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Indian Army Chief to visit Sri Lanka early next month
General Upendra Dwivedi, India’s Chief of Army Staff, is expected to visit Sri Lanka early next month to strengthen defence cooperation with the island nation. India considers Sri Lanka crucial to its Neighbourhood First policy.
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November 29, 2025
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Grave case of conflict of interest raised in parliament against Deputy Minister
Grave case of conflict of interest raised in Parliament against Deputy Minister SJB Gampaha District MP Prasad Siriwardana last week levelled a series of serious allegations, in Parliament, against Deputy Minister of Digital Technology Eranga Weeraratne, accusing him of presiding over a major conflict of interest involving two private technology firms.
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November 29, 2025
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JVP breakaway FSP takes up mass grave found within Colombo Port premises
JVP-splinter Frontline Socialist Party-led People's Struggle Alliance has called for an urgent and wide-ranging investigation into what is believed to be a mass grave uncovered during ongoing excavation work within the Colombo Port premises, where officials have already identified skeletal remains belonging to at least 88 individuals.
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November 29, 2025
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15 inbound flights diverted to ensure safety
The Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Pvt Ltd (AASL) yesterday moved to reassure the travelling public that stringent measures are in place to cushion the impact of the island’s severe storm conditions including Cyclone Ditwah on operations at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).
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November 29, 2025
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Cyclone Ditwah moving towards Tamil Nadu, landfall in 48 hours, state on alert
Fishermen have been pulled off large stretches of the Bay, multiple districts of southern states are on red or orange alert as officials said that Cyclone Ditwah's landfall timing will hinge on its shifting track over the next 24 hours.
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November 29, 2025
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AIADMK veteran Sengottaiyan joins Vijay's TVK, boosts its political heft
K A Sengottaiyan, expelled veteran of AIADMK formally joined actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Thursday, a day after resigning as MLA from the Gobichettipalayam constituency.
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November 29, 2025
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New Horizons
Poverty and hunger share a tragic intertwined relationship, where each condition can both cause and perpetuate the other.
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November 29, 2025
The Island
Country reels under worst weather in living memory
56 confirmed deaths, at least 21 others missing
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November 29, 2025
The Island
Rescue efforts at Hong Kong blaze end with deaths at 128, dozens missing
Firefighting and rescue operations at Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades have ended, a government spokesperson said, with the death toll rising to 128 and about 200 people still missing.
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November 29, 2025
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Share market fervour soars over rampaging flood waters
The business sentiment and confidence among investors were visible yesterday at the CSE despite there being an emergency situation in the country stemming from the weather havoc.
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November 29, 2025
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Chameera, Mishara take Sri Lanka to the final with a thrilling win
Dushmantha Chameera held his nerve in a clutch final over to ensure Sri Lanka did not throw away a win they had spent the rest of the evening working for. He conceded three runs in the final over, building on a magnificent opening spell to deny Pakistan victory by six runs in a 184-run chase.
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November 29, 2025
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Sri Lanka’s startup ecosystem scales new heights with global validation
Ts recent GSER 2025 shows Asia is leading the global innovation shift, with cities such as Bengaluru, Tokyo, and Hong Kong climbing the ranks. Importantly, Sri Lanka is part of this wave.
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November 29, 2025
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Govt briefs diplomats on emergency flood-relief and recovery efforts
A diplomatic briefing under the aegis of Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya was held at the Prime Minister's Office today to brief Colombo-based Heads of Mission on the Government's ongoing emergency flood-relief operations and recovery efforts.
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November 29, 2025
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Apparel exports sustain momentum with 6% growth in first ten months of 2025
Sri Lanka’s apparel and made-up articles exports recorded a marginal decline of 0.05 percent in October 2025 compared with October 2024.
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November 29, 2025
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Iron deficiency among children
Iron deficiency among children can quietly undermine their health and development in many ways.
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November 29, 2025
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Heart Clinic Foundation Switzerland hands over Angiography machine to Teaching Hospital Karapitiya
A state-of-the-art Philips Azurion 3M12 angiography machine, donated by the Heart Clinic Foundation of Zurich, Switzerland, was officially handed to the Cardiology unit of the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital on Thursday (27) morning.
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November 29, 2025
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Peradeniya Uni closed until further notice
Severe weather conditions sweeping across the region have prompted authorities in Peradeniya to step up safety measures as the overflowing Mahaweli River submerged several low-lying areas, including sections of the Royal Botanic Gardens.
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November 29, 2025
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Light a Life Children's Fund marks 20 years of transforming lives in Kataragama
In a quiet village in Kataragama, a long-running charitable initiative has quietly reshaped futures for nearly two decades.
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November 29, 2025
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Uber Eats expands to Chilaw, Wennappuwa & Puttalam
Uber Eats, Sri Lanka’s most loved delivery app for food, groceries, and more, is now delivering in Chilaw, Wennappuwa, and Puttalam.
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November 29, 2025
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Pakistan stands with Lanka amid devastating weather crisis
The Government and people of Pakistan have expressed their deepest solidarity with Sri Lanka in the wake of the ongoing severe weather crisis caused by cyclonic conditions and unprecedented heavy rainfall affecting large parts of the country.
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November 29, 2025
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NTC issues safety directive to bus crews as storms disrupt transport networks
The National Transport Commission (NTC) yesterday issued a special advisory to bus crews nationwide as adverse weather continued to disrupt major roads and public transport services.
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November 29, 2025
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HSBC recognised as Sri Lanka's Best Transaction Bank for 2025 by Euromoney
HSBC has been awarded as the Best Transaction Bank in Sri Lanka, at the first-ever Euromoney Transaction Banking Awards for Excellence 2025.
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November 29, 2025
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Suits are back
Suits are quietly staging a comeback.
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November 29, 2025
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Needed: Action not rhetoric
The NPP MPs and their Opposition counterparts spoke at length, in Parliament on Thursday, to demonstrate what they made out to be their disaster management skills.
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November 29, 2025
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Death toll from flooding in southern Thailand reaches at least 145
Human toll rises as flooding leaves trail of damage and causes severe disruption, leaving thousands of people stranded.
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November 29, 2025
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SJB national list MP resigns
SJB MP Mohamed Ismail Muththu Mohamed announced yesterday (28), in Parliament, that he is resigning from his position as a Member of Parliament.
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November 29, 2025
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Legal bottlenecks still hold up required roadside equipment to bust motorists high on drugs
A Parliamentary Sectoral Oversight Committee has raised red flags over legal bottlenecks that continue to delay the import of drug-detection devices needed to test motorists suspected of driving under the influence of narcotics.
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November 29, 2025
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C3 to establish Pixel Paper Labs in Sri Lanka
C3, a leading innovation, R&D, and product prototyping company based in Sri Lanka, an ecosystem partner of E Ink the originator, pioneer, and global commercial leader in ePaper technology, is establishing Pixel Paper Labs — a new venture dedicated to the development, design, and manufacture of ePaper-based products for both local and international markets.
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November 29, 2025
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Ceylinco Life ignites team spirit at 2025 Sports Festival
Ceylinco Life’s Sports Festival 2025 brought a burst of colour and competitive energy to the Torrington Grounds recently, as around 1,200 participants from all major business groups, the Head Office and the senior management turned out for the Company's biggest sporting day of the year.
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November 29, 2025
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Australia captain Cummins to miss second Ashes Test
Australia will again be without Pat Cummins for the second Ashes Test in Brisbane as the captain continues to recover from a back injury.
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