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Venerable Denmārkaye Mettāvihāri Mahā Thera
It was only a few months back, on July 27, 2025, to be precise, that a letter was prepared and handed over to Venerable Mettavihari Maha Thera by Most Venerable Tirikunamale Ananda Mahanayaka Thera recommending a short respite in Denmark.
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December 14, 2025
Sunday Island
A World of Books: Martin Wickramasinghe in Colombo
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for coming.
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December 14, 2025
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"When Justice Steps In: The Supreme Court Breaks the Cycle of Ragging Impunity"
The Supreme Court (SC) intervention in granting leave to proceed with two fundamental petitions under case no SC/FR/101/2025 filed over the tragic ragging that resulted in the death of Charith Dilshan Dushantha, a second year student of Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka (SUSL) and the ten interim orders imposed a damning indictment on the authorities who have allegedly failed to enforce anti-ragging laws and administrative guidelines.
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December 14, 2025
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Eighteen Years of Delay: Why Sri Lanka Still Has No Doppler Radar—and Who Should Be Held Accountable
Cyclone Ditwah has come and gone, leaving a trail of extensive damage to the country's infrastructure, including buildings, roads, bridges, and 70% of the railway network.
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December 14, 2025
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Ditwah’s impact on food production and lessons to be learned
Cyclone Ditwah has left an unprecedented trail of destruction almost islandwide, causing severe damage through heavy rains, landslides and crop damage in different agro ecological regions of this island quite apart from the tragic loss of human life, homes and infrastructure in many hilly areas.
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December 14, 2025
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Global warming causes extreme rainfall that threatens Lanka, Malacca Strait region: Report
Extreme rainfall spells are becoming more intense in Sri Lanka and the Malacca Strait region due to global warming, according to a World Weather Attribution report released on Wednesday.
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December 14, 2025
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Minister Athulathmudali’s skill and application at the Ministry of Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture was one of the few government departments that functioned away from Colombo. It was located in Peradeniya.
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December 14, 2025
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REBUILD SRI LANKA BETTER: A Plea of the Wildlife & Nature Protection Society
There will be future cyclones and other such natural cataclysms as the warming equatorial seas result in greater surface evaporation that feed rain clouds and strong winds.
5 min |
December 14, 2025
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The day the boss mistook me for a peon and took me to an important meeting
Realizing his mistake, Kulasinghe invited me to participate at the meeting despite my role as briefcase carrier
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December 14, 2025
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The United States CDC has abandoned science in its new advice about vaccines and autism
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revised its longstanding guidance about vaccines and autism.
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December 14, 2025
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UN seeks emergency funding to support cyclone-hit Lanka
The UN called on international donors on Thursday to help provide crucial assistance to Sri Lanka, grappling with the aftermath of deadly Cyclone Ditwah.
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December 14, 2025
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Five days after hosting Putin, Modi speaks to Trump
Five days after hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a \"warm and engaging\" conversation with US President Donald Trump on Thursday.
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December 14, 2025
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Public urged to avoid non-essential travel in disaster-prone areas
The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has urged the public to avoid nonessential travel this weekend.
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December 14, 2025
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Police have frozen assets worth Rs. 376 Mn belonging to 39-year-old suspected drug trafficker
Police have frozen assets worth Rs. 376 million belonging to a 39-year-old suspected drug trafficker from Ibbagamuwa, in a major crackdown under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
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December 14, 2025
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Lanka unveils world-first simplified dengue early action protocol
The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS), in collaboration with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) of the Ministry of Health (MoH), has officially launched a Simplified Early Action Protocol (SEAP) for Dengue Prevention.
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December 14, 2025
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MEEZAN HADJIAR- selfmade businessman who became one of the richest men in the Central Province
I am happy that a book about the life and contribution of Sathkorale Muhamdiramlagedara Segu Abdul Cader Hajiar Mohamed Mohideen better known as Meezan Hadjiar or Meezan Mudalali of Matale [1911-1964] written by Mohammed Fuaji -a former Principal of Zahira College Matale, has now been published by a group of his admirers and relatives.
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December 14, 2025
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DFCC Credit & Debit Cards Introduce Practical Savings and Flexible Support for Year-End Spending
DFCC
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December 14, 2025
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World Cup ticket prices 'monumental betrayal' say fans' group
Supporters hoping to attend next year's World Cup final face paying thousands of pounds for the cheapest ticket.
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December 14, 2025
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Arrogance was England's undoing at The Ashes
The Ashes in Australia in recent times has been a one-way street, with England repeatedly finding themselves on the wrong side of the traffic.
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December 14, 2025
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Tourist Board reassures: Sri Lanka safe, open and ready
Cyclone Ditwah carved a trail of devastation as it roared across many regions, unleashing a deluge that transformed the entire towns into destruction.
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December 14, 2025
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Church, activists urge Sri Lanka to renegotiate with IMF to help poor
(UCAN) Church leaders in Sri Lanka have partnered with rights advocates to call for renegotiation of agreements with the International Monetary Fund, saying its curbs on spending are hurting government response to the recent flood crisis.
2 min |
December 14, 2025
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Health governance & IMF report
WHEN people moan about weak health governance and corruption in the health sector, I remind them it is a small piece of a larger problem.
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December 14, 2025
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India urged to lead Lanka's post-disaster rebuild
Milinda Moragoda, Founder of the Pathfinder Foundation, during his recent visit to New Delhi, held meetings with senior Indian leaders, including External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar; Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and other top-level policymakers.
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December 14, 2025
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The policy of Sinhala Only and downgrading of English
In 1956 a Sri Lankan politician riding a great surge of populism, made a move that, at a stroke, disabled a functioning civil society operating in the English language medium in Sri Lanka.
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December 14, 2025
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Stalled reforms leave journalists exposed amid by poll security risks
As the country moves towards the much-anticipated 2026 general election—promised to be an exemplary one by the interim government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus early signs of political intolerance and toxicity have become increasingly alarming.
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December 14, 2025
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Viren and Ranithma to defend titles at 73rd National Badminton Championship 2025
Star shuttlers Viren Nettasinghe and Ranithma Liyanage will be in action among over 1500 competitors lined up for the 73rd National Badminton Championship 2025 set to take place from December 17th to 23rd at the S. Thomas' College Indoor Sports Complex in Mount Lavinia.
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December 14, 2025
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Unwraping a month of magic: Christmas meant to be savoured
This December, Cinnamon Life at City of Dreams celebrates its first Christmas season with a series of warm, comforting and carefully curated dining experiences across its restaurants and lounges.
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December 14, 2025
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Doctors striking and their moral responsibility
This is an account about the Industrial action taken by British doctors.
6 min |
December 14, 2025
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Timeless Sparkle
Mount Lavinia shines bright
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December 14, 2025
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WNPS and SCAR Launch National Initiative to Safeguard Sri Lanka's Overlooked Small Wild Cats
While the Sri Lankan Leopard rightly commands global attention, three of the country's three wild cat species quietly live on the margins of public awareness — and increasingly, on the margins of survival.
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