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Third edition of NMA’s annual journal launched
Launching the third edition of ‘THE PORTHOLE’, the annual professional publication of the Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA), ...
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Rival Tamil parties question special status accorded to Sumanthiran
By Dinasena Ratugamage Rival Tamil political parties demands to know why the NPP government continues to provide police ...
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White House defends freezing funds as ‘reasonable’ while Democrats express ‘extreme alarm’
US President Donald Trump has paused grants, loans and other federal assistance, according to a leaked government memo, later ...
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Italy’s PM investigated over release of Libyan war crimes suspect
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says she has been placed under judicial investigation over Italy’s surprise release of ...
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South Korea plane fire causes mass evacuation
An Airbus plane has caught fire at an airport of South Korea’s city of Busan, forcing the evacuation of all 176 people on ...
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War crimes: Canada’s Conservative Party leader vows to ‘lead the world’ in seeking prosecutions against Sri Lankans
Canada’s Conservative Party leader, too, joins the bandwagon bashing Sri Lanka on war crimes allegations. Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Pierre Poilievre, has declared that he would “lead ...
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Deep divisions over Rohingya ‘refugees’
By Shamindra Ferdinando Sri Lanka must address the developing issue of Rohingya refugees cautiously. Whatever the domestic politics, or divisions within political parties represented in Parliament, ...
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Strengthening bilateral relations or opening doors for competition?
President Dissanayake’s historic visits to India and China: by Prof. Amarasiri de Silva From December 15 to 17, 2024, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s government took steps to ameliorate the ...
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Long-standing partnership between AIA Insurance and Sri Lanka Cancer Society renews for 6th consecutive year
AIA Insurance recently renewed its partnership with the Sri Lanka Cancer Society for the sixth consecutive year, continuing its dedication to supporting cancer awareness, treatment and prevention ...
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The Last Lament
By Lynn Ockersz With the lump in his throat, Tightening to a death grip, The small farmer stares aghast, At his water-logged farm plot, Which once blazed gold and green, With caringly-fed paddy plants ...
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Remarketing rejects
The SLPP is girding up its loins for the upcoming local government (LG) polls. Its National Organiser Namal Rajapaksa yesterday launched the SLPP LG Councillors’ Forum, in Colombo, and among those ...
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St. Sebastian’s cement top spot as Ryan bags 11 wickets
Reemus Fernando Skipper Ryan Dissanayake came up with his best bowling performance of the season, a match bag of 11 wickets as St. Sebastian’s College Moratuwa condemned Maliyadewa to ten wickets ...