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India resumes visa services for Bangladeshis in bid to reset bilateral ties
India has begun restoring visa services for Bangladeshi citizens, signalling a major thaw in relations between the two neighbours after nearly two years of diplomatic strain that followed the political upheaval in Bangladesh.
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June 27, 2026
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World Cup style
The FIFA World Cup is the biggest sporting spectacle on the planet, but it is also one of the world's largest fashion stages.
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June 27, 2026
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Indian Catholics warn against damage to 17th-century church
The Our Lady of Hope Church in Thane was built by the Portuguese Franciscan missionaries in 1630
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June 27, 2026
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Thirty-eight injured as two private buses collide in Matara
Thirty-eight passengers were injured following a head-on collision between two private buses on Talalla Vajirawansha Mawatha along the Matara-Tangalle Road, yesterday morning (26), police said.
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June 27, 2026
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Fourteen intl. rights groups urge suspension of Lanka's Haiti deployment
Fourteen international human rights and victims’ organisations have called for the immediate suspension of Sri Lanka’s planned deployment of about 900 military personnel and 140 police officers to Haiti, warning that there is no credible independent vetting mechanism to screen those selected for past human rights violations.
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June 27, 2026
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Water shortages grip Gaza amid aid funding shortfalls
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that aid funding shortfalls for Gaza trigger cutbacks in services, forcing four of its humanitarian partners to begin phasing out water trucking in Gaza, which is expected to leave more than 330,000 people across 250 sites at risk of losing their primary source of drinking water.
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June 26, 2026
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Colombo hosts secret India-Pakistan peace talks
(WION) Indian and Pakistani delegates have held a fresh round of Track Two diplomacy talks in Colombo and Bangkok earlier this week.
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June 26, 2026
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KOKO and Aitken Spence Hotels open a new era for hotel payments in Sri Lanka
KOKO, Sri Lanka's leading buy now pay later platform, has entered into a landmark partnership with Aitken Spence Hotels, one of the country's most renowned and sustainable hospitality chains, to make instalment payments available directly within the group's official, real time booking engine.
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June 26, 2026
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Ex-Justice Minister's son among three arrested for allegedly demanding bribe from wife of underworld figure
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) yesterday said that the arrest of three individuals, including the son of former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe and a Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) organiser, was in connection with a high-profile bribery investigation linked to underworld figure Nadun Chinthaka Wickramaratne alias Harak Kata.
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June 26, 2026
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President promises to repeal PTA within next few months
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday told Parliament that the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), which had remained in force for 46 years despite being introduced as a temporary measure, would be repealed within the next few months.
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June 26, 2026
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Quandary of Dengue: Some roving perspectives
Sri Lanka is currently well and truly trapped in the strangling grip of a devastating and severely enhanced dengue outbreak.
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June 26, 2026
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Kelaniya emerges as highest ranked Lankan uni in Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Ratings
The University of Kelaniya has emerged as the highest-ranked university in Sri Lanka in the Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026, securing a position in the global 401-600 band.
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June 26, 2026
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SJB signals disciplinary action against its Horana organiser after his arrest
Opposition and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday told Parliament that his party would initiate disciplinary action against its Horana organiser Charith Abeysinghe, arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over alleged bribery charges.
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June 26, 2026
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Krrish case against Namal: Summons issued to two Indians
The Colombo High Court yesterday directed that summons be issued to two Indian witnesses in the case filed against SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa over the controversial Krrish project transaction, following the procedure laid down by the Judicial Service Commission for summoning foreign witnesses.
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June 26, 2026
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Fairfirst celebrates 7 years of supporting the Sri Lanka Police K9 Unit
Fairfirst Insurance has once again partnered with the Sri Lanka Police K9 Unit, continuing its support for the seventh consecutive year. This partnership reflects the company's long-standing commitment to giving back to the community.
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June 26, 2026
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Dayasiri calls for independent investigation into coal imports
SJB Kurunegala District MP Dayasiri Jayasekera yesterday alleged serious irregularities in the tender process for the supply of coal to Sri Lanka for the 2026/2027 period and called for an independent investigation into the matter.
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June 26, 2026
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08th SSC Open International Rating Chess Championship commences in Matara today
The 8th edition of the SSC Open International Rating Chess Championship organized by the SSC international Chess Academy is set to commence at the Grand Rockland Hotel Matara today.
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June 26, 2026
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Do we really honour our judicial process?
It was not long ago that we, as a nation, witnessed a political culture in which various actors sought to influence or interfere with the judicial process.
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June 26, 2026
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A Rising Man
A shorter piece today, after the lengthy tale set in Tudor England.
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June 26, 2026
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Where imagination becomes reality
Theme parks have evolved into some of the most powerful symbols of global leisure culture, combining storytelling, engineering, and spectacle to create immersive worlds that appeal to children and adults alike.
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June 26, 2026
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Institutional investors, falling oil prices help boost stock trading
The CSE yesterday picked up with some significant participation by institutional investors. Factors that helped in the process were impressive export earnings and falling world oil prices, market analysts said.
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June 26, 2026
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Abeyagoonasekera calls for moral governance in an age of AI and global uncertainty
Sri Lankan geopolitical analyst Prof. Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, Executive Director of the South Asia Foresight Network (SAFN) at The Millennium Project in Washington, D.C., addressed the International Conference on Peace upon Morality, Development and Nation-Building (ICPDN 2026) in Bangkok, 19th June 2026, emphasising that the greatest challenge facing societies today is not technological or geopolitical—but moral.
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June 26, 2026
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Maize Revolution could become India's next Green Revolution!
Maize is rapidly emerging as India’s most dynamic field crop, delivering gains in productivity, sustainability and farmer incomes, while offering a viable alternative to surplus rice cultivation, according to leading agricultural economist Ramesh Chand.
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June 26, 2026
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CDB —MCA T10 CRICKET TOURNAMENT 2026 Tier B quarter finals and semifinals on Saturday
The quarter finals and the semi-finals of Tier ‘B’ of the CDB sponsored MCA T10 Cricket Tournament will be played at the D S Senanayake College Grounds and the Mercantile Cricket Association Grounds on Saturday.
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June 26, 2026
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Sri Lanka-Thailand Free Trade Agreement at last sees the light of day
The Sri Lanka-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (SLTFTA), signed in 2024 and awaiting implementation, will serve as a key catalyst for strengthening trade, investment and supply-chain resilience between the two countries amid growing global economic uncertainties, Thailand’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Paitoon Mahapannaporn, said.
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June 26, 2026
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ANURADHAPURA ANTHEM c.1893
R. W. Ievers, who wrote this poem, was the Government Agent of the North Central Province during 1884, 1886, and 1890.
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June 26, 2026
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Amshi de Silva runs through Unicorns to give Super Kings second win
The Oakland leg of the league stage of MLC 2026 started with a game where batters on either side struggled, and seamer Amshi de Silva put on a show to run through San Francisco Unicorns and give Texas Super Kings their second win to end a mini losing streak of two matches.
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June 26, 2026
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Clinical England book semifinal spot
A clinical performance with both bat and ball helped England become the first team in the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup to book their spot in the semifinals.
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June 26, 2026
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Falling oil prices and fallen heroes
The whole world is enjoying the benefits of the US-Iran peace deal.
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June 26, 2026
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Austrian GP declared heat-hazard race amid heatwave
This weekend's Austrian Grand Prix has been declared a heat-hazard race by Formula 1's governing body the FIA.
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