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The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved another US$350 million to Sri Lanka under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement. This brings the total IMF financial support disbursed so far to…
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President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday his administration will “have to take a look” at deporting Elon Musk after the billionaire reignited the feud with the president over his spending bill. Musk, a South African national and a…
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Sri Lanka thanked the Indian business community based in Colombo for helping boost the local economy. A high-level delegation of Chief Executive Officers from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) met with the Prime Minister of Sri…
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Bollywood king Shah Rukh Khan is to open City of Dreams Sri Lanka, South Asia’s first fully- integrated resort in Colombo on 2nd August 2025. City of Dreams is yet to officially announce Khan’s arrival but has launched a promotion for the…
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Emirates NBD assured that its popular DirectRemit service will continue to offer free transfers to six major remittance destinations, including Sri Lanka. Following an email notification sent to customers on Friday, which stated that from…
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Sri Lanka’s apparel exports in May 2025 remained relatively flat with a slight dip of 0.63% compared to the same month last year, totaling US$365.08 million. While shipments to the EU grew by 5.15% and exports to other markets rose sharply…
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UN experts unequivocally condemned the recent United States military attack against three nuclear facilities in Iran. “These attacks violate the most fundamental rules of world order since 1945 – the prohibition on the aggressive use of…
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Sri Lankan Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez was honoured at the ongoing Italian Global Series Festival 2025. The ‘Housefull 5’ actress took to her Instagram handle to share the photos from the festival’s opening night. Jacqueline…
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Indian actress Fatima Sana Shaikh took a break from her busy schedule to enjoy a spontaneous holiday in Sri Lanka where she took on the challenge of learning how to surf in just five days. Sharing the experience with her fans, Fatima posted…
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At least eight people have died in a hot air balloon accident in southern Brazil, the governor of Santa Catarina state has said. There were 21 people on board the balloon in the city of Praia Grande on Saturday morning, Jorginho Mello…
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