In Sri Lankan society, the betel leaf is not merely a plant leaf, but a paramount cultural symbol intertwined with our rituals, customs, and hospitality. A sheaf of betel leaves holds a
China’s technological competition with the United States is increasingly becoming a contest over something less visible than advanced chips, artificial intelligence or industrial software: who can finance innovation for long enough, and
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Indonesia is placing more than US$70 billion of annual commodity exports under closer government scrutiny as Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI) prepares to launch its export monitoring platform on Tuesday, Sep 1. The
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India’s insolvency tribunal has granted Essel Group chair Subhash Chandra a major reprieve, allowing him to settle claims arising from personal guarantees on his group’s borrowings for just Rs65mn ($683,000), representing a
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The US Federal Trade Commission has sued Amazon, alleging that the ecommerce giant manipulated advertising auctions on its platform to increase the prices paid by advertisers, in a case that could further
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India has moved a step closer to introducing low-denomination polymer banknotes after Indian and foreign companies submitted bids to supply polymer substrate sheets containing built-in security features. The bids were submitted in
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European central bankers left their annual meeting with US counterparts in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, far from reassured about the future of long-standing norms in global financial cooperation, according to sources familiar with
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Former Speaker of Sri Lanka’s Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has accused unnamed political actors and others of deliberately distorting information contained in a special audit report on parliamentary vehicles and fuel consumption,
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Iran and Oman have restarted discussions aimed at managing traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran faces heightened economic pressure from US President Donald Trump and diplomatic efforts to end the
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Accounting firm Deloitte will pay $21.5 million to settle a US Department of Justice probe into its diversity, equity and inclusion practices, resolving an investigation conducted under a federal initiative established during
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U.S. CIA Director John Ratcliffe travelled to Moscow on Tuesday for meetings with Russian officials, U.S. media outlets reported, citing unnamed sources. If confirmed, the trip would mark the first known visit
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