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Putin admits Russian role in 2024 Azerbaijani jet crash, offers redress
Putin tells Azerbaijan’s Aliyev that Russia will provide ‘compensation’ for the deadly crash caused by its air defences
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October 11, 2025
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Hearing in Weligama shooting case involving ex-IGP Tennakoon fixed for 17 Dec.
The case against former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon and other suspects over a shooting incident near the W15 Hotel, in Weligama, has been scheduled for reconsideration on 17 December.
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October 11, 2025
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UK PM Starmer counters Trump's 'dead economy' jibe against India
\"Everything I have seen here is absolute proof that you are on track to succeed
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October 11, 2025
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Israeli troops begin withdrawing from Gaza
After the Israeli cabinet approved the outline of a Gaza peace deal to release hostages held by Hamas, Israel began its partial military withdrawal on Friday morning.
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October 11, 2025
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Mannar mason jailed for 'Ice' trafficking
A 21-year-old mason from Mannar has been sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment after being convicted of trafficking in the narcotic substance 'Ice'.
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October 11, 2025
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Drowning of five-year-old boy during swimming lessons: Seven persons arrested, including school assistant principal
Mirihana Police said yesterday (10) that seven individuals, including the Assistant Principal of the preschool attended by a five-year-old boy who drowned in a swimming pool at a hotel in Nugegoda, have been arrested in connection with the incident.
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October 11, 2025
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EngEx 2025 powered by SLT-MOBITEL celebrates nurturing next generation of engineers and innovators
EngEx 2025 powered by SLT-MOBITEL celebrating engineering excellence, concluded on a successful note recently.
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October 11, 2025
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AI is only as good as the people wielding it
Beyond the now familiar generative AI chatbots, the future of AI more broadly remains unknown.
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October 10, 2025
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Starmer meets Modi on his first visit to India
(BBC) British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his first visit to the country.
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October 10, 2025
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29 mobile phones recovered from three wards of Boossa High Security prison
Twenty-nine mobile phones were taken into custody yesterday from wards A, C, and D of the Boossa High-Security Prison, which houses some of the country’s most dangerous criminals.
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October 10, 2025
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Minister Herath: SL refrained from calling for vote at UNHRC to save funds
Sri Lanka refrained from calling for a vote at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) as it did not want to waste public funds on a vote it was bound to lose, Foreign Affairs Minister Vijitha Herath told Parliament yesterday.
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October 10, 2025
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The “intelligence” of generative AI is seriously limited
There is little evidence that a superintelligent AI capable of wreaking global devastation is coming any time soon.
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October 10, 2025
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13 bank accounts of Backhoe Saman's wife and her close associates frozen
The CID informed the Colombo Magistrate's Court yesterday (9) that 13 bank accounts belonging to Shadhika Lakshani, the wife of Backhoe Saman, who is currently in remand custody, and her close associates had been frozen.
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October 10, 2025
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Two, including retired Colonel arrested over massive foreign employment scam
Two individuals linked to a large-scale foreign employment scam involving nearly Rs. 200 million have been arrested by the Special Investigations Unit of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE).
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October 10, 2025
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Ravi S. issues denial
The Police Media Division yesterday said that a false news report is circulating on social media claiming that retired SDIG Ravi Seneviratne, the Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security, told the Parliamentary High Posts Committee that the mastermind behind the Easter Sunday attacks had been identified and that India was behind it.
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October 10, 2025
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Kariapper: "Main conspirator behind Easter Sunday carnage identified"
SLMC MP Nizam Kariapper yesterday said that Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security, retired SDIG Ravi Seneviratne, had disclosed that the main conspirator behind the 2019 was identified.
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October 10, 2025
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Leading AI models are rapidly gaining general-purpose capabilities
I strongly believe that artificial intelligence poses an existential threat.
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October 10, 2025
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The real risk isn't AI becoming too smart
The way technology currently stands, the real risk isn’t AI becoming too smart — it’s humans making poor choices about how we build and deploy these tools.
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October 10, 2025
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Australian woman performs 733 pull-ups in one hour
An Oct. 8 (UPI) Australian bodybuilder broke a Guinness World Record that had stood for nearly a decade when she completed 733 pull-ups in one hour.
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October 10, 2025
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PUCSL gathers views of 500 individuals on proposed electricity tariff hike
About 500 individuals had expressed their views during the public consultation sessions on the third electricity tariff revision proposed for this year, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) said yesterday.
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October 10, 2025
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India sides with Taliban, Pakistan and China, slams Trump bid to take over Bagram base in Afghanistan
In an unexpected turn of events, India has joined the Taliban, Pakistan, China and Russia to oppose US President Donald Trump's bid to take over the Bagram air base in Afghanistan.
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October 10, 2025
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The clearest existential pathway is militarisation
Yes. I am more concerned humans will use AI to destroy civilisation than AI doing so autonomously by taking over.
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October 10, 2025
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Mooney's rescue act for the ages denies Pakistan a historic win
Beth Mooney's masterful maiden World Cup century rescued Australia from 76 for 7, set up a match-winning total of 221 and denied Pakistan the opportunity to pull off the first upset of the tournament. Australia are now at the top of the points table, with two wins and a washout while Pakistan remain winless in last place.
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October 10, 2025
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Govt-IMF staff level agreement boosts share market
CSE activities were on the upswing yesterday following an IMF announcement that it had reached a staff level agreement with the Sri Lankan government on its fifth review.
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October 10, 2025
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St. Benedict's advance to Under 19 Division I Tier B semi final
St. Benedict's College lived up to their billing as they beat Ananda College by 47 runs to secure a semi final place in the Under 19 Division I Tier 'B' cricket tournament on Thursday.
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October 10, 2025
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IMF to Sri Lanka: 2026 Budget must align with programme parameters
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced yesterday, that its staff have reached a staff-level agreement with Sri Lankan authorities on the fifth review of the country's Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement.
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October 10, 2025
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World Marketing Forum 2025 — ‘a strategic milestone’
Sri Lanka’s ambition to become a regional hub for innovation, entrepreneurship and marketing excellence received a major boost on Wednesday night, as the country formally announced its hosting of the prestigious World Marketing Forum (WMF) 2025 — a first for South Asia.
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October 10, 2025
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CSE and SEC host exclusive forum to deepen institutional engagement in Sri Lanka’s capital market
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) in collaboration with the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) successfully convened an exclusive forum for institutional fund managers themed “Be a Part of the Capital Market’s Growth Story — One Vision for A Resilient Market” recently.
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October 10, 2025
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Truth, Media and Technology in the Digital Age
Truth, media and technology are notions often discussed in a flippant manner as if their meanings and politics are beyond confusion even in the digital age.
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October 10, 2025
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IMF to release next tranche of Extended Fund Facility
The International Monetary Fund yesterday said it had reached a staff-level agreement on the fifth review under Sri Lanka’s extended fund facility arrangement.
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