Archives 2026-02-20
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News23 hours agoDevelopment activities in schools within plantation areas should be carried out in coordination with District Coordinating Committees – PM
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that development activities in schools within plantation areas should be carried out in coordination with District Coordinating Committees, and that...
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News2 days agoCEB trade unions hint at stringent industrial action after talks fail
Trade unions of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), backed by the powerful Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union, have warned of accelerated trade union action following the collapse of...
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News2 days agoPM reveals allowances and perks available to MPs
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya yesterday (19) revealed allowances and benefits provided to Members of Parliament at present.She did so while responding to a question raised...
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News2 days agoCID expresses regret to Natasha; IGP to issue guidelines on ICCPR arrests
Former OIC of the Cyber Crime Investigation and Intelligence Analysis Unit of the CID, M.M.U. Subhasinghe, yesterday expressed his regret in writing to civil activist and...
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News2 days agoConstruction begins on country’s largest solar power project in Hambantota
Construction has commenced on Sri Lanka’s largest solar power project, a 150-megawatt facility spanning 450 acres at the ‘Solar Energy Park’ in the Gonnoruwa area of...
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News2 days agoLanka silent as 85 countries rebuke Israel at UN
Sri Lanka is not among the 85 United Nations member states that have condemned Israel’s de-facto expansion into the occupied West Bank.The Palestinian Mission to the...
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News2 days agoMonk arrested on suspicion of defrauding nearly Rs 5mn
A 22-year-old monk from the Muruthalawa area in Kandy has been arrested by the Central Crimes Investigation Division (CCID) for allegedly defrauding various companies and individuals...
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News2 days agoLanka communists to chart ‘Second Freedom Struggle’ at 23rd party congress
The Communist Party of Sri Lanka (CPSL) will hold its 23rd National Congress from February 20 to 22 in Colombo, with party leaders set to deliberate...
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News2 days agoOpposition urges govt. to intercede on behalf of Imran Khan for his release
The SJB has called for a parliamentary debate while urging the government to make a humanitarian appeal to Pakistan over the continued detention of former popular Prime Minister Imran Khan.SJB...
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Business2 days agoShinkansen Moment for Sri Lanka: Raghuraman calls for radical export pivot as Japan backs regional value chain
Sri Lanka must engineer a “Shinkansen effect” in its export strategy or risk being left behind in a rapidly reorganising global economy, warned Indo Lanka Chamber...
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Business2 days agoCSE hits intra-day high in the wake of US-Iran tensions
CSE closed after its broader index hit an intra-day high of 24,000 yesterday due to tensions in US-Iran relations and a dip in investor sentiment. The...
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Business2 days agoCeylinco Life wins unrivaled global recognition with 12th straight World Finance award
Stands with world’s best after receiving ‘Best Life Insurer in Sri Lanka’ title in respect of 2025 Ceylinco Life has once again been recognised as the...
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Business2 days agoHNB becomes Official Banking Partner of the Royal–Thomian
HNB PLC, Sri Lanka’s leading private sector bank, has come on board for the first time as the Official Banking Partner of the 147th edition of...
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Business2 days agoIDL emerges champion at CIPM Great HR Quiz 2026 on debut appearance
International Distillers Limited (IDL), one of Sri Lanka’s foremost spirits manufacturers with a distinguished legacy spanning over four decades, achieved a major milestone by winning the...
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Business2 days agoDr. Ruchitha Perera re-elected Honorary Co-Vice Chair of the Chartered Institute of Marketing Board of Directors
Dr. Ruchitha Perera has been re-elected as Honorary Co-Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), UK. His term will...
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Latest News19 hours agoNew Zealand meet familiar opponents Pakistan at spin-friendly Premadasa
41: That’s the number of times New Zealand and Pakistan faced each other across formats in a 30-month period between October 2022 and April 2025. Twenty...
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Latest News20 hours agoBowlers, Marsh orchestrate consolation Australia win
It was a result that one could have foreseen from a distance. As much as Oman have shown glimpses of their potential at this T20 World...
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Sports23 hours agoBCB central contracts: Taskin, Mushfiqur demoted; no player in A+ category
The BCB has demoted Taksin Ahmed and Mushfiqur Rahim to lower grades in their 2026 central contracts for the national men’s cricketers. Taskin was the only...
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Latest News1 day ago‘Best time to crush’ Australia, says Oman captain Jatinder Singh
Oman have suffered three heavy defeats to Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, and Ireland at the 2026 T20 World Cup, and had been thumped by Australia the only...
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Latest News2 days agoVanquished Australia eye winning end to dreadful World Cup campaign
In an alternate world, Australia would have been running final system checks in their last group game against Oman on February 20 before stepping into the...
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Sports2 days agoZimbabwe stun Sri Lanka and storm into Super Eight
Zimbabwe marched into the Super Eight stage of the T20 World Cup with the swagger of a side that refuses to read the script, completing the...
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Sports2 days agoYuhansa reaches girls’ singles final
Yuhansa Peiris is set to meet Aaraa Aasaal Azim of Maldives in the girls’ singles final after emerging victorious in the semi finals of the J30...
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Sports2 days ago27th ‘Guwan Hamuda Papedi Sawariya’ from February 27
The 27th ‘Guwan Hamuda Papedi Sawariya’, the prestigious cycling event organized by Sri Lanka Air Force is scheduled to take place on 27 and 28 February...
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Latest News2 days agoZadran, Nabi star as Afghanistan bow out with a big win
Having reached the semifinals of the previous edition, Afghanistan will have harboured loftier ambitions, and a group stage exit from the 2026 T20 World Cup will...
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Features2 days agoIndian Ocean Security: Strategies for Sri Lanka
During a recent panel discussion titled “Security Environment in the Indo-Pacific and Sri Lankan Diplomacy”, organised by the Embassy of Japan in collaboration with Dr. George...
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Features2 days agoProtecting the ocean before it’s too late: What Sri Lankans think about deep seabed mining
Far beneath the waters surrounding Sri Lanka lies a largely unseen frontier, a deep seabed that may contain cobalt, nickel and rare earth elements essential to...
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Foreign News23 hours agoAsos co-founder dies after Thailand apartment block fall
A co-founder of online fashion giant Asos died after falling from a high-rise apartment block in Thailand, police have said. Quentin Griffiths has been named by...
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Foreign News1 day agoMystery donor gives Japanese city $3.6m in gold bars to fix water system
A Japanese city has received a hefty donation to help fix its ageing water system: 21kg (46lb) in gold bars. The gold bars, worth an estimated...
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Foreign News2 days agoTrump’s Board of Peace members pledge $7bn in Gaza relief
Several countries which have signed up to Donald Trump’s Board of Peace have contributed more than $7bn (£5.2bn) towards a Gaza “relief package”, the US president...
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Latest News19 hours agoTariffs ruling is major blow to Trump’s second-term agenda
Donald Trump had been warning for months that a Supreme Court decision like this would be catastrophic. If the court curtailed his ability to impose these...
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Latest News19 hours ago
New Zealand meet familiar opponents Pakistan at spin-friendly Premadasa
41: That’s the number of times New Zealand and Pakistan faced each other across formats in a 30-month period between October 2022 and April 2025. Twenty...
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Latest News20 hours ago
Bowlers, Marsh orchestrate consolation Australia win
It was a result that one could have foreseen from a distance. As much as Oman have shown glimpses of their potential at this T20 World...
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Latest News24 hours agoECB push back at Pakistan ‘shadow-ban’ reports ahead of Hundred auction
Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan and Harris Rauf are among more than 950 players to have registered for the Hundred’s inaugural auctions next month, as the...
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Latest News1 day agoTrump directs US government to prepare release of files on aliens and UFOs
US President Donald Trump says he will direct US agencies, including the defence department, to “begin the process of identifying and releasing” government files on aliens...
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Latest News1 day ago
‘Best time to crush’ Australia, says Oman captain Jatinder Singh
Oman have suffered three heavy defeats to Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, and Ireland at the 2026 T20 World Cup, and had been thumped by Australia the only...
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Latest News2 days ago
Vanquished Australia eye winning end to dreadful World Cup campaign
In an alternate world, Australia would have been running final system checks in their last group game against Oman on February 20 before stepping into the...
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Foreign News2 days ago
Trump’s Board of Peace members pledge $7bn in Gaza relief
Several countries which have signed up to Donald Trump’s Board of Peace have contributed more than $7bn (£5.2bn) towards a Gaza “relief package”, the US president...
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Latest News2 days agoTrump says world has 10 days to see if Iran deal reached
President Donald Trump says the world will find out “over the next, probably, 10 days” whether the US will reach a deal with Iran or take...
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Latest News2 days ago
Zadran, Nabi star as Afghanistan bow out with a big win
Having reached the semifinals of the previous edition, Afghanistan will have harboured loftier ambitions, and a group stage exit from the 2026 T20 World Cup will...