 2025
Daily FT
Royal Palms Beach Hotel, Kalutara shines again at National Business Excellence Awards 2025
ROYAL Palms Beach Hotel, Kalutara once again proved its place among Sri Lanka’s finest, securing a Merit Award in the Hospitality and Tourism category at the National Business Excellence Awards 2025 (NBEA).
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August 20, 2025
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Building high-performing teams: Converting mystery into reality
IN today’s hyper-competitive landscape, high-performance teams, being those elite units that consistently exceed expectations, are an elusive rarity. What fuels their relentless drive for excellence has been a subject of much discussion. We have been made to believe that there is a mysterious intangible which separates a great team from a good team and that there is an ethereal alchemy of traits and behaviours which combine to produce a binding, collaborative force.
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August 20, 2025
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SLC ropes in Malinga to prepare fast bowlers ahead of Zimbabwe tour
SRI Lanka Cricket (SLC) has roped in former fast bowler Lasith Malinga to join the Sri Lanka squad at practices in preparation for the white ball tour of Zimbabwe starting later this month.
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August 20, 2025
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Kapruka reports 94% YoY improvement in operating performance as platform strategy gains momentum
KAPRUKA Holdings PLC yesterday announced strong financial results for the quarter ended 30 June, with consolidated revenue rising 14% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs. 448.52 million and gross profit increasing 30% to Rs. 171.19 million.
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August 20, 2025
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Sri Lanka–Indonesia Business Council holds 2nd Annual General Meeting
THE Sri Lanka-Indonesia Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce held its second Annual General Meeting (AGM) recently.
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August 20, 2025
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Sampath Bank becomes Sri Lanka's Best Retail and Best Commercial Bank
Accolade for 11th consecutive year at World Finance Banking Awards 2025
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August 20, 2025
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Govt. holds workshop to educate public sector executives on Al usage
THE Government recently held another workshop in a series of special seminars planned for public sector executive officers on the use of artificial intelligence (Al) to turn the State services into an effective and efficient sector at Temple Trees last week.
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August 20, 2025
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Lanka Rating Agency makes new Board appointments
LANKA Rating Agency Ltd. (LRA) yesterday announced the appointment of Indrajith Fernando and Priyana Gunasekera to its Board of Directors.
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August 20, 2025
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Samson International bounces back with strong Q1 profits
■Strategic shift and market diversification drive 158% profit growth
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August 20, 2025
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Sri Lanka–Maldives Business Council hosts 17th AGM
Leads landmark Business Forum in Maldives
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August 20, 2025
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Big names return as India announce strong squad for Asia Cup
DEFENDING champions India have announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup in the UAE
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August 20, 2025
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DFCC Bank marks 70 years of partnering Sri Lanka’s MSMEs
IN celebration of its 70th anniversary, DFCC Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across Sri Lanka.
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August 20, 2025
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Nearly quarter of workforce exposed to GenAI: IPS
AN Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) report yesterday said that about 1.83 million workers in Sri Lanka, or 22.8% of the employed population, are in jobs that could be exposed to Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI).
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August 19, 2025
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Brown & Company introduces affordable EV line-up
BROWNS EV, a unit of Brown & Company PLC, yesterday announced that it has partnered
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August 19, 2025
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Sri Lanka-Japan Business Council leads delegation to Investment Forum in Tokyo
THE Sri Lanka-Japan Business Council (SLJBC) of The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will lead a high-level business delegation to Tokyo next month to participate in the Tokyo Investment Forum, organised in col-
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August 19, 2025
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Getting the timing right: Disasters, debt and livelihoods
ACROSS Asia and the Pacific, floods, typhoons, heatwaves, and droughts now strike with a frequency unimaginable a generation ago. Rising temperatures and seas fuel fiercer storms, while rapid urban growth pushes more families into harm’s way.
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August 19, 2025
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Making sense of Curricular Reforms 2025
THE Ministry of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education (MoE) has unveiled what they call a major reform agenda to reshape the future of Sri Lankan education, titled Transform Education: Transform Sri Lanka, in the Parliament of Sri Lanka on 11 July 2025.
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August 19, 2025
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Gem and jewellery industry urges market liberalisation
SLGJA President Akram Cassim says high taxes forced goldsmiths and businesses abroad; liberalised regime could lure them back and attract global brands
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August 19, 2025
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BIA restricts visitor access during peak hours to ease congestion
IN a move to ease mounting congestion at the country's main international gateway, the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) has announced new restrictions on visitor access to the Departure Lobby during peak hours.
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August 19, 2025
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Asia Frontier Capital raised Sri Lanka exposure as growth, stability took hold
Asia Frontier Capital Fund Manager Ruchir Desai explains why fund increased allocations to Sri Lanka equities Says valuations attractive due to improving political stability, economic recovery beating expectations Notes 2025 as first full year of stability Asserts that next three to four years will be good for Sri Lanka Points to banking and consumer stocks upside
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August 19, 2025
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Importers claim over 10,000 vehicles stuck in ports
VEHICLE Importers' Association of Lanka (VIAL) Chairman Indika Sampath Merenchige yesterday said that more than 10,000 vehicles are stuck at Sri Lankan ports over Customs clearance delays and documentation problems.
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August 19, 2025
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In the name of humanity
IN 2016, the Syrian government launched relentless attacks on Eastern Ghouta, near the capital Damascus. The attack was brutal; artillery dropped day and night, destroying every safe corner to hide. The more people tried to reach safety, the more they were attacked regardless of their age, gender, or religious background.
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August 19, 2025
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People’s Insurance hosts Achievers’ Night 2025
PEOPLE'S Insurance PLC hosted an event on 26 July to recognise and reward its top sales performers, while also giving special recognition to achievements in sports, other talents demonstrated during the year 2024, and long service awards for employees with over 15 years of service. The event was held at the Monarch Imperial.
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August 19, 2025
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Team Sri Lanka kickstarts preparations for 3rd Asian Youth Games Bahrain 2025
THE National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL), in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Anti-Doping Agency and the Sports Ministry, on 15 August launched the first official preparation initiative for Team Sri Lanka ahead of the 3rd Asian Youth Games (AYG) Bahrain 2025.
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August 19, 2025
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US launches inaugural Young South Asian Leaders Initiative workshop in Colombo
US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung, South and Central Asian Affairs Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Shelly Seaver, and Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Sunil Gamage yesterday opened the inaugural workshop of the Young South Asian Leaders Initiative (YSALI), the US Embassy in Colombo said.
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August 19, 2025
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Econsulate launches Sri Lanka's first platform in ground-air robotics
ECONSULATE has launched Sri Lanka's first platform in ground-air robotics.
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August 19, 2025
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CEAT extends premium 'SIS' retail experience to Kelaniya and Horana
SRI Lanka's top tyre brand CEAT has extended its premium retail experience to Kelaniya and Horana, with the opening of new concept Shop-in-Shop (SIS) outlets in these bustling towns.
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August 19, 2025
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One year on, MAS Athlete Training Academy delivers results and expands support for future Olympians
ONE year after its launch, the MAS Athlete Training Academy has begun transforming Sri Lanka’s athletics landscape.
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August 19, 2025
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Price of Palestinian resistance
THE industrial machinery unleashed on the Palestinians in the Gaza strip by Israel and the West have harvested 60,000 lives so far. This official number is dwarfed by the estimates of the bodies entombed under the field of rubble that Gaza has been transformed into. As many as half a million Palestinians appear to be missing, apparently \"spirited away\" to some other realm, as Theodor Herzl, the founder of Zionism, envisioned. The method this time around might not be exactly what he had in mind, but the effect is undeniably the same.
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