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Sunday Island
People facing extreme malnutrition in Sudan's protracted crisis
As starved people continue trying to flee atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Fasher, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are providing urgent care to those who have reached the town of Tawila.
3 min |
November 16, 2025
Sunday Island
ComBank posts impactful 9-month results with strong loan book growth
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon group has reported gross income of Rs. 268.49 Bn. and net interest income of Rs. 103.48 Bn. at the end of the third quarter of 2025, with strong year-on-year growth of 34.60% in the loan book and curtailed interest expenses contributing to an impressive nine-month performance.
4 min |
November 16, 2025
Sunday Island
Now Public: Some Secrets of Sri Lanka's Debt Restructuring
The IMF issued a 'lessons learnt' report in September 2025, giving us extensive information of their observations on Sri Lanka's debt restructuring undertaken after the declaration of the debt standstill in April 2022, including painstaking details of the entire exercise from their point of view, information which was shrouded in secrecy during the process of restructuring.
9 min |
December 01, 2025
Sunday Island
Worsening labour shortage in plantation sector
The plantation industry is a major source of foreign exchange for Sri Lanka, with total annual export earnings of approximately $4-5 billion USD in recent years.
9 min |
December 01, 2025
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SLIC Life partners BASL to offer exclusive retirement plans for legal fraternity
Sri Lanka Insurance Life has partnered with the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) to launch the “Sri Lanka Insurance Life Rakawarana Retirement Plan,” a tailored retirement solution for legal professionals.
1 min |
November 16, 2025
Sunday Island
Making myself heard in Parliament and NGO role in peace process
Excerpted from vol. 3 of the Sarath Amunugama autbiography
10+ min |
December 01, 2025
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Nawaloka Hospitals Named Sri Lanka’s ‘Leading Hospital in AI and Innovation’ at the Asia Pacific Global Health Awards 2025
Nawaloka Hospitals, Sri Lanka’s pioneer in private healthcare, has been honoured with the prestigious title of “Leading Hospital in AI and Innovation of the Year in Asia Pacific” at the GlobalHealth Asia Pacific Awards 2025, held in Athenee hotel, Bangkok recently.
2 min |
November 16, 2025
Sunday Island
India overtakes China to become world’s number one rice producer
In a landmark development with far-reaching implications for global food security, India has officially overtaken China to become the world’s largest producer of rice.
2 min |
December 01, 2025
Sunday Island
FinMin increases spending limit by SOEs on CSR, donations with conditions
Ministry of Finance has issued a circular directing all State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to overhaul their processes for donations, sponsorships, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities, and indirect business-related promotional expenses, while increasing their limits, a government document showed.
2 min |
December 01, 2025
Sunday Island
India deploys INS Vikrant for Sri Lanka rescue
Attack helicopters to launch operations as weather clears
1 min |
December 01, 2025
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Weather disasters: Sri Lanka flooded by policy blunders, weak enforcement and environmental crime – Climate Expert
Sri Lanka has once again been submerged not by unprecedented rainfall but by decades of political negligence, environmental crime, and institutional paralysis, says a climate expert.
3 min |
December 01, 2025
Sunday Island
Celebrating Oman National Day
The celebration of the National Day of the Sultanate of Oman unfolded with distinguished elegance, as diplomats, dignitaries and invited guests gathered to honour the rich heritage and modern achievements of the Sultanate of Oman, under the leadership of Sultan Hatham bin Tarik.
1 min |
December 01, 2025
Sunday Island
History repeats itself – Ukraine is Putin's Czechoslovakia
There is no USA to come to Europe's rescue this time
5 min |
December 01, 2025
Sunday Island
Cinnamon Life Colombo Welcomes Culinary Maestro Chef Alessandro Dentone
Cinnamon Life Colombo is set to transform into a vibrant slice of the Italian Riviera as it proudly hosts acclaimed Ligurian chef Alessandro Dentone for the 10th Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World, held from 22 to 29 November 2025 in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Colombo.
1 min |
December 01, 2025
Sunday Island
National Savings Bank Group Posts Strong 3Q 2025 Growth with 30% Surge in Profit Before Tax to Rs. 34.8 billion
National Savings Bank Group (NSB) reported a solid performance for the nine months ended 30 September 2025, delivering sharp improvements in profitability, margins and asset quality despite a moderating interest-rate environment.
2 min |
December 01, 2025
Sunday Island
Where flavours meet luxury-Taj hotel launches Navaratne
Taj unveiled Navaratne, its new culinary gem, with an evening that sparkled in luxury and warm hospitality.
1 min |
December 01, 2025
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Features
Shared Sanctities
5 min |
December 01, 2025
Sunday Island
American First Ladies as Authors
The title of Vanessa Friedman's November 19 article in the NYT caught my attention immediately. It announced “Michelle Obama’s New Book is a Historical Document dressed up as a Coffee Table tome.”
2 min |
December 01, 2025
Sunday Island
Central Bank maintains rates at 7.75-pct
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka’s central banks has maintained its policy rate at 7.75 percent in a November 2025 decision, a statement said saying it will help reflate the economy to 5 percent from current largely stable prices.
2 min |
December 01, 2025
Sunday Island
Making myself...
Cash rich FNS had acquired an impressive office in Berlin Mitte and visitors from Asia and Africa came there in large numbers to be lectured to on the virtues of liberalism.
4 min |
December 01, 2025
Sunday Island
Upali returns with Sinhala adaptation of Murdoch classic
EMD Upali, a familiar name in both the Colombo Bar and the Sinhala stage, is gearing up to unveil his latest theatrical venture, Pavul Kana Minihek, the Sinhala adaptation of Iris Murdoch's acclaimed novel The Black Prince.
3 min |
December 01, 2025
Sunday Island
A Celebration of fitness, wellness, and community
Burn & Brunch, presented by FitCon, brought together fitness enthusiasts, wellness brands, and lifestyle seekers for a one-of-a-kind fitness brunch experience at The Shoppes at City of Dreams, Colombo's newest lifestyle destination.
1 min |
December 01, 2025
Sunday Island
HNB Assurance strengthens community wellbeing through water purification projects and education-focused initiatives
HNB Assurance PLC continues to reinforce its commitment to uplifting communities across Sri Lanka through its three core CSR pillars, Health Protection, Environmental Protection and Education Protection.
1 min |
December 01, 2025
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Shared Sanctities
Innovative chapters in Shared Sanctities stitching together maritime history, sacred geography, and memory with impressive ease. Tenavaram emerges not merely as a ruined shrine on the southern tip of the island, but as a cosmopolitan temple-city where peacocks from Sandesha poetry, merchants from Sumatra, Tamil Brahmins, Sinhala kings and Ming admirals all intersect. Hasini handles maps, Tevaram, chronicles and colonial violence without losing the lyrical, almost cinematic quality of her prose. Especially powerful is the tracing of Tenavaram’s afterlives — from Pancha Ishvaram lore to the blue god Upulvan and the half-forgotten lingam and Nandi that still haunts the site.
2 min |
December 01, 2025
Sunday Island
Sri Lanka Insurance Honoured at National Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2025
Amanda Perera, Head of Procurement of Sri Lanka Insurance receiving the award from Noel Wickremasinghe, Past President of the Institute of Supply and Materials Management.
2 min |
December 01, 2025
Sunday Island
Sampath Bank advances public transport innovation with digital card acceptance on key western province routes
Sampath Bank PLC advanced Sri Lanka’s journey towards transport digitalisation with the launch of its pilot digital bus fare payment project in collaboration with the Road Passenger Transport Authority — Western Province.
2 min |
December 01, 2025
Sunday Island
Disasters as warnings
There has been no letup in nature’s fury; torrential rains and gale-force winds continue to lash many parts of Sri Lanka, triggering floods and landslides. About 60 lives had been lost at the time of writing. What is unfolding has been described as one of Sri Lanka’s worst weather disasters.
2 min |
December 01, 2025
Sunday Island
US President Trump, 79, faces realities of aging in office
Shorter days, signs of fatigue:
4 min |
December 01, 2025
Sunday Island
SriLankan Airlines lost $60mn on CFM engined Airbuses, to lose $172mn
SriLankan Airlines has lost 60 million dollars on a fleet of new Airbus A320 variant acquired in 2018 which were grounded due to defects in their CFM LEAP engines, Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation Anura Karunathilaka said.
1 min |
December 01, 2025
Sunday Island
Saad, Ihsan, Sakith shine for Gateway Kandy
Gateway College, Kandy made their presence felt at top national track and field events with at least three athletes winning podium places in 2025.
1 min |