Authorities in Sri Lanka’s Mannar District are preparing to launch a boat service allowing visitors to view all eight sandbanks associated with Adam’s Bridge, also known as Ramar Palam, as part of
An INTERPOL-coordinated operation across 40 countries and territories has resulted in the recovery of USD 342 million in government-backed currencies and USD 97 million in physical and virtual assets, authorities announced today.
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President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, urged the international community to ensure both the independence of Palestine and the security of Israel during his address at the General
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HSBC Sri Lanka has agreed to sell its retail banking business to Nations Trust Bank PLC (NTB) in a landmark deal valued at LKR 18 billion. The transaction, announced today, includes HSBC’s
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NASA announced Tuesday that the first astronauts to travel to the Moon in more than half a century could launch as early as February 2025, moving up the timeline for the landmark
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The United States is in talks to establish a $20 billion swap line with Argentina and is prepared to purchase the country’s dollar bonds, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday. The
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China will no longer seek the special treatment reserved for developing nations at the World Trade Organization (WTO), removing a long-standing flashpoint with the United States in global trade talks, Bloomberg reported.
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by A Special Correspondent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa next week in Washington, D.C., a development sources describe as having a “very high possibility.”
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Polish President Karol Nawrocki has come under scrutiny after attending the United Nations’ 80th anniversary ceremony in New York on Monday. Footage from the event appeared to show Nawrocki discreetly taking an
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor There is a certain poetic irony in the life of Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor. A man who, when our nation teetered on the
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The personal fortune of Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor, Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, has come under intense public scrutiny following a full declaration of his assets and liabilities to the Commission to Investigate
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A woman at the centre of the recent Coldplay concert controversy was “not hiding,” despite viral reports suggesting otherwise, a source has told The Times UK. Kristin Cabot, head of human resources
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A series of technical mishaps during President Donald Trump’s recent visit to the United Nations has fueled speculation that UN staff may have deliberately embarrassed the U.S. president. The incidents began when
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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. will significantly raise its investment in artificial intelligence as it seeks to establish a full AI ecosystem capable of competing with American tech giants, Bloomberg reported. Speaking at
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Tether Holdings SA, issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, is in discussions with investors to raise as much as $20 billion through a private placement, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the
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Migrant worker outflows from Asia dropped 7% in 2024 to around 6.5 million, marking the first decline since the pandemic year of 2020, according to Nikkei, citing the “Labor Migration in Asia”
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