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Forum to launch pilot projects for welfare of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees
The Hindu
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July 27, 2025
The Irumboothipatty refugees’ camp in Karur district of Tamil Nadu. | Photo Credit: MOORTHY G The SICCI–UNHCR Partnership Forum is planning to launch its pilot projects for the welfare of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees by September this year. In its...
Sri Lanka’s maritime ambitions
The Kathmandu Post
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With its natural beauty, wildlife and culture, Sri Lanka is known as the “pearl of the Indian Ocean” and attracts millions of tourists every year. But my research suggests that the country might not be so reliant on tourism in the future, as it...
'They are my joy': Meet the children living in Sri Lanka care homes established by Irish volunteers and donations
Irish Examiner
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July 28, 2025
“One day, I’d like to play for the Irish cricket team, I’d like to see Ireland, a place that I have heard so much about, a place that I love,” 17-year-old Kavindu* said from inside the Arklow Boys Home, based in Negombo, Sri Lanka.Kavindu is one...
ANKA Technologies shines at National Ingenuity Awards 2025
Daily FT
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From left: IT Consultant Abdul Mujeeb, Accounts Assistant Peshani Senaratne, Manager – Business Development, Sales and Partnerships Sugandhi Ariyasena, Abacus Maths Instructor Pabodhi Herath, Student Coordinator Chethika Halangoda, Associate...
BBC uncovers lasting toxic legacy of cargo ship disaster off Sri Lanka
BBC
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July 27, 2025
Leana Hosea & Saroj PathiranaNegombo, Sri Lanka ShareSave Aerial footage shows the X-Press Pearl breaking up and sinking Four years after a stricken cargo ship caused the largest plastic spill ever recorded, volunteers on Sri Lanka's beaches are...
Kamchatka earthquake response shows tsunami warnings are improving
New Scientist
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The coastline of Shiogama, Japan as a tsunami warning had been issued after a huge earthquake Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images Millions of people were safely evacuated due to tsunami warnings rapidly issued after a powerful earthquake rumbled off...
European Union and Sri Lanka host landmark International Conference on Child Protection to tackle violence against children
Daily FT
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Marking a critical push to combat all forms of violence against children in Sri Lanka, the International Conference on Child Protection (ICCP’25) was inaugurated on 25 July and ran until yesterday (27 July). The conference brings together over 250...
Twenty scientists and diplomats worldwide will gather at the 12th AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science brought together 10 pairs of scientists and policymakers from 10 countries, including Bolivia,...
FITIS to play major role in creating digital trust in Sri Lanka
Daily FT
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FITIS Digital Trust Chapter President Ashane Jayasekara The Government of Sri Lanka is actively pursuing a mission to build digital trust, aiming to foster a secure, resilient, and ethically governed digital ecosystem. This involves various...
Private Sector Sparks Solar Revolution amid Energy Struggles in Sri Lanka
Lanka News Web
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July 27, 2025
By: Staff Writer July 27, Colombo (LNW): As Sri Lanka grapples with mounting energy challenges and increasing dependence on costly fossil fuel imports, the country’s solar energy drive is gaining renewed urgency. Despite ambitious renewable energy...
Do leopards and people actually share the same world?
Daily FT
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Harak Hora of Yala, 2021, Photograph by Rukshan Jayewardene Neluma of Wilpattu in his prime, 2023, Photograph by Rukshan Jayewardene I have a suggestion for everyone who loves Wilpattu and Neluma. For those of you who love to see leopards in the...
Sri Lankan engineer awarded by the UN for anti-flooding system
Asia News
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July 26, 2025
Nadeesha Chandrasena has received the Global Award for Intellectual Property (WIPO) for her ‘Smart Drain’, an anti-clogging drainage system that prevents urban flooding. The device is patented and can be monitored in real time, overcoming the...
NDB Bank partners Hatch and NCGI to empower startups with collateral-free business loans
Daily FT
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NDB Bank, in collaboration with the National Credit Guarantee Institution Ltd., (NCGI) and Hatch Works, recently hosted a focused awareness session at Hatch Innovation Hub in Colombo to introduce Sri Lankan startups to the benefits of the...
Sri Lanka Imposes 18% VAT on Foreign Digital Services Starting October
Lanka News Web
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July 25, 2025
By: Staff Writer July 25, Colombo (LNW): In a decisive move to align with global tax trends and expand its fiscal net, Sri Lanka will begin imposing an 18% Value Added Tax (VAT) on non-resident digital service providers from October 1, 2025. The...
New surveillance tech challenges conventional thinking on biometric privacy
Biometric Update
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July 29, 2025
Mass surveillance and crowd security are the areas in which biometrics most frequently runs into worries about privacy and social repression. But what if you could tell what a person has in their bag from a distance, without biometrics? What if...
The new safety measures now in place at Beirut Port, five years on from explosion
The National News
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Five years on from the devastating port explosion in Beirut, tighter regulations concerning the shipping, handling and storage of goods have been introduced to prevent such a tragedy from happening again. While no one has been held accountable for...
How to duck the US-Russia crossfire
The Hindu Business Line
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August 1, 2025
US President Donald Trump has slapped a 25 per cent tariff as base tariffs on Indian goods. He also announced the possibility of additional penal tariffs for purchase of Russian oil and involvement with BRICS countries. Meanwhile, given the...
AP Business SummaryBrief at 10:06 p.m. EDT
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Trump signs order imposing new tariffs on a number of trading partners that go into effect in 7 days WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that would have new tariffs on a wide swath of U.S. trading partners to go...
Sri Lanka stocks close up boosted by diversified financials
EconomyNext
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July 25, 2025
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange closed up on Friday, as retail interest continued in companies that had posted good quarterly results particularly diversified financials, brokers said. The ASPI was up 0.46%, or 88.47 points, at...
Pan Asia Bank posts PAT of over Rs. 2.1Bn for 1H2025; Increase of 110-pct
Lanka Business Online
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August 1, 2025
Operating Profit before Taxes on Financial Services - Rs. 3.83 billion, up by 40% Profit before Tax - Rs. 2.91 billion, up by 46% Profit after Tax - Rs. 2.15 billion, up by 110% Total Assets grow by Rs. 18 billion, up by 7% Net Interest Income -...