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        <title>www.ft.lk </title> 
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        <description>The only Sri Lankan newspaper with round the clock news updates - ft.lk Online Edition</description>  
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                <title>Norochcholai restart a multi-day process, says  Energy Ministry</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Energy has defended the time taken to bring the Lakvijaya Power Plant in Norochcholai back online after shutdowns, saying a safe restart of the coal-fired facility can take several days.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Friday, 23 October 2026 05:13</pubDate>

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                <title>JAAF backs PUCSL call for simple, cost-based power wheeling tariff</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[The Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) yesterday welcomed the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka’s (PUCSL) call for a simple, transparent and cost-based wheeling tariff, describing it as a practical step towards more competitive energy for Sri Lanka’s industries.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Friday, 23 October 2026 05:12</pubDate>

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                <title>India’s PVR Inox targets high single-digit cinema footprint in Sri Lanka</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[India’s cinema giant, PVR Inox is stepping up its expansion plans in Sri Lanka, with Jaffna emerging as its likely next location and a high single-digit number of cinema properties targeted over the next three to five years, as it seeks to tap demand beyond Colombo.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Friday, 23 October 2026 05:10</pubDate>

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                <title>IMF sees SL tapping global Bond market for $ 3 b by 2028</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects Sri Lanka will raise $ 3 billion through International Sovereign Bond issues by 2028, but the Government will decide whether to tap global markets, Finance and Planning Deputy Minister Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando told Parliament yesterday.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Friday, 23 October 2026 05:07</pubDate>

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                <title>Ravi K calls for  post-EFF IMF program</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[New Democratic Front MP Ravi Karunanayake yesterday urged the Government to secure a successor to Sri Lanka’s International Monetary Fund (IMF) program, arguing that IMF backing remains crucial despite being unpalatable, as the current arrangement nears its end in March 2027.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Friday, 23 October 2026 05:06</pubDate>

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                <title>SriLankan Airlines extends suspension of Riyadh and Dammam flights till 1 Nov.</title> 
                <link>https://www.ft.lk/front-page/SriLankan-Airlines-extends-suspension-of-Riyadh-and-Dammam-flights-till-1-Nov-/44-799078</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[SriLankan Airlines yesterday announced a further extension of the suspension of its flights between Colombo and the Saudi Arabian cities of Riyadh and Dammam till 1 November 2026, due to the prevailing security situation in the region.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Friday, 23 October 2026 05:06</pubDate>

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                <title>Vallibel One snaps up Fortress Resorts stake for Rs. 730 m in related-party deal</title> 
                <link>https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Vallibel-One-snaps-up-Fortress-Resorts-stake-for-Rs--730-m-in-related-party-deal/44-799077</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Vallibel One PLC has acquired 31.34% of The Fortress Resorts PLC for about Rs. 730 million from two related parties, raising its direct holding in the hotel company to 49.93%.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Friday, 23 October 2026 05:05</pubDate>

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                <title>Oil reaches six-month high, tops $ 112 on Mideast tensions</title> 
                <link>https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Oil-reaches-six-month-high--tops---112-on-Mideast-tensions/44-799076</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Oil prices hit their highest since May yesterday after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement attacked targets in Saudi Arabia, deepening fears of supply disruption.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Friday, 23 October 2026 04:56</pubDate>

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                <title>Court orders eviction of protesting monks from Viharamahadevi Park</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court yesterday ordered the eviction of a group of Buddhist monks protesting at Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo, with Police announcing the order which triggered a tense situation.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Friday, 23 October 2026 04:54</pubDate>

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                <title>Prison population falls 12%; Govt. moves to speed up Analyst’s reports</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara told Parliament yesterday the prison population fell by 5,068, or 12%, between July and September following measures to ease overcrowding, as the Government moves to clear delays in Government Analyst’s reports.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Friday, 23 October 2026 04:53</pubDate>

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