In a striking and controversial twist, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has turned 22 financially distressed countries, including Pakistan and Ukraine, into a significant source of its net revenue. These nations, struggling
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor The Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in New Delhi, which also oversees matters related to Sri Lanka, has issued a statement addressing recent publications in the
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Top executives from the Japanese steel giant Nippon Steel Corporation have left for the United States to meet with senior U.S. officials in an attempt to salvage their acquisition of United States
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“To my regret, sanctioning states deny the existence of the humanitarian and often disastrous impact of unilateral sanctions,” said Alena Douhan, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of
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Zhou Hongyu, who had served as a national lawmaker for 20 years, saw many of his 200-plus proposals adopted and implemented. Among these proposals was free compulsory education in all urban and
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by Our Political Affairs Editor Sri Lanka stands at a historic crossroads as it approaches its ninth presidential election, scheduled for 21 September. This moment carries profound implications for the nation’s political
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As Sri Lanka heads towards its presidential election on September 21, the political climate is highly uncertain, with no clear frontrunner in sight. The nation’s leading English medium newspapers have weighed in
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