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Sri Lanka’s rich culinary and cultural heritage has received global recognition as several locally popular words have been officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in its June 2025 updat
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Airbus has spotlighted Meriesha Fonseka, a talented Sri Lankan engineer, as part of their single-aisle wing design team at the company’s Wichita Engineering Facility in the United States.
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Former Secretary to the Health Ministry Janaka Chandragupta, who arrived at the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) this morning (26) to record a statement regarding the alleged procurement of substandard drugs, has been arrested by the Bribery Commission.
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The Colombo High Court yesterday sentenced a retired land officer to 22 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs.30,000, after finding him guilty of soliciting a bribe of Rs.100,000 to issue a permit for cutting trees on a land within the Mahaweli Zone in Thambuttegama.
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The Starlink satellite internet service will be made available to local customers following a one-week inspection of the service, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) Director General Bandula Herath said.
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The government is planning to renovate 50 major bus stands nationwide, including the Colombo Central Bus Stand under the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ programme with assistance from the Sri Lanka Air Force, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.
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Oil prices tumbled on Tuesday to their lowest level in more than a week as U.S. President Donald Trump said a ceasefire has been agreed between Iran and Israel, relieving worries of supply disruption in the area.
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Sri Lankan citizens in Qatar have been advised to stay indoors, remain vigilant and closely follow the advice issued by the government of Qatar, the Sri Lankan Embassy in Qatar stated.
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A Sri Lankan national has left Iran and reached New Delhi last evening (23) on a special flight operated by the government of India.
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