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Budget 2026: Bankers present proposals to drive recovery
Sri Lanka’s banking sector has presented a set of far-reaching proposals for inclusion in the government’s Budget 2026.
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September 25, 2025
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Happy Birthday, Darling Sarojini
On this 25th of September, our world is a lot gloomier without you, but heaven should shine brighter than ever, as you celebrate your birthday over there.
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September 25, 2025
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Trump tells UN: Climate change is 'greatest con job' globally
President Donald Trump has dismissed climate change as “the greatest con job” in the world during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday (23), doubling down on his skepticism of global environmental initiatives and multilateral institutions, news agencies reported.
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September 25, 2025
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Trump slams India and China for 'funding' Putin's war in Ukraine by buying Russian oil
United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed India and China for “funding” Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine by purchasing Russian oil.
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September 25, 2025
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Penal Code (Amendment) Bill receives parliamentary approval
Te Penal Code (Amendment) Bill (to amend Chapter 19) that is to be taken up for the Second Reading debate in Parliament yesterday (24) has received the approval of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection. The Committee met on Tuesday (23) in Parliament under the chairmanship of Member of Parliament (Dr.) Najith Indika.
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September 25, 2025
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Sajith questions govt. on delay in abolishing executive presidency and holding PC polls
Opposition and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday demanded that the government disclose when it would introduce constitutional reforms and hold the long-delayed provincial council elections.
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September 25, 2025
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Ex-Navy Commander further remanded
Ex-Navy Commander Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne, arrested by the CID in connection with a post-war disappearance, has been further remanded.
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September 25, 2025
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Escalator malfunctioning at UN: White House demands probe
In a bizarre incident on Tuesday morning, an escalator at the United Nations headquarters stalled as US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump stepped on it. The escalator abruptly stopped moving.
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September 25, 2025
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NPP can't sidestep Anti-Corruption Act: Ex-Justice Minister
Former Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, PC, says the National People's Power (NPP) government cannot sidestep Anti-Corruption Act No 09 of 2023.
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September 25, 2025
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Dayasiri asks Speaker, Minister to come clean on cryptocurrency trading
Kurunegala District SJB MP Dayasiri Jayasekara, making a statement in Parliament yesterday, demanded an explanation from government politicians regarding their acquisition of cryptocurrency and Tether (USDT).
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September 25, 2025
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Escalator...
Handling it with a sense of humour, President Trump joked in his speech to the General Assembly that the escalator stopped midway and that Melania could have fallen if she “wasn’t in great shape.”
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September 25, 2025
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How often and how to clean your phone
In an age when our phones are never far from our hands, they accumulate more than just fingerprints.
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September 25, 2025
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A campaign that promised so much but produced so little
The Asia Cup began with Sri Lanka in cruise control, sweeping aside all three opponents in the group stage and sending Afghanistan packing. At that point, it looked as though the ghosts of middle-order jitters and spin struggles had been exorcised. Yet when the business end arrived, those very demons resurfaced, and with them went Sri Lanka’s hopes, knocked out with a game to spare.
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September 25, 2025
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150th anniversary celebration of Richmond College
The 150th Anniversary Celebration of Richmond College will be held on 1st May, 2026.
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September 25, 2025
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Glowing skin...
This week I'm giving you some beauty tips for glowing skin and these remedies can all be done at home!
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September 25, 2025
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ICC suspends USA Cricket board
The ICC has finally decided to suspend USA Cricket (USAC), in the process hitting the reset button as it attempts to overhaul the leadership and governance structure of the sport in a key market.
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September 25, 2025
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Parliament turned into fiasco by Opposition and govt.
Oral questions listed go unanswered
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September 25, 2025
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Pathfinder inaugurates policy dialogue with Indian research foundation
The Pathfinder Foundation (PF) held its inaugural policy dialogue with the Chintan Research Foundation (CRF) of India at the Galle Face Hotel, in Colombo. The discussion centred on the theme.
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September 25, 2025
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‘England gather their most hostile Ashes bowling attack since 1970'
So far, so good.
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September 25, 2025
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Dubai's Progressive House Revolution
... with Sri Lankans at the helm
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September 25, 2025
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Ambassador for Japan visits Tokyo Cement Factory in Trincomalee
Akio Isomata, Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka, paid an official visit to the Tokyo Cement Factory in Trincomalee, underscoring the longstanding friendship and economic cooperation between Japan and Sri Lanka.
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September 25, 2025
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Ananda beat Wesley to take top spot in Group 'A'
Under 19 Division I Cricket
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September 25, 2025
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Contesting concepts - Epistemic disobedience at BCIS
The Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS) was 50 last year. It was a cause for celebration and spawned, among other things, the Festival of Ideas where BCIS created an open space for engagement with a wide range of new stakeholders. It was also the year that we applied for and successfully secured institutional accreditation with the Ministry of Higher Education and acquired degree awarding status.
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September 25, 2025
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US Court decisions on President Trump’s “Reciprocal Tariffs”: Implications for Sri Lanka
After President Donald J. Trump announced in April his “reciprocal tariffs” on more than 180 countries and territories, including that 44% tariff on Sri Lanka, a group of American importers challenged the validity of these tariffs before the United States Court on International Trade.
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September 25, 2025
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Zaco Information Technology Lanka officially launches in Sri Lanka
Enterprise-Grade IT Hardware, Lifecycle Management, and Green IT Solutions Now Available to Sri Lankan Enterprises
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September 25, 2025
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MSF – a rare voice of humanity amidst rising brutality
At first blush it may seem that Israel's war of aggression against the Palestinians is paying off, considering that Israel is having a virtual 'free hand' to achieve its aims in the contested territories but there is considerable superficiality in this viewpoint. This is on account of the fact that with each passing day more and more civilians in the Gaza, for instance, are being brutalized by the aggressor and the effects of this process of brutalization could prove prohibitively costly for all concerned.
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September 25, 2025
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ComBank wins impressive triple at ICC Emerging Asia Banking Conclave & Awards 2025
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon was honoured with three prestigious awards at the 3rd Emerging Asia Banking Conclave & Awards 2025, organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
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September 25, 2025
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CSE picks-up speed following CBSL interest rate decision and growth predictions
CSE trading activities took off at a slow pace yesterday but later turned positive following the Central Bank's decision to keep policy rates unchanged at 7.75 percent and projections that the decision will help in steering inflation towards the target of 5 percent coupled with an expansion of economic growth, market analysts said.
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September 25, 2025
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HSBC agrees to sell retail banking business in Sri Lanka to Nations Trust Bank
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Sri Lanka Branch (‘HSBC Sri Lanka’) has entered into a binding agreement to sell its retail banking business to Nations Trust Bank PLC (‘NTB’).
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September 25, 2025
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Seylan Bank Finances phase II of 10 MW solar power project by Windforce and Vidullanka
Seylan Bank PLC recently announced its role as the sole financing partner for the 10 MW ground-mounted solar power plant in Navatkadu, Batticaloa, promoted by Sooryashakthi (Pvt) Ltd, a company jointly owned by Windforce PLC and Vidullanka PLC, two of Sri Lanka's most prominent renewable energy players.
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