Sri Lanka News — Evening Edition, 09 July 2026

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Emirates Strengthens Dubai Colombo Air Link With Expanded Premium Economy Capacity and New Airbus A350 Service for More Comfortable Journeys - Travel And Tour World

Emirates Strengthens Dubai Colombo Air Link With Expanded Premium Economy Capacity and New Airbus A350 Service for More Comfortable Journeys Travel And Tour World

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Travel And Tour World Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka Colombo Gazette Arab News PK Condé Nast Traveller Middle East CondÃ© Nast Traveller Middle East Nomad Lawyer The Morning Ada Derana á€”á€á€¯á€„á€ºá€„á€¶á€á€¼á€¬á€¸á€›á€±á€¸á€á€”á€ºá€€á€¼á€®á€¸á€Œá€¬á€” Travel Daily Media ArchDaily Daily FT Arabian Business The island.lk Daily Excelsior ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation BBC Kuwait Times Ratopati NDTV The Hindu news - Mongabay Cricinfo CondÃ© Nast Traveller India The Telegraph Nikkei Asia EconomyNext The Guardian U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka (.gov) Enterprise News BusinessLine Gulf News Arab News The New Indian Express The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka Business Standard orfonline.org Reuters

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Amnesty International says Sri Lanka must answer for deaths after prison transfers - Tamil Guardian

Amnesty International says Sri Lanka must answer for deaths after prison transfers Tamil Guardian

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Tamil Guardian Amnesty International The Island Kuwait Times Reuters The Washington Post The Standard (HK)

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Sri Lanka U19 Beat India U19 By One Wicket In 3rd Youth ODI To Clinch Series 2-1 - News18

Sri Lanka U19 Beat India U19 By One Wicket In 3rd Youth ODI To Clinch Series 2-1 News18

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News18 Sportstar Rediff ThePrint

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West Indies docked two WTC points for slow over rate in second Test against Sri Lanka

West Indies have been fined ten percent of their match fee and penalised two World Test Championship (WTC) points for maintaining a slow over-rate in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Antigua. Match referee Javagal Srinath imposed the sanction after the hosts were found to be two overs short…

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The Island Jamaica Observer ICC

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Clothespin says its Sri Lanka Port City project repositioned with revised US$596mn investment - EconomyNext

Clothespin says its Sri Lanka Port City project repositioned with revised US$596mn investment EconomyNext

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EconomyNext Economy Next simplywall.st

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Sri Lanka rupee closes at 336.00/60 to US dollar spot, bond yields up

The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the US dollar was 331.50 buying, 340.50 selling;

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Economy Next EconomyNext

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Sri Lanka's spy-thriller probe into deadly 2019 'Easter bombings' - The Star

Sri Lanka's spy-thriller probe into deadly 2019 'Easter bombings' The Star

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The Star NDTV The Straits Times

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Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Headlines - Print Edition Scouts closes investment round at Rs.1.6bn valuation - Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Headlines - Print Edition Scouts closes investment round at Rs.1.6bn valuation Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

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Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka to reopen tourism-slated historic prison after deadly riot - EconomyNext

Sri Lanka to reopen tourism-slated historic prison after deadly riot EconomyNext

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EconomyNext Economy Next

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Colombo University shifts lectures online amid dengue cases - The Morning

Colombo University shifts lectures online amid dengue cases The Morning

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The Morning Newswire