SEOUL –Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya undertook an official visit to the Republic of Korea from August 27-30. He was accompanied by a cross-party group of parliamentarians, including Minister of Social Welfare and Primary…
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COLOMBO – On September 5, The International Labour Organisation (ILO) launched a new phase of its flagship project, “LEED +” (Local Empowerment through Economic Development and Reconciliation). The new phase, aims to promote inclusive…
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COLOMBO - A Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement with Singapore can be reviewed annually, and the government will set up an independent commission to do so, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said as activists and opposition politicians…
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COLOMBO - Sri Lanka will fast-track outstanding payments to suppliers and revise procurement rules, the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said following industry lobbying. “This has become an issue," Wickremesinghe told contractors…
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HELSINKI - Finnish telecom network equipment maker Nokia has secured a 500 million euro ($572 million) loan from the European Investment Bank to step up development of next-generation 5G technology capable of faster speeds, wider coverage…
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WASHINGTON - A coalition of trade groups representing companies including Alphabet Inc, Facebook Inc and Amazon.com Inc, urged a US appeals court to reinstate landmark "net neutrality" rules adopted in 2015 to guarantee an open internet.…
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KUALA LUMPUR – Foreigners will be barred from buying properties in a planned US$ 100 billion Malaysian city, the country's leader said yesterday (27), after the huge development aimed at mainland Chinese buyers sparked widespread criticism.…
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1963: The civil rights March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom drew 200-250,000 demonstrators and was the occasion when Dr. Martin Luther King made his famous “I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial
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WASHINGTON – The United States and Mexico reached a deal on yesterday (27) to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and talks with Canada were expected to begin immediately in the hopes of reaching a final agreement by…
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