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Hong Kong jailed my dad to stop me speaking out, says activist
BBC Asia 2 months ago
Hong Kong jailed my dad to stop me speaking out, says activist

Pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok's father has been jailed for eight months for a national security o…

Remains found in Tasmania most likely belong to missing Belgian backpacker
BBC Asia 2 months ago
Remains found in Tasmania most likely belong to missing Belgian backpacker

Celine Cremer, 31, disappeared after going on a hike in a rainforest in June 2023.

Why former Karabakh official Ruben Vardanyan isn't appealing his 20-year prison term in Azerbaijan
France 24 Asia 2 months ago
Why former Karabakh official Ruben Vardanyan isn't appealing his 20-year prison term in Azerbaijan

Armenian-born billionaire Ruben Vardanyan was sentenced to 20 years in prison by an Azerbaijani mil…

Pakistan bombs Kabul, declares ‘open war’ with Afghanistan after months of border clashes
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Pakistan bombs Kabul, declares ‘open war’ with Afghanistan after months of border clashes

Pakistan bombed major Afghan cities, including Kabul, on Friday, as Defence Minister Khawaja Asif s…

Sri Lanka Customs exceeds February 2026 revenue target in first 23 days
EconomyNext 2 months ago
Sri Lanka Customs exceeds February 2026 revenue target in first 23 days

It has achieved 18.6 percent of this year’s target in the first 53 days

Sri Lanka rupee closes stronger, bond yields down
EconomyNext 2 months ago
Sri Lanka rupee closes stronger, bond yields down

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 309.29/32 to the US dollar in the spot market Thursday…

Sri Lanka stocks close up, interest in Softlogic, construction and consumer sectors
EconomyNext 2 months ago
Sri Lanka stocks close up, interest in Softlogic, construction and consumer sectors

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SriLankan spreads wings to Ahmedabad to boost Indian tourists
EconomyNext 2 months ago
SriLankan spreads wings to Ahmedabad to boost Indian tourists

Expects to increase Indian passenger traffic by 12 percent next year

'I can't breathe any more': Inside the night a mob burned a newspaper
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'I can't breathe any more': Inside the night a mob burned a newspaper

A journalist recounts the night a mob torched the Daily Star, trapping 28 staff on the roof.

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LankaPay Technnovation Awards 2026 to recognize ‘Inclusive Fintech’

The awards will include financial institutions, fintechs and government institutions that utilise an…

Colombo most costly city in Sri Lanka as poverty line reaches Rs. 18,044
OnLanka 2 months ago
Colombo most costly city in Sri Lanka as poverty line reaches Rs. 18,044

Sri Lanka’s official poverty line has been set at Rs. 16,730 per person per month for January 2026…

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Prime Lands leases Sri Lanka UDA land currently used by Otters Club

The lease has been granted for a period of 99 years for Rs3.2bn, including VAT, SSCL and other charg…