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Sri Lanka Signs SAR 517 Million Debt Restructuring Deal with Saudi Fund
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Sri Lanka Signs SAR 517 Million Debt Restructuring Deal with Saudi Fund

Sri Lanka reached a key milestone in its external debt restructuring efforts today with the signing of Bilateral Amendatory Loan…

byCeylon Independent14/07/2025
Rs 574M Allocated, But Only Rs. 23M Spent – President Grills Officials in Hambantota
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Rs 574M Allocated, But Only Rs. 23M Spent – President Grills Officials in Hambantota

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised that, while steering the country forward economically and improving the people’s standard of living, political…

byCeylon Independent11/07/2025
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
Namal responds to allegation MR Asked Top monk to tell President not to arrest wife
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Namal responds to allegation MR Asked Top monk to tell President not to arrest wife

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa has accused the government of fabricating claims involving former President Mahinda Rajapaksa…

byCeylon Independent29/06/2025
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 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
Hungary to withdraw from International Criminal Court
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Hungary to withdraw from International Criminal Court

Hungary’s government has announced it is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC). The move was announced by a senior…

byCeylon Independent03/04/2025
Yoshitha Rajapaksa arrested
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Yoshitha Rajapaksa arrested

Yoshitha Rajapaksa has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Beliatta in connection with allegations of illegally acquiring…

byCeylon Independent25/01/2025
Lasantha Wickremathunge’s 16th Death Anniversary!
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Lasantha Wickremathunge’s 16th Death Anniversary!

byCeylon Independent08/01/2025
Live: Indian PM attends ceremonial welcome for Sri Lankan President in India
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Live: Indian PM attends ceremonial welcome for Sri Lankan President in India

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the ceremonial welcome for Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Rashtrapati Bhavan…

byCeylon Independent16/12/2024

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