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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>Govt. says amended IRD law  provides relief to MSMEs</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Deputy Minister Chathuranga Abeysinghe yesterday told Parliament that micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that default on taxes have been provided relief under the IRD Amendment Bill.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Wednesday, 20 May 2026 06:12</pubDate>

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                <title>President calls for unity and equal nationhood at War Heroes’ commemoration</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday used the 17th National War Heroes’ Day Commemoration to deliver a broad message of national unity, equal citizenship and post-war reconciliation, while calling on Sri Lankans to reject racism, extremism and divisive politics.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Wednesday, 20 May 2026 06:10</pubDate>

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                <title>Govt. slaps $ 27 m penalty over substandard coal shipments so far</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[Deputy Energy Minister Arkam Ilyas yesterday announced that the Government has imposed penalties amounting to $ 27 million on the first 15 coal shipments received under a long-term supply contract after laboratory tests found the imported coal failed to meet required specification.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Wednesday, 20 May 2026 06:09</pubDate>

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                <title>People’s Bank expands MSME business volume to Rs. 20.8 b in 2025</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[Recognising the important role that Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) play in driving Sri Lanka’s economy, People’s Bank further strengthened its commitment to MSME development in 2025 by expanding its MSME business volume to Rs. 20.8 b, reinforcing its role as a key partner in the country’s economic recovery and long-term growth.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Wednesday, 20 May 2026 06:06</pubDate>

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                <title>Rupee weakens as USD spot market trades above Rs. 328</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[The rupee weakened against the US dollar in the spot market yesterday, with the indicative exchange rate closing at Rs. 326.92 per dollar compared with Rs. 325.62 previously, amid continued pressure in the domestic foreign exchange market.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Wednesday, 20 May 2026 06:05</pubDate>

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                <title>US drops fraud charges after billionaire Adani pledges $ 10 b investment</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[The administration of United States President Donald Trump has moved to dismiss criminal fraud charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani in a case where he is accused of bribing Indian officials for as much as $ 265 million to secure contracts and lying to US investors to land a solar energy project in India, allegations that his company has long denied.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Wednesday, 20 May 2026 06:02</pubDate>

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                <title>Cabinet green lights extra 15,000 tons of urea fertiliser for Yala season</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[The Cabinet of Ministers on Monday approved procuring 15,000 tons of urea fertiliser through Agrarian Service Committees under the Department of Agrarian Development for the 2026 Yala cultivation season.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Wednesday, 20 May 2026 06:00</pubDate>

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                <title>Govt. seeks consular access to Sri Lankan held by Israel during Gaza flotilla interception</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[The Foreign Affairs Ministrysaid yesterday it had initiated diplomatic efforts to secure consular access to Sri Lankan national Sameera Mehboobdeen, who was reportedly taken into custody after Israeli authorities intercepted the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Wednesday, 20 May 2026 05:59</pubDate>

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                <title>Gaza aid flotilla organisers say 41 boats intercepted, 10 still sailing</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[The organisers of an aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip say Israeli forces raided 41 of their boats in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, while 10 vessels continue to sail towards the besieged Palestinian enclave.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Wednesday, 20 May 2026 05:58</pubDate>

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                <title>Opposition accuses Tilvin Silva of undermining coal probe Presidential Commission</title> 
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                <description><![CDATA[The Joint Opposition Alliance has accused Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) General Secretary Tilvin Silva of undermining the independence of the Special Presidential Commission appointed to investigate the controversial coal procurement transactions linked to the supply of allegedly inferior quality coal.]]></description>

                <pubDate> Wednesday, 20 May 2026 05:57</pubDate>

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