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Remembering a Son of the Soil, A Legend
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Remembering a Son of the Soil, A Legend

Happy Birthday: Remembering ‘The Boss’   The 19th of May 2025 marks the 82nd birth anniversary of who I fondly…

byCeylon Independent20/05/2025
The People’s Pope – An appreciation of Pope Francis
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The People’s Pope – An appreciation of Pope Francis

  Courtesy The Guardian In his first words from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica in 2013, the newly elected…

byCeylon Independent21/04/2025
*The news today* is that it is just over 6 years since the murder of 261 innocent people at multiple locations in Sri Lanka.
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*The news today* is that it is just over 6 years since the murder of 261 innocent people at multiple locations in Sri Lanka.

  The news today is that all of us in Sri Lanka must understand the low depths that some of…

byCeylon Independent21/04/2025
Easter Attack Report US District Court
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Easter Attack Report US District Court

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byCeylon Independent15/04/2025
Independent candidate: Bond deposited for President Ranil
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Independent candidate: Bond deposited for President Ranil

Cash deposit submitted on behalf of President Ranil Wickremesinge to contents as an independent candidate for the forthcoming Presidential Election

byCeylon Independent26/07/2024
Politicians nurture, protect underworld: Anura Kumara alleges
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Politicians nurture, protect underworld: Anura Kumara alleges

Colombo, July 14 (Daily Mirror)- Claiming that the underworld was nurtured, protected and supplied with arms by the politicians over…

byCeylon Independent15/07/2024
Sri Lanka netball player Tharjini Sivalingam new chapter in life
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Sri Lanka netball player Tharjini Sivalingam new chapter in life

  Tharjini Sivalingam, a renowned player and senior member of the Sri Lanka National Netball Team, got married (17). Born…

byCeylon Independent18/06/2024
National Poson week commences today
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National Poson week commences today

The national Poson week commences today and will continue until June 24.   Anuradhapura District Secretary Janaka Jayasundara said that…

byCeylon Independent18/06/2024
11 month old girl dies after coconut falls on her head in Galaha
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11 month old girl dies after coconut falls on her head in Galaha

A eleven-month-old girl lost her life after a coconut fell on her head in Deltota, Galaha, police said. The victim,…

byCeylon Independent18/06/2024
World’s largest foodservice company Sysco says Sri Lanka is its heartbeat
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World’s largest foodservice company Sysco says Sri Lanka is its heartbeat

Peck also likes to see continued acknowledgement and appreciation for the Sysco LABS brand as a great place to work.…

byCeylon Independent18/06/2024

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byEditor 29/04/202629/04/2026
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byEditor 29/04/202629/04/2026
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The Deal, The Silence and The Unknown

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