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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...

⭕ 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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⭕ 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...

⭕ 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...

⭕ 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...

⭕️ 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...

⭕ 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...

⭕ 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...

⭕ 🇱🇰 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...

⭕ Rumesh Pathirage concludes his dream season with his first global title in the javelin, winning the Ultimate trophy with a mega throw of 91.09m 🔥 #WorldAthleticsUltimate #SriLanka

⭕ Started P17 & P16. ⭕ Finished P4 in BOTH the Sprint Race and Feature Race. From the back of the grid to fighting at the sharp end twice in one weekend. This kid can seriously drive. Yevan even...

⭕ Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage has become the first Sri Lankan to win a Diamond League Final title, taking the men’s javelin crown in Brussels with a massive 89.04m throw. 🥇 Rumesh Tharanga 🇱🇰 89...

⭕ The USD/LKR exchange rate has fallen to ~Rs. 332, its lowest levels in 3 months, according to CBSL data. ⭕ A lower USD/LKR rate means the Sri Lankan Rupee has strengthened against the US Dollar....

⭕ Rumesh Pathirage produced a massive 92.07m final-round throw to win the men’s javelin at the Zurich Diamond League. ⭕ He finished more than 5 metres clear of second-placed 🇬🇩 Anderson Peters,...

⭕ Guyana 🇬🇾 is a small country on the northern coast of South America, bordering Venezuela 🇻🇪, Brazil 🇧🇷 and Suriname 🇸🇷, with the Atlantic Ocean to the north. ⭕ Guyana’s economy was...

⭕2026 Javelin World Leader Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage wins the Lausanne Diamond League with a massive 88.14m throw in Round 3. ⭕ He edged past India’s Neeraj Chopra by just 9 centimeters after...

A new Sri Lankan study suggests AI is no longer just an occasional tool. It is becoming part of how people search for information every day. ⭕ In Sri Lanka, 81% of internet users surveyed now use...

⭕ Four officials from Seylan Bank, Sampath Bank, Union Bank and Nations Trust Bank were arrested by the CID's FCID over an alleged illegal capital transfer network worth nearly $1 billion, or Rs....

1. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England | 1877, 2nd attempt | 58/185 wins 2. 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1911, 3rd attempt | 10/44 wins 3. 🌴 West Indies | 1931, 5th attempt | 19/70 wins 4. 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1977, 7th...

⭕ 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka has extended the temporary 50% surcharge on Customs Import Duty for motor vehicles. ⭕ The 50% surcharge, which was described as a three-month temporary measure to protect foreign...