The depth of the Sri Lankan collapse has been stunning. Like many developing economies, it relies on imports of food, fuel and fertilizer. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has constrained supplies and substantially raised the prices of all…
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Speaking in Parliament, President Wickremesinghe has made it clear that he will not dissolve the Parliament amidst an economic crisis. “Today people are fed up with the political parties and politics” he added that without delivering a…
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Standing beside the French leader who has championed the need for dialogue with Moscow, President Joe Biden on Thursday (Dec 1) said that he would talk to President Vladimir Putin, but only in consultation with NATO allies and only if the…
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With Sri Lanka’s Shehan Karunatilaka and India’s Geetanjali Shree taking home two of publishing’s biggest prizes, what next for one of the world’s most overlooked literary regions?
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The bodies of 70 inmates from the Philippines' largest prison were laid to rest Friday (2) in a mass burial, weeks after their decomposing remains were discovered in a Manila funeral home
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Sri Lanka player Wanindu Hasaranga has been handed an official reprimand for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third ODI of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League series against Afghanistan in Pallekele on…
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The world's poorest countries now owe $62 billion in annual debt service to official bilateral creditors, an increase of 35% over the past year, World Bank President David Malpass said on Thursday (Dec 1), warning that the increased burden…
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Prosecutors have dropped a rape charge against a former parliamentary staff member in a case that has gripped Australia for months, a decision they called necessary to protect the plaintiff’s health after she had endured rounds of gruelling…
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Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has proposed a new bill on gender equality and women’s empowerment to be submitted to Parliament soon, in a country where violence against women is not considered a serious crime amid lethargic…
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Sri Lanka said Thursday (Dec1) it was reorganizing its blackout-prone electricity grid to guarantee power to tourist resorts, in an effort to lure back foreign travellers after a bruising economic crisis
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