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UN pledges US$4.5 mn for post-Ditwah relief

The United Nations has pledged US$4.5 million (LKR 1.38 billion) from its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to strengthen Sri Lanka's response to Cyclone Ditwah, which made landfall on 28 November.

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1 mins

December 10, 2025

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COPF examines NMRA regulations, NAO annual work programme, etc.

The Committee on Public Finance (COPF), which met on 03 December, 2025, considered several important matters, including the regulations issued under the National Medicines Regulatory Authority Act, No. 05 of 2015, published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2452/39 of 04 September 2025, the Annual Work Programme for 2026 of the National Audit Office, and the Final Report prepared under Standing Order 121(5)(ii) on the Appropriation Bill for the financial year 2026.

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2 mins

December 10, 2025

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India-based Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre issued weather warning on 13 Nov.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD), which runs the Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre (RMSC) responsible for monitoring the oceans in this region and issuing warnings of cyclones, alerted Sri Lanka regarding the impending developments, according to an online report posted by The Indian Express.

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1 min

December 10, 2025

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US deeply committed to Quad - Rubio

The US is \"deeply committed\" to the Quad — the grouping with India, Japan and Australia — and will continue to build on that in the year to come, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said.

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1 mins

December 10, 2025

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Delhi High Court: Journalist not liable for defamation when reporting is factually correct

A journalist cannot be held liable for defamation when the information published is factually accurate, irrespective of the style or tone used by the journalist, the Delhi High Court has ruled.

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1 mins

December 10, 2025

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Social media ban to ensure Australian children have a childhood: PM Albanese

Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s will ensure that children have a childhood, according to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

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1 mins

December 10, 2025

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Basin Reserve beckons as spirited West Indies test New Zealand's depth

At Tea on Day 4 of the Christchurch Test, West Indies were staring down the barrel of a massive defeat.

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2 mins

December 10, 2025

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India sanctioned for slow over-rate in Raipur ODI

India's players have been fined 10 percent of their match fee for maintaining a slow overrate during the second ODI against South Africa in Raipur held on December 3.

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1 min

December 10, 2025

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Handunnetti and Colonial Shackles of English in Sri Lanka

When Minister Sunil Handunnetti addressed the World Economic Forum's 'Is Asia's Century at Risk?' discussion as part of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2025 in June 2025, I listened carefully both to him and the questions that were posed to him by the moderator.

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7 mins

December 10, 2025

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Russia airlifts nuclear fuel for Kudankulam’s third reactor

The nuclear fuel division of Russia’s Rosatom, which is constructing nuclear reactors at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district, has started delivering nuclear fuel for the initial loading of the highly advanced fuel in the third unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP).

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3 mins

December 10, 2025

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