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Sri Lanka Courts AI Data Centres as Power Demand Forecast Rises 315 MW
Technology and Infrastructure Sri Lanka is seeking large data centre investments for artificial intelligence and cloud computing while national power...
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When Can Sri Lanka Become a Developed Country? New Data Tests the 2048 Goal
Sri Lanka has returned to the World Bank's upper middle income group with Atlas GNI per person of US$4,670. The...
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Sri Lanka Budget Surplus Hits Rs. 35 Billion as Revenue Tops Rs. 4 Trillion
Sri Lanka recorded a Rs. 35.4 billion budget surplus during the first eight months of 2026 as Government revenue passed...
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Sri Lanka IMF Agreement: Why the Seventh Review Matters More Than US$345 Million
Sri Lanka has reached an agreement with IMF staff on the seventh review of its economic programme. If the Executive...
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Why Gnanasara Thera Was Arrested Now After a Sentence Dating Back to 2018
Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera has been arrested at a monastery in the Kalutara area and is due before court....
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Suresh Sallay: Why Court Summoned 10 Doctors
The summons issued to doctors treating former SIS Director Suresh Sallay is not a finding against them. The deeper story...
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9,105 Youth Arrested in Sri Lanka Drug Raids: What the Numbers Reveal
Police say 9,105 people aged eight to 21 were arrested in drug-related operations over 337 days. Official national data shows...
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20 Iranian Tankers Off Sri Lanka: Why Are They Stuck?
Lakbima News Investigation Twenty empty Iran-flagged tankers are waiting off Sri Lanka. They are not carrying fuel for the island....
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The Tourist Price Trap: How Visitors Are Being Overcharged in Sri Lanka
An investigation into tuk-tuk fares, tourist hubs, hidden charges and the growing price-transparency problem facing Sri Lanka’s tourism industryBy Lakbima...
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Goni Billa: The Hooded Informants Who Became a Symbol Of Scare
Batalanda: The Case That Took 35 Years to Reach the Court of AppealBy Lakbima News Investigations DeskRead Comission Report hereThere...
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