Sri Lanka's electricity regulator has approved a 65% hike in electricity tariffs effective from Wednesday (15), a government source said
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The seminal event of the 2023 Budget cycle was not Budget 2023. The Budget was more good than bad, but too tepid overall to be an inflection point. The real stunner was the speech by Mahinda Rajapaksa during the second reading. To call it…
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A question that has bothered many is why, after being handed the presidency on a platter without having to sweat for it, President Ranil Wickremesinghe is acting the way he does
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Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s opposition leader, extended his lead on Wednesday (2) in Israel’s fifth election since 2019, but the final result remained unclear because of the uncertain fate of three small parties that could block him from…
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Eighty per cent of the Ukrainian capital was without water Monday (Oct 31), at least temporarily, after Russia launched dozens of cruise missiles at critical infrastructure and other targets across the country Monday morning, in Moscow’s…
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In the past five years, Adani, an Indian industrialist, has seen his net worth skyrocket 1,440%, to around $120 billion, making him the richest man in Asia and one of the four wealthiest people on earth
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The 21st Amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution adopted last week does not place adequate checks and balances on the powers of the executive president, the country’s influential lawyers’ body said on Thursday (27)
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China’s leader, Xi Jinping, extended his formidable dominance on Saturday (22), advancing a contingent of Communist Party loyalists ready to defend his personal power and expand the state’s influence over the economy and on national…
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Intercontinental missiles, disinfection robots and a piece of the Moon - China's Communist Party on Wednesday (12) flaunted the fruits of its decade under President Xi Jinping ahead of a key meeting expected to extend his rule
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Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has been named prime minister, a post traditionally held by the king, in a government shuffle announced Tuesday (27)
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