Sri Lanka News — Evening Edition, 04 August 2026

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Sri Lanka floods and mudslides kill seven in hill areas - Latest news from Azerbaijan

Sri Lanka floods and mudslides kill seven in hill areas Latest news from Azerbaijan

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Latest news from Azerbaijan India Today Yahoo News Canada Ottumwa Courier The Batesville Daily Guard Gulf News The Indian Express NDTV Sports Hindustan Times Ocean News & Technology livingstonenterprise.net NDTV Profit The Killeen Daily Herald Yahoo News New Zealand The Times of India India.Com The News Mill irishexaminer.com The Hindu Telangana Today TRT World CNA AOL.co.uk Euronews Temple Daily Telegram Rediff ICC Anadolu Ajansı SportsAdda AP News Cricinfo Myanmar International TV Xinhua Bhaskar English Yahoo Sports Daily Excelsior The Daily Star Revsportz Cricbuzz news - Mongabay navy.mil Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka ESPN Gulf Daily News (Bahrain) EconomyNext ft.lk Newsfirst Island.lk Reuters Newswire dailymirror.lk fundsforNGOs Roar Media Al Jazeera

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Sri Lanka rupee closes at 335.70/75 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady - EconomyNext

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 335.70/75 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady EconomyNext

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EconomyNext Economy Next

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Sri Lanka economic and investment forum to focus on global growth - EconomyNext

Sri Lanka economic and investment forum to focus on global growth EconomyNext

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EconomyNext Island.lk dailymirror.lk

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Sri Lanka Extreme Weather - TelegraphHerald.com

Sri Lanka is currently grappling with the widespread impact of extreme weather conditions,

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TelegraphHerald.com Bluefield Daily Telegraph The Herald Journal

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Sri Lanka's acting president declares state of emergency - Yeni Safak English

Sri Lanka's acting president declares state of emergency Yeni Safak English

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Yeni Safak English

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Sri Lanka praises Infantino's 'inclusive leadership' after FIFA revolt forces retreat - Tamil Guardian

Sri Lanka praises Infantino's 'inclusive leadership' after FIFA revolt forces retreat Tamil Guardian

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Tamil Guardian

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Sri Lanka to implement UN migration action plan to curb trafficking - EconomyNext

Sri Lanka to implement UN migration action plan to curb trafficking EconomyNext

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EconomyNext Economy Next

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Obtaining Policy Based Loans from the Asian Development Bank.

Approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was granted at their meeting held on 15.06.2026 to conduct discussions for obtaining a loan grant of United States Dollar 200 million from the permanent general capital resources of the Asian Development Bank. Consequently, discussions have successfully been concluded relevant to the Sub Programme…

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The Island Asian Development Bank

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Sri Lanka inaugurates Public Service Salaries and Pensions Commission in Colombo 7 - EconomyNext

Sri Lanka inaugurates Public Service Salaries and Pensions Commission in Colombo 7 EconomyNext

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EconomyNext Economy Next

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Sri Lanka stocks close down, retailing leads turnover

Market turnover was 2.96 billion rupees.

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Economy Next