South Korea is extending trading hours on its main stock exchange, breaking with established norms across major Asian markets as it seeks to attract sustained participation from global investors and move towards
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka, in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, Inland Revenue Department, University of Moratuwa, and the National Innovation Agency of Sri Lanka, co-convened the
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Recent reports have sparked global interest as Saudi Arabia, a pivotal player in global oil markets, has purportedly terminated its longstanding petrodollar arrangement with the United States. This development, widely discussed across
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The world remains off course to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal for energy (SDG7) as progress on basic energy access in 2022 reversed for the first time in a decade, finds a
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The next global climate meet (COP 29) is scheduled to take place in Azerbaijan in November 2024. While global climate meetings have taken place 28 times so far in different countries, these
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Don’t participate in the unfruitful actions of darkness, instead, reveal the truth about them ~ Ephesians 5:11 In August 2017, CIA’s front company Noetic International Inc. signed an agreement with the RKW
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Sri Lanka’s national debt has surged past $100 billion, reflecting the country’s ongoing economic challenges and efforts to stabilize its finances. The latest figures reveal that unpaid principal and interest now exceed
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In a landmark decision, the Parliament of Sri Lanka has approved the long-awaited Electricity Bill, marking a significant milestone in public sector reform. The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, which has been advocating
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The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation. — Bertrand Russell A few years ago, our main focus was on Global Megatrends. Books were written on it (including one by the author
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‘Insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly expecting different results – Albert Einstein. The concept of a legislated economic plan that incorporates economic parameters (or targets) is an opportunity to end 76
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Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has filed a series of Right to Information (RTI) requests with public authorities seeking crucial information regarding the transparency, legality, evaluation process, pricing, government involvement, and the
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“We may be up in the clouds, but our hearts never left the ground” Anon International Flight Attendants Day falls each year on 31 May. This occasion reminds us of the invaluable service
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Poland is allegedly working through intermediaries to acquire surplus military equipment from Sri Lanka for shipment to Ukraine, according to a recent report by Russia Today (RT) on its Telegram channel. The
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Malaysia unveiled its national semiconductor strategy (NSS) on Tuesday with an eye on boosting the sector in the country, attracting high-value investments and widening collaboration with international partners. The key thrust of
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U.S. private space company SpaceX launched 23 more Starlink satellites into orbit on Tuesday. The satellites were launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space
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On the 75th day of their strike, young women garment workers in Sri Lanka held a banner emblazoned, “Solidarity from the Sumithra strike to the Asda strike! United struggle across the Asda
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