Sri Lanka News

Evening Edition 02 June 2026 10 stories

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West Indies vs Sri Lanka Today's Match Prediction, 1st ODI - Who will win today’s match? - Yardbarker

West Indies vs Sri Lanka Today's Match Prediction, 1st ODI - Who will win today’s match? Yardbarker

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Yardbarker ESPNcricinfo Wisden Tapmad The News Mill Cricket World rajasthanroyals.com Sri Lanka Cricket The Sentinel - of this Land, for its People FIBA Travel And Tour World Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka Jamaica Observer News Room Guyana Magzter SKNVibes Ada Derana Newswire India.Com WION ICC Island.lk U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka (.gov) vietnamnews.vn news - Mongabay Free Malaysia Today Macau Business World Bank Group IMF Media Center International Finance Corporation (IFC) Open Magazine News and Sentinel Nature ESPN WTAP Gulf News Daily FT The Times of India Amnesty International af.mil EconomyNext The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka World Weather Attribution Business Standard UN News orfonline.org army.mil Carnegie Endowment for International Peace The Hindu meti.go.jp International Banker University of San Diego Athletics navy.mil The Conversation World Socialist Web Site LankaeNews Reuters The New York Times DW.com ODI: Think change East Asia Forum Roar Media Al Jazeera BBC The London School of Economics and Political Science Business Insider CNN World Bank Blogs

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Police recover rare Mini Uzi-style firearm hidden in Colombo cemetery - Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

Police recover rare Mini Uzi-style firearm hidden in Colombo cemetery Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

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Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka Newswire Economy Next The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka

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22 Monks Smuggled 240 Pounds of Cannabis Into Sri Lanka, Officials Say - The New York Times

22 Monks Smuggled 240 Pounds of Cannabis Into Sri Lanka, Officials Say The New York Times

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The New York Times CNN CBS News AP News BBC Reuters

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Suzette Colombo Obituary (2026) - Merrimack, NH - Rivet Funeral Home & Crematorium Inc. - Merrimack - Legacy obituary

Suzette Colombo Obituary (2026) - Merrimack, NH - Rivet Funeral Home & Crematorium Inc. - Merrimack Legacy obituary

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Legacy obituary Keohane Funeral Home Redmon Funeral Home Shaw-Davis Funeral Homes & Cremation Services

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Indian, Pakistani naval vessels arrive in Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port

Indian naval ship (INS) Airavat, and Pakistan navy ships PNS Taimur and PNS Aslat, alongside the submarine PNS/M Hangor

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Economy Next The Island Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka Daily FT Ada Derana

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Hope stresses attention to detail ahead of Sri Lanka ODIs - St. Lucia Times

Hope stresses attention to detail ahead of Sri Lanka ODIs St. Lucia Times

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St. Lucia Times The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka stocks close down, continuing trend after rate hike

“After rate hike, market hasn’t been doing great,”

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Economy Next Reuters Devdiscourse osi.af.mil

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This dreary, dated airport has one major saving grace - SMH.com.au

This dreary, dated airport has one major saving grace SMH.com.au

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SMH.com.au WAtoday

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Sri Lanka's Biggest Rural Push Yet -14,000 Villages to Benefit Under Praja Shakthi - NewsFirst

Sri Lanka's Biggest Rural Push Yet -14,000 Villages to Benefit Under Praja Shakthi NewsFirst

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NewsFirst moit.gov.vn

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Sri Lanka approves Rs1.4bn for 10-city development plan

Including the president's hometown of Thambuttegama

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Economy Next Atlantic Council

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