Multiple outlets are reporting: Melting pot of cultures. Coverage mentions: melting, pot, cultures.
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The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka » Columns
Melting pot of cultures…
January 11, 2026 11:42 PM
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Multiple outlets are reporting: Imported poverty. Coverage mentions: imported, poverty.
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Multiple outlets are reporting: Lanka open to OHCHR’s technical assistance to expedite probes: FM. Coverage mentions: lanka, open, ohchr, technical, assistance.
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The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka » Columns
lt;strong gt;By Chandani Kirinde lt;/strong gt; Sri Lanka is open to obtaining technical assistance through the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), including that of forensic experts, to expedite investigations into past crimes in the country, a senior government source…
January 11, 2026 11:42 PM
Multiple outlets are reporting: Firefighters in five-hour battle to douse blaze in Pettah. Coverage mentions: fire, firefighters, pettah, colombo.
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The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka » Columns
A major fire erupted in a third-floor shop on First Cross Street, Pettah, Colombo, engulfing the building in flames last evening. The Colombo Fire Brigade deployed 15 fire engines and more than 50 firefighters to the scene, supported by bowsers from the Kotte and Dehiwala…
January 11, 2026 11:42 PM
Multiple outlets are reporting: Finance Ministry to order fleet of new double cabs. Coverage mentions: ministry, finance, fleet, double, cabs.
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The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka » Columns
The Finance Ministry has started collecting information from Ministry Secretaries, Chief Secretaries of Provincial Councils and Heads of Department in the run-up to ordering a fleet of new double cabs to facilitate the ldquo;swift and efficient rdquo; implementation of the government rsquo;s development programmes. However,…
January 11, 2026 11:42 PM
Multiple outlets are reporting: New three-judge panel sought for Immunoglobulin case. Coverage mentions: quot, three, judge, case, align.
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The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka » Columns
lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt; lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;By Ranjith Padmasiri nbsp; lt;/em gt; lt;/strong gt; lt;/p gt; A request has been made to appoint a new three-judge High Court Trial-at-Bar to hear the case filed against 12 accused including former…
January 11, 2026 11:42 PM
Multiple outlets are reporting: “Ali Roshan” convicted on two counts, three others acquitted. Coverage mentions: quot, roshan, ali, three, align.
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The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka » Columns
lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt; lt;strong gt;By Ranjith Padmasiri nbsp; lt;/strong gt; lt;/p gt; The three-judge Trial-at-Bar of the Colombo High Court, this week, sentenced Samarappulige Niraj Roshan Fernando, alias ldquo;Ali Roshan rdquo; to 15 years in prison after finding him…
January 11, 2026 11:42 PM
Multiple outlets are reporting: Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe calls on all parties to unite against “constitutional dictatorship”. Coverage mentions: former, president, ranil, wickremesinghe, parties.
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The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka » Columns
lt;strong gt;By Kasun Warakapitiya nbsp; nbsp; lt;/strong gt; United National Party Leader and former President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday called on all political parties to unite to rally to stop the constitutional dictatorship and stand together to protect democracy. The former President, delivering his address at…
January 11, 2026 11:42 PM
Multiple outlets are reporting: State Literary Festival honours three veterans with Lifetime Awards. Coverage mentions: awards, state, literary, lifetime.
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The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka » Columns
One of the highlights of the 68th State Literary Awards ceremony held on Thursday (September 18) at Temple Trees were the Sahitya Ratna Lifetime Awards, presented by Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya to writers for their contribution to literature in the country. The veteran recipients…
January 11, 2026 11:42 PM
Multiple outlets are reporting: One with Palestine. Coverage mentions: quot, align.
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The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka » Columns
lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt;President Anura Kumara Dissanayake leaves next week to address the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on its 80th birthday, at a time when the world body is facing perhaps its most challenging moments, a crisis in multilateralism. lt;/p…
January 11, 2026 11:42 PM
Multiple outlets are reporting: Industry Expo in full swing. Coverage mentions: industry, expo, full, swing.
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The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka » Columns
Industry Expo in full swing…
January 11, 2026 11:42 PM
Multiple outlets are reporting: Colombo bourse, top players in big game to create wealth. Coverage mentions: colombo, bourse, top, players, big.
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The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka » Columns
Colombo bourse, top players in big game to create wealth…
January 11, 2026 11:42 PM
Multiple outlets are reporting: Controversial tender clause forces Litro bidders toward rival terminal. Coverage mentions: controversial, tender, clause, forces, litro.
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The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka » Columns
Controversial tender clause forces Litro bidders toward rival terminal…
January 11, 2026 11:42 PM
Multiple outlets are reporting: Tough new measures to curb drug-impaired driving. Coverage mentions: tough, measures, drug, impaired, driving.
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The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka » Columns
The government has brought in tough measures to combat drug-impaired driving, granting the police and medical officers powers to test and prosecute offenders. The Motor Traffic (Drugs) Regulations, No. 01 of 2025, issued by Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Minister Bimal Rathnayake, were published…
January 11, 2026 11:42 PM
Multiple outlets are reporting: Police chief warns of criminals posing as security personnel at VIP events. Coverage mentions: police, chief, criminals, personnel, vip.
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The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka » Columns
lt;strong gt;By Damith Wickrameskara lt;/strong gt; Police Chief Priyantha Weerasooriya has instructed his officers to take steps to accurately identify personnel assigned to VIP events in order to thwart attempts by criminals or radical elements to carry out unlawful acts while disguised in security force…
January 11, 2026 11:42 PM
Multiple outlets are reporting: The Year That Refused to End. Coverage mentions: did.
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Groundviews
Photo courtesy of DW Sri Lanka did not enter 2026 through celebration. It crossed the threshold quietly, carrying grief. The final days of 2025 did not offer closure but catastrophe. Cyclone Ditwah, the most devastating climate disaster since the 2004 tsunami, swept across the island…
January 7, 2026 5:45 AM
Multiple outlets are reporting: Understanding Why Conservation Matters for Sri Lanka – Part 4. Coverage mentions: sri, lanka, percent.
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Photo courtesy of tourhero Sri Lanka in 1881 was an emerald island. Its forests blanketed 84 percent of the land with their canopies stretching endlessly across mountains and valleys. Today, a mere 29.7 percent remains. This is not merely statistics or limited to academic studies.…
January 6, 2026 5:21 AM
Multiple outlets are reporting: When Electricity Prices Rise but Regulations Don’t. Coverage mentions: electricity, prices.
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Groundviews
Photo courtesy of LTLT In the first quarter of 2026, the Ceylon Electricity Board’s plan of increasing electricity tariffs by 11.57% has understandably sparked public anxiety around affordability. In a shaky economy, electricity prices are foremost on the minds of households, businesses and industry, and…
January 6, 2026 4:27 AM
Multiple outlets are reporting: US Captures Venezuela’s President in Breach of International Law. Coverage mentions: venezuela, international, law.
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Photo courtesy of Harvey Wallbanger “The true test of international law is not how it restrains the weak, but whether it can restrain the powerful.” In an extraordinary and unprecedented escalation of global geopolitics, the US launched a large scale military operation in Venezuela in…
January 5, 2026 5:28 AM
Multiple outlets are reporting: Global North, Antisemitism and Trump’s Ceasefire. Coverage mentions: israel, global, north, palestine, which.
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Groundviews
Photo courtesy of Al Jazeera In the wake of a rising wave of pro-Palestine movement and condemnation of Israel’s unrelenting genocide in Gaza, which is threatening to enter Occupied West Bank the Global North, which endorses Israel’s annexation of the entire Palestine into Greater Israel,…
January 5, 2026 4:38 AM