Rise in child accidents a growing concern, expert warns
A pediatrician at the Colombo South Teaching Hospital in Kalubowila, Professor Ruwanthi Perera has raised concerns over the increasing number of accidents involving children.
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Bangladesh on path to sustainable apparel manufacture
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July 3, 2025
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Cascale, previously known as the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, has investigated Bangladesh’s advancements and its capacity to foster sustainable development within the apparel sector.
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Hambantota Port Courts Nepal for Regional Trade Partnerships
Sri Lanka’s Hambantota International Port (HIP) has taken steps to position itself as a South Asian logistics and investment hub by showcasing its capabilities to a high-level delegation from Nepal.
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Vietnam gets 20-pct tariff relief on exports to US down from 46-pct
The US will charge a 20 percent tax from Vietnam on imports and the country will also be able to ‘transship’ goods to America at 40 percent, President Donald Trump has said in a social media post.
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Ugandan military helicopter catches fire in deadly Somalia crash
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July 3, 2025
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A Ugandan military helicopter crashed and caught fire at the main international airport in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, killing five people on board.
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Four dead, 38 missing after ferry sinks near Bali, agency says
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July 3, 2025
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Four people died, 38 were missing and 23 survived after a ferry carrying 65 people sank near the Indonesian island of Bali, the country’s Search and Rescue agency said on Thursday.
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Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina gets six-month prison sentence in absentia
Bangladesh’s ousted and self-exiled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to six months in prison by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday in a contempt of court case, a top prosecutor said.
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Indictments served on Yoshitha Rajapaksa and his grandmother
Indictments have been served before the Colombo High Court on Yoshitha Rajapaksa and his grandmother Daisy Forest over allegations of money laundering involving Rs. 73 million. .
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Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan to arrive in Sri Lanka on 2 August.
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July 3, 2025
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Popularly known as “King Khan”, Shah Rukh Khan will arrive in Colombo for the opening ceremony of “City of Dreams Sri Lanka” on August 2, 2025, as a special guest.
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IMF approves the disbursement of US$350 million under EFF
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July 3, 2025
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“The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Fourth review under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement,
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