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Category: LOCAL

Sri Lanka faces 30% tariff in US trade escalation
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Sri Lanka faces 30% tariff in US trade escalation

Sri Lanka has been hit with a 30% tariff by the United States, part of a broader package affecting six…

byCeylon Independent10/07/2025
Police Officer arrested for Soliciting Bribe
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Police Officer arrested for Soliciting Bribe

An officer attached to the Ragama Police was arrested by the Bribery Commission while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.…

byCeylon Independent10/07/2025
India extends over $1 Bn relief to Sri Lanka under special swap arrangement: Sources
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India extends over $1 Bn relief to Sri Lanka under special swap arrangement: Sources

India has extended over USD 1 billion in financial relief by renewing the remaining dues under a Special Swap Arrangement…

byCeylon Independent10/07/2025
‘The Heart of a Shepherd, the voice of a Nation’ – His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith
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‘The Heart of a Shepherd, the voice of a Nation’ – His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith

My first meeting with His Eminence goes back to the time of the late Archbishop, His Grace Oswald Gomis. I…

byCeylon Independent09/07/2025
UN asks govt. to vacate ‘remaining lands still occupied and used economically by the military’
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UN asks govt. to vacate ‘remaining lands still occupied and used economically by the military’

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has said that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights…

byCeylon Independent09/07/2025
Minister apologises for Jaffna train change without notice
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Minister apologises for Jaffna train change without notice

Transport Minister Bimal Ratnayake has issued an apology on behalf of the Ministry after the Jaffna Intercity train had changed…

byCeylon Independent09/07/2025
Speaker’s residence to be transformed into a knowledge centre
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Speaker’s residence to be transformed into a knowledge centre

Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne says the official residence of the Speaker will be transformed into a knowledge centre providing information to…

byCeylon Independent09/07/2025
Rs 5000 unlimited data packages for schools : Update from PM
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Rs 5000 unlimited data packages for schools : Update from PM

Minister of Education, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, has announced that it is expected to provide internet access to all secondary…

byCeylon Independent09/07/2025
Pillayan had prior Knowledge of Easter Attacks – Public Security Minister
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Pillayan had prior Knowledge of Easter Attacks – Public Security Minister

Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala has revealed that Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, also known as “Pillayan”, had prior knowledge of the 2019…

byCeylon Independent09/07/2025
Kasim Khan’s tweet on X
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Kasim Khan’s tweet on X

My father, former Prime Minister Imran Khan, has now spent over 700 days in prison – held in solitary confinement.…

byCeylon Independent08/07/2025

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