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Sri Lanka, Bangladesh Discuss Boosting Ties in Trade, Tourism, and ICT
Lanka News Web
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July 11, 2025
Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dharmapala Weerakkody, paid a courtesy call on the newly appointed Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh, Ambassador Asad Alam Siam, during which the two sides held extensive discussions on enhancing...
How Indian wellness retreats are offering sleep therapy to fight insomnia
Mint
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July 11, 2025
It’s not that Nagdev, 36, is not making an effort. The Delhi resident has tried everything from indoor air quality monitors and earplugs to sleep trackers and calming music. He regularly goes to the gym, has changed the mattress, propped his...
Sri Lanka’s Electricity Amendment Bill 2025: Trojan Horse for national economic collapse
Daily FT
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If enacted without significant reform, this Bill will not just destabilise Sri Lanka’s energy sector—it will effectively sign the death warrant of Sri Lanka’s economic sovereignty The National People’s Power Government rose to power promising...
Don’t panic: Sri Lanka’s fertility decline is temporary, not a demographic collapse
Daily FT
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The temporary decline in fertility highlights urgent priorities for health policy People defer childbearing when faced with crisis, but return to it when conditions stabilise. The temporary fertility declines in many countries were not due to...
Sri Lanka Insurance Profits Surge Post-Restructuring in 2024
Lanka News Web
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July 10, 2025
By: Staff Writer July 10, Colombo (LNW): Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (SLIC) has posted profits in 2024, following the legal segregation of its life and general insurance businesses into separate entities, according to the Insurance Regulatory...
Household debt rising in Sri Lanka
Asia News
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July 10, 2025
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is warning that debt is the main factor of vulnerability in the population. The causes include the 2022 economic crisis, rising inflation, unemployment, and unsustainable interest rates. Some people...
Sri Lanka to set up national network of autism and neurodevelopmental centers
Xinhua News Agency
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COLOMBO, July 10 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan government will establish a national network of daycare and therapy centers for children with autism spectrum disorder and other neurodevelopmental conditions, the President's Media Division (PMD) said...
Study: 90% of APAC luxury travellers book with wellness in mind
Marketing-Interactive
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90% of high-net-worth (HNW) travellers in Asia Pacific (APAC) now consider wellness a key factor in their travel decisions, signalling a profound shift in the region’s luxury travel landscape, according to a new report by Marriott International’s...
Sri Lanka’s HNB Assurance launches new core platform
Digital Finance
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July 10, 2025
When HNB Assurance, an insurance company in Sri Lanka, switched on its new digital core system in February, the move marked more than just a technical upgrade. For CEO Lasitha Wimalaratne, it was the culmination of a years-long transformation that...
Medical Specialists Demand Truth as Brain Death Surgery Allegations Shake Health Sector
Lanka News Web
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July 10, 2025
By: Staff Writer July 10, Colombo (LNW): The Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) has issued an urgent call for an investigation into what it describes as a dangerous trend of misinformation and unethical practices damaging Sri Lanka’s...
Sri Lanka is to sue individuals making breeding grounds for mosquitos
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) Sri Lanka’s health authorities plan to take legal action against 982 individuals accused of allowing mosquito breeding on their properties, according to a statement from the National Dengue Control Unit on Tuesday. Preshila Samaraweera, a...
New mass grave uncovered at Chemmani in northern Sri Lanka
World Socialist Web Site
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July 10, 2025
The exhumation team observing a newly opened grave in ChemmaniIn a chilling reminder of the decades-long anti-Tamil racist war, a new mass grave has been discovered at Sittupatthu in Chemmani, on the outskirts of Jaffna town in northern Sri Lanka....
Trump announces tariffs on 21 nations; 50% on Brazil, 30% on Sri Lanka – Check full list here
Financial Express
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Trump tariffs: US President Donald Trump issued six additional tariff letters to trading partners yesterday, July 9, bringing the total number of countries affected to 21. This follows a wave of back-to-back letters on his social media platform,...
Donald Trump tariff letters: Sri Lanka, Iraq, Libya among 7 more countries hit with up to 30% duty
The Week
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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced seven more tariff letters sent to various nations, bringing the total tally of such letters to 21, so far. The nearly identical two-page letters signed by Trump were sent to leaders of Iraq, Libya,...
100-year anniversary celebration of Sri Lanka Medical Council
Daily FT
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The powers that be at the SLMC and medical profession itself must reflect objectively on the core statutory function of the SLMC To evolve or to revolve? That is the question The Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC), as the sole regulator of medical...
Sri Lanka among top 3 summer getaways according to Emirates search data
Lanka Business Online
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July 9, 2025
Sri Lanka is among the top three summer destinations for travel in July and August, according to the latest booking data of Emirates, the world’s biggest international airline. Emirates reports that Sri Lanka has seen a 32% increase in flight...
Trump Slaps Sri Lanka With 30% Tariffs, Warns Against Retaliatory Levies
myMotherLode - California
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In a post on Truth Social, President Trump said these tariffs on Sri Lanka will kick in from August 1 and warned the country against transshipping to evade the levies. President Donald Trump on Wednesday slapped 30% tariffs on goods exported from...
Sri Lanka to take legal action against nearly 1,000 for negligence of mosquito breeding
The Malaysian Star
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July 8, 2025
COLOMBO, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan health officials have planned to take legal action against 982 individuals for allowing mosquito breeding sites on their properties, the National Dengue Control Unit said on Tuesday. Preshila Samaraweera, a...
Defunded by Trump, a Sri Lankan Project Confronts the Problem It Tried to Solve
The Nation
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July 9, 2025
Staff at Media Empowerment for a Democratic Sri Lanka never expected their small initiative to become the target of the kind of fake news it had actively worked to fight against. Ad Policy Protestors gather outside of USAID headquarters in...
Sri Lanka shares close little changed
Business Recorder
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July 8, 2025
Sri Lankan shares ended largely flat on Tuesday as losses in five sectors, led by real estate, were countered by gains in healthcare stocks. The CSE All Share index nudged down 0.06% at 18,032.12. Paragon Ceylon and Muller & Phipps (Ceylon) were...