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⭕ Sri Lankan racing driver Yevan David, 19, will join Dutch outfit Van Amersfoort Racing (VAR) for his second FIA Formula 3 season, moving from AIX Racing. ⭕ A promising upgrade: VAR finished 5th...
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🏆 Asia’s Top 10 Beaches in 2026 1. 🇱🇰 Arugam Bay Beach, Sri Lanka ❤️ 2. 🇹🇭 Railay Beach, Thailand 3. 🇲🇾 Coral Beach, Malaysia 4. 🇵🇭 Boracay, Philippines 5. 🇮🇩 Nusa Dua Beach, Indonesia 6. 🇲🇾 Perhentian Islands, Malaysia 7. 🇮🇩 Pantai Padang Padang, Indonesia 8. 🇲🇾 Langkawi Island, Malaysia 9. 🇱🇰 Bentota Beach, Sri Lanka 10. 🇹🇭 Ao Nang Beach, Thailand Source: Asia’s top 20 in the 2026 Condé...
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⭕ Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 allocated Rs.1,380 billion for capital spending in 2026 - to fund infrastructure and other public investment. ⭕ First nine months: around Rs.385 billion spent (~28%). ⭕ Final...
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⭕ The Sri Lanka Army has recognized 12 schools for producing the highest number of currently serving Army officers and soldiers, during its 77th anniversary celebrations held at Panagoda. ⭕ Schools...
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1. 🇦🇱 Albania +6.97% 2. 🇻🇳 Vietnam +6.30% 3. 🇱🇦 Laos +6.13% 4. 🇶🇦 Qatar +6.03% 5. 🇲🇾 Malaysia +5.82% 6. 🇹🇭 Thailand +5.64% 7. 🇵🇭 Philippines +5.51% 8. 🇲🇦 Morocco +5.48% 9. 🇳🇵 Nepal...
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⭕ September 30 is the deadline to make the final income tax payment for the 2025/2026 Year of Assessment. ⭕ This applies to individuals, companies and partnerships with income tax payable. Any...
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⭕ Sri Lanka ranks 83rd out of 121 countries in Anthropic’s latest Economic Index, with a Claude Usage Index of 0.56×. That means usage is about 56% of what would be expected based on Sri Lanka’s...
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⭕ Parliament passed the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution on 25 September, with 158 votes for and 63 against, securing the required two-thirds majority. ⭕ It raises the retirement age of Supreme...
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⭕️ A 30-month study of 26,811 Chinese 🇨🇳 students in Grades 7 to 12 found that adopting generative AI increased homework scores by 18% and reduced homework completion time by 30%. ⭕️ But within 6...
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⭕ Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ruled that judicial officers are liable to pay income tax and that Advance Personal Income Tax, or APIT, can lawfully be deducted from their remuneration. ⭕The...
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⭕ Sri Lanka’s 🇱🇰 Rumesh Tharanga, the current men’s javelin world leader, reportedly had four javelins damaged while returning from Hungary 🇭🇺 to Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 on Turkish Airlines. ⭕ The...
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⭕ 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka connected its first 10 MW Battery Energy Storage System, or BESS, to the national electricity grid through the Galle Grid Substation at midnight on Sept. 11. ⭕ BESS means Battery...
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