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WWC 2025: Mlaba, Brits, Luus seal comfortable win for South Africa
Jazmin Britts is having a year like no other. Her fifth hundred in 2025 —the most-ever by a woman in a calendar year — studded South Africa’s dominance as they got onto the points table with a crushing six-wicket win over New Zealand, who slumped to their second straight loss in Indore.
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October 08, 2025
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AAC Official Sponsor of Colombo Motor Show 2025
A media conference for the forthcoming Colombo Motor Show 2025 to be held from 21st to 23rd November 2025 was held at Galadari Ballroom on September 30, organized by Asia Exhibition & Convention (Pvt) Ltd.
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October 08, 2025
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Telbedde Estate crowned Overall Gold Winner at Ceylon Specialty Estate Tea Awards 2025
Telbedde Estate, managed by Balangoda Plantations PLC, has emerged as the Overall Gold Award Winner at the prestigious Ceylon Specialty Estate Tea of the Year 2025.
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October 08, 2025
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Chamara raises shortage of dialysis needles
Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa yesterday told Parliament that Sri Lanka was currently facing a shortage of dialysis needles, attributing the issue to a failure by the selected supplier to deliver the required type of medical equipment.
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October 08, 2025
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LB Finance to raise Rs. 20 billion through debentures; selling pressure brings down indices
LB Finance will issue a hundred million senior debentures and a hundred million subordinated debentures, to raise a total of Rs 20 billion, CSE sources said.
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October 08, 2025
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The Life of a Showgirl
Taylor Swift released “The Life of a Showgirl” on 03 October, 2025, an album that both leans into her pop spectacle and reaches inward toward vulnerability.
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October 07, 2025
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CEB engineers' union warns of economic fallout from new power sector restructuring
The Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers' Union (CEBEU) has issued a stark warning that the government's sweeping power sector restructuring, under the Sri Lanka Electricity Act No. 36 of 2024, could unleash serious economic and operational risks — destabilising the state utility, burdening consumers, and discouraging investor confidence in the long run.
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October 07, 2025
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Mahinda take top spot in Group 'B'
Mahinda College, Galle took the top spot in group 'B' with four wickets victory over Royal College as they reached a target of 202 runs with 11 overs to spare in the final group match of the Under 19 Division I tier 'A' tournament on Monday.
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October 07, 2025
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THE ROAD TO GAZA - I
The World After Gaza by Pankkaj Mishra (Fern Press, London) 2025
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October 07, 2025
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Central Bank of Sri Lanka releases "Sri Lanka Socio-Economic Data - 2025"
“Sri Lanka Socio-Economic Data — 2025”, the annually published data folder of the CBSL, is now available for public information.
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October 07, 2025
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Mannar civil society groups slam govt.’s ‘undemocratic’ wind power and mineral extraction decision
The Federation of Community-Based Organisations in Mannar has written to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake condemning what it called an “undemocratic decision” to proceed with the wind power project on Mannar Island without proper consultation with affected residents.
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October 07, 2025
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UN resolution on SL to be put for vote this week
Twenty-two countries have signed on as cosponsors to a revised UN resolution that will be voted on this week, extending the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights' (OHCHR) mandate on in Sri Lanka for another two years, according to Tamil Guardian.
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October 07, 2025
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Unacceptable national attitude towards safety in Sri Lanka
Safety is defined as the state of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety also refers to the control of recognised hazards.
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October 07, 2025
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FitsAir celebrates three years of passenger operations
Reinforcing Its Role as Sri Lanka's Leading Private Airline
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October 07, 2025
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Russia to remain India’s No 1 crude supplier despite Trump's pressure
India's crude oil imports from Russia saw a marginal decline in September, but continued to account for over one-third of the country's total oil purchases, despite US pressure to curb the trade over concerns that it supports Moscow's war effort in Ukraine.
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October 07, 2025
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Pakistan warns India against any future military conflict
Two days after Indian Army chief warned Islamabad that it will be erased from the world map if it continues sponsoring terrorism, Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Sunday (October 5, 2025) cautioned New Delhi against any future military conflict, saying India would be “buried under the wreckage of its warplanes,\" The Hindu reported yesterday (6)
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October 07, 2025
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Sun Siyam Pasikudah wins Best Global Hotel Design at Homes & Gardens' Design Awards 2025
Sun Siyam Pasikudah, part of Sun Siyam Resorts' Privé Collection, has won the coveted Best Global Hotel Design award at the Homes & Gardens Design Awards 2025.
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October 07, 2025
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Gaza ceasefire talks intensify as delegations head to Cairo
Even as the international communi- ty has rallied behind the plan, chal- lenges persist, including disagreements over disarmament and the plan’s implementation.
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October 07, 2025
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'I'm at breaking point' - Kasatkina ends season
World number 19 Daria Kasatkina says she is at \"breaking point\" and has ended her season early, describing the schedule as “too much, mentally and emotionally”.
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October 07, 2025
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Brazil's undisputed star? Neymar's World Cup race against time
As Ousmane Dembele was crowned the 2025 Ballon d'Or winner in late September, Neymar was lying in bed undergoing treatment for his third injury of the year - while taking part in an online poker tournament.
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October 07, 2025
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India crush Pakistan by 88 runs amid handshake snub and umpiring drama
India thumped arch-rivals Pakistan by 88 runs in a Women's World Cup clash but the game was marred by controversy as players refused to shake hands at Colombo's R. Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.
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October 07, 2025
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HUTCH honored among Sri Lanka's Best Employer Brands 2025
Hutch Telecommunications Lanka Pvt Ltd has been recognized with the Sri Lanka Best Employer Brand Award 2025, reaffirming its status as one of the nation's most progressive and people-focused organizations.
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October 07, 2025
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New role for singer Alston Koch
Singer Alston Koch, of 'Disco Lady' fame, is in the news again, in a big way, but not as a performer!
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October 07, 2025
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Do not burden Magistrates, but enhance office of Inquirers into Sudden Deaths on par with Presidents of LTs - NSC
The National Shoora Council (NSC), an apex body of Muslim civil society organisations in Sri Lanka has urged Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara not to overload the already overburdened judiciary with additional work related to inquests into sudden deaths currently handled mostly by Inquirers into Sudden Deaths (ISDs).
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October 07, 2025
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Delay in energy sector reforms: WB warns SL, calls for pruning of public service
The World Bank has warned parliament over Sri Lanka's continuing failure to implement urgently required energy sector reforms.
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October 07, 2025
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Diddy handed bombshell jail term
Sean 'Diddy' Combs had just two words to say to his family as he was handed a 50 months prison sentence.
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October 07, 2025
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Retail Industry Technology Trends 2025 - Kandy Edition introduces next-gen Al and smart retail solutions
Retail Information Technologies (RIT), a subsidiary of Sumathi Holdings, recently hosted the high-profile ‘Retail Industry Technology Trends 2025 — Kandy Edition’, bringing together Sri Lanka’s foremost retail and technology leaders.
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October 07, 2025
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Parental Intelligence, ‘Sri Lanka’s first parenting AI companion’
The recently announced Parental Intelligence (PI), Sri Lanka’s first culturally relevant AI parenting companion, was developed to support parents and caregivers in manoeuvring the daily challenges of family life.
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October 07, 2025
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Teenager Bejiga breaks 27 minutes in Brasov
Khairi Bejiga produced one of the fastest times in history with his 26:54 run at the tRUNsylvania 10K - a World Athletics Elite Label road race - on Sunday (5) with compatriot Medina Eisa completing an Ethiopian double by winning the women's race in 30:28.
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October 07, 2025
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NAO: Customs officers don’t use biometric attendance system
The National Audit Office has disclosed that 2,335 Customs officers received Rs 3,395,867.121 mn as salary, overtime, off-day payments and incentives for 2024 without using biometric attendance tracking system.
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