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Sri Lanka’s Gem Sector Brightens with Bold New Gazette Reforms
Lanka News Web
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August 16, 2025
Sri Lanka’s gem and jewellery industry has welcomed a new government Gazette as a watershed reform aimed at breaking longstanding bottlenecks and fuelling global competitiveness. Unlocking Rough Gem Access via New Procedures The Gazette introduces...
U.S. envoy urges Sri Lanka to cut trade barriers, boost business climate
On Lanka
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August 16, 2025
Posted by Editor on August 16, 2025 - 4:20 pm Julie J. Chung – U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung has called on the country to strengthen trade facilitation and improve its business environment by reducing...
‘Nurdles’: The tiny plastic pellets killing our environment
Euro Weekly News
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August 17, 2025
Small plastic ‘nurdles’ are killing the environment. Photo Credit: gentlemanrook via Wikimedia Commons TINY, often colourful, with a cute name: “Nurdles.” These are the tiny pellets dotting the coastlines and drifting in our oceans, but they are...
Sri Lankan Study Reveals Microplastics in Everyday Cosmetics
Spectroscopy
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Cosmetics in Sri Lanka Found to Contain Common Microplastics A new study published in Heliyon has revealed that a large percentage of personal care and cosmetic products available in Sri Lanka contain microplastics, particularly polyethylene (PE)...
Singapore Shipowner Slams US$1Bn Damages Award After Sri Lanka Marine Disaster
MENAFN
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August 15, 2025
(MENAFN- Colombo Gazette) Owners of a Singapore-registered vessel urged Colombo to consider more“rational” compensation after they were ordered to pay US$1 billion in damages for causing Sri Lanka's worst case of environmental pollution. Sri...
Singapore ship levied $1b in damages by Sri Lanka
New Age Bangladesh
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Agence France-Presse . Colombo 15 August, 2025, 23:26 Owners of a Singapore-registered vessel urged Colombo on Friday to consider more ‘rational’ compensation after they were ordered to pay $1 billion in damages for causing Sri Lanka’s worst case...
Sri Lanka holds advisory meeting to boost Global Innovation Index ranking
On Lanka
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August 15, 2025
Posted by Editor on August 15, 2025 - 9:20 am An advisory meeting on data requirements for the Global Innovation Index (GII) was held yesterday (August 14) at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo under the...
US combat ship USS Santa Barbara to visit Sri Lanka
Colombo Gazette
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August 15, 2025
The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka announced the visit of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) to the Port of Colombo on August 16. The visit marks the USS Santa Barbara’s first port call to Colombo, underscoring the...
Imported sustainability: Rethinking Sri Lanka’s paradoxical wind energy ambitions
Daily FT
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Why has the country’s wind potential remained so underutilised that it still accounts for just 1% even in 2025? It is clear that something is seriously lacking in Sri Lanka’s approach to achieving the noble goal of sustainability. The missing...
Singapore ship behind world’s worst plastic spill faces US$1 billion price tag — but is it enough?
The Independent Singapore
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August 18, 2025
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA: In a landmark ruling, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ordered the owners of a Singapore-flagged container ship to pay US$1 billion (S$1.34 billion) in damages for what it declared the world’s largest recorded marine plastic spill...
US, Sri Lanka, Maldives advance maritime infrastructure
Port Technology International
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August 15, 2025
The US, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives are advancing regional port and logistics cooperation, following a high-level virtual forum that outlined major infrastructure investments. The event, held on 12 August, brought together US ambassadors to Sri...
Sri Lanka’s Embassy in Ethiopia Highlights Global Insights from UNFSS+4 Summit
Lanka News Web
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August 15, 2025
The Sri Lanka Embassy in Ethiopia, which also serves as the Permanent Observer Mission to the African Union and the UN Economic Commission for Africa, participated in the Second United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+4) held...
X-Press Feeders Blasts ‘Extraordinary’ Sri Lanka Court Ruling Over X-Press Pearl Disaster
gCaptain
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August 15, 2025
X-Press Feeders, former operator of the container ship X-Press Pearl, has issued a strong statement challenging a recent Sri Lankan Supreme Court ruling that orders the company to pay an initial $1 billion in damages within one year related to the...
X-Press Feeders and London Club blast Sri Lanka ruling
Lloyd's List
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August 15, 2025
CONTAINERSHIP owner X-Press Feeders said it is “deeply concerned” with a judgment from the Sri Lankan supreme court, which has ordered the owners and charters of lost boxship X-Press Pearl (IMO: 9875343) pay a fine of $1bn. The 2021-built,...
Invitation to citizens of Sri Lanka to colour Dove of World Peace
Daily FT
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Alongside the sketch of the Peace Dove that should be coloured, the first photograph on the right shows a child holding a completed painting of the dove while the second photograph shows a bright reddish version from Romania. In the last...
Owners of S’pore-registered ship slam $1.28b damages award after 2021 Sri Lanka marine disaster
The Straits Times
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August 15, 2025
COLOMBO - Owners of a Singapore-registered vessel urged Colombo on Aug 15 to consider more “rational” compensation after they were ordered to pay US$1 billion (S$1.28 billion) in damages for causing Sri Lanka’s worst case of environmental...
Singapore shipowner slams US$1 billion damages award after Sri Lanka marine disaster
Channel News Asia
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August 15, 2025
COLOMBO: Owners of a Singapore-registered vessel urged Colombo on Friday (Aug 15) to consider more "rational" compensation after they were ordered to pay US$1 billion in damages for causing Sri Lanka's worst case of environmental pollution. Sri...
Singapore ship owners cry foul over US$1b fine for Sri Lanka’s worst marine pollution
Malay Mail
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August 15, 2025
COLOMBO, Aug 15 — Owners of a Singapore-registered vessel urged Colombo on Friday to consider more “rational” compensation after they were ordered to pay US$1 billion in damages for causing Sri Lanka’s worst case of environmental pollution. Sri...
Sun Siyam Pasikudah – a serene and sustainable haven in Sri Lanka
Hotel Designs
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August 15, 2025
Charged with breathing new life into an outdated resort, the brief was clear: to create a refined yet characterful escape that blends seamlessly with its coastal surroundings. Studio Sixty7 took inspiration from the island’s textures, tones, and...
Voyage Sri Lanka 2025 to focus on boosting blue economy
EconomyNext
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August 15, 2025
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka could call for international tenders for wind power plants in the island nation’s Northern Mannar and Pooneryn after India’s Adani Green withdrew early this year due to price difference, Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody...