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Colombo Kickerz U19 runner-up at Madras Super Cup 2025
COLOMBO Kickerz have finished as runnersup, falling short in the final after a penalty shoot-out, in the recently concluded Madras Super Cup 2025 tournament held in Chennai.
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November 05, 2025
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CSE ASPI touches new high of 23,000 points, then dips
COLOMBO stock market ASPI briefly crossed an all-time high of 23,000 points for the first time in early hours of trading yesterday before dipping slightly.
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November 05, 2025
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Govt. rules out further tax hikes ahead of 2026 Budget on Friday
CABINET Spokesman and Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa yesterday reaffirmed that there will be no further tax increases in the 2026 Budget, emphasizing that the Government’s focus is on providing relief to industries and sustaining economic growth.
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November 05, 2025
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Vatican commends Govt.'s efforts to foster ethnic harmony and economic stability
SECRETARY for harmony and economic Relations with States and International Organisations of the Holy See Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, yesterday commended the Government's efforts to foster ethnic stability in Sri Lanka.
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November 05, 2025
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India and Sri Lanka strengthen partnership to advance PPPs for sustainable development
CCC Vice Chairman Bingumal Thewarathanthri says it is timely for SL to relook at PPP opportunities seriously as developed countries' capital gradually flowing back into emerging markets Indian High Commissioner Santhosh Jha opines India and SL could jointly pioneer modern PPP frameworks that serve as templates for Global South NAPPP CEO Dr. Sulakshana Jayawardena discloses 67 projects already identified as potential PPPs across sectors like transport, water, and energy
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November 05, 2025
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Sri Lanka says shares enduring values with Vatican
FOREIGN Minister Vijitha Herath said Sri Lanka’s 50-year relationship with the Holy See stands as a partnership rooted in shared values of peace, reconciliation, and human dignity, reflecting five decades of mutual respect and cooperation.
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November 05, 2025
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UK Trade Envoy hails Sri Lanka's resilience and tourism revival at WTM
Says Sri Lanka has an awful lot to offer Commends industry stakeholders for optimism, ambition and renewal Asserts tourism has served not only as an economic driver but also as a bridge between different cultures Highlights ongoing UK-SL collaborations, including Developing Countries Trading Scheme and UK's Ocean Country Partnership Program
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November 05, 2025
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Seylan Bank expands accessibility with new ATM at Dalada Maligawa premises
SEYLAN Bank has opened its latest ATM at the sacred Dalada Maligawa premises in Kandy.
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November 05, 2025
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Minor Hotels partners Ayati Trust, expands ‘Dollars for Deeds’ program into Sri Lanka
Collaboration supports children with disabilities Ayati Trust receives cheque for Rs. 5 m Signs MoU, setting formal framework for partnership
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November 05, 2025
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Trump's granddaughter Kai to make LPGA debut
US President Donald Trump’s granddaughter, Kai Trump, will make her LPGA Tour debut next month.
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November 05, 2025
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Sri Lanka Insurance Life recognised for excellence in CSR at Sri Lanka Leadership Awards 2025
SRI Lanka Insurance Life (SLIC Life) was honoured for ‘Excellence in CSR’ with the award for “Support and Improvement in Quality of Education” at the Sri Lanka Leadership Awards 2025.
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November 05, 2025
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China's stability, a blessing for the world
WE live in a world where transformation unseen in a century is accelerating. Now, the global deficits in peace, development, security, and governance continue to widen unabated.
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November 05, 2025
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Trump's deceptive peace plan
GIVE the devil its due, they say. Donald Trump deserves a few words of praise, at least, for instituting a pause rather than a ceasefire in Gaza. After two years of ceaseless bombing, genocide and pulversation of Gaza by Israel, hundreds of thousands of its indigenous occupants who were driven out of their homes are returning. But the homes they were looking for are not there. They cannot even trace the exact location of where they lived, because Gaza has been turned into a mountain of rubble and the world’s largest waste dump. Yet, thanks to Trump, the returnees had at least one or two nights of sleep under a blue sky without fear of being bombed. Trump also needs to be thanked for admitting the failure of the socalled Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which, in the name of mercy, weaponised food and water to starve Gazans. For a few morsels of food and bottles of water, these wretched humans risked death when contravening GHF instructions. After the deal, however, only 300 aid-carrying trucks are allowed to enter Gaza. What they carry and deliver is a pittance in comparison to the total needs of this orphaned humanity. Yet, for these, one may thank Trump once more.
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November 05, 2025
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Tamil Union marks 125 years — a century and a quarter of cricketing glory
TAMIL Union Cricket and Athletic Club, one of Sri Lanka’s proudest cricket clubs, celebrated its 125th anniversary in grand style at the City of Dreams in Colombo on Friday. It was a night to remember, with over 300 guests — past and present Test cricketers, club members, officials from sister clubs and Sri Lanka Cricket — gathering under one roof to salute a club that has stood tall for a century and quarter.
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November 05, 2025
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NWP outstanding A/L students recognised under President's Fund
A special ceremony to recognise outstanding students in the North Western Province who excelled at the 2023/2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination was held yesterday at the North Western Provincial Council Auditorium.
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November 05, 2025
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Sri Lanka overperforms IMF targets: Does this mean Sri Lanka will avoid another economic crisis?
ACHIEVING IMF program targets and ensuring macroeconomic stability (objective 1) is excellent news. But does this mean that Sri Lanka is on its way to long term steady economic growth and that Sri Lanka's debt (especially external debt) is sustainable (objective 2)? Many Sri Lankans confuse these 2 objectives. Not just Sri Lankans but many other countries too confuse these.
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November 05, 2025
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McKibbin qualifies for Masters with Hong Kong win
TOM McKibbin claimed victory at the Hong Kong Open on Sunday to qualify for the Masters for the first time and secure his place for The Open.
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November 05, 2025
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Lankans growing old before becoming richer
FOR a long time, development economists, donor agencies, and international organisations have been projecting that Sri Lanka would experience a rapid increase in its elderly population prior to becoming a developed economy.
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November 05, 2025
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Shan leads Trinity 1st XV rugby outfit
TRINITY College 2026 1st XV rugby outfit will be led by 4th year coloursman Shan Althaf.
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November 05, 2025
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Prisoners of imagined histories
\"The future is in the Past.\" - An epigram on the official Mahawamsa website
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November 05, 2025
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Voyage Sri Lanka 2025: Initiative to harness power of Sri Lanka's blue economy
VOYAGE Sri Lanka 2025, the international marine summit organised by the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), has concluded, recording a massive success.
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November 05, 2025
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"Mother Earth is our Sustenance"
IN remembrance of entrepreneur, philanthropist, and the founder of BAM Holdings Ltd, the late Mr. B. A. Mahipala’s on his 78th birth anniversary, a total of 1,078 plants were planted at the Maduru Oya Special Forces Camp recently. This included 1,000 Mee plants, 50 Ehela plants, and 28 fruit plants, which were planted in and around the Army SF camp.
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November 05, 2025
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ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Team of the Tournament revealed; no Lankan
THE ICC has announced the Women’s Cricket World Cup Team of the Tournament.
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November 05, 2025
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Defending champions Sri Lanka leave for Hong Kong International Sixes
DEFENDING Hong Kong International Sixes champions Sri Lanka captained by all-rounder Lahiru Madushanka left for Mong Kok yesterday to take part in the tournament.
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November 05, 2025
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High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to the United Kingdom Nimal Senadheera presents credentials to His Majesty King Charles III
ON 28 October 2025, the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to the United Kingdom Nimal Senadheera, presented his Letter of Credence to His Majesty King Charles III at a ceremonial event held at Buckingham Palace.
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November 05, 2025
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Ceylon Business Appliances bridges Sri Lanka's digital divide
CEYLON Business Appliances (CBA), in partnership with Geekom, has launched a CSR initiative to provide under-resourced Sri Lankan schools with access to modern digital tools.
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November 05, 2025
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Ambassador designate of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Korea assumes duties
THE Ambassador — designate of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Korea, M.K. Pathmanaathan assumed duties on 30 October 2025 at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Seoul.
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November 05, 2025
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Ambassador Prof. Pivithuru Janak Kumarasinghe presents credentials to Emperor of Japan
NEWLY appointed Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Japan Prof. Pivithuru Janak Kumarasinghe presented the Letters of Credence to His Majesty Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on 31 October 2025.
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November 05, 2025
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Sri Lanka hits record October tourist arrivals with Indian market leading surge
SRI Lanka recorded its highest-ever tourist arrivals for the month of October this year, welcoming 165,193 visitors, a 22% year-on-year (YoY) increase, largely fuelled by strong inflows from India, signalling robust momentum for the winter season and renewed hopes of closing 2025 with record-breaking numbers.
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November 04, 2025
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MSME credit access gets boost with new Secured Transactions Register
THE Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) and the Credit Information Bureau (CRIB) yesterday launched the Secured Transactions Register (STR), creating a legal and digital framework that allows movable assets to be used as collateral for loans, especially by micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
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