Joe Biden withdraws from US presidential election race
US President Joe Biden has announced that he will end his candidacy for re-election, saying “it is in the best…
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US government shuts down for second time in three weeks
Funding for the federal government will lapse at midnight after Kentucky Republican Rand Paul stalled a Senate vote The government…
Prime Minister says unemployment can be eradicated with a strong investment market
Ranil Wickremesinghe says that creating a strong investment market could eradicate unemployment in this country. The Premier made this comment…
Trump accuses Pakistan in his first tweet for the year
Pakistan accused by U.S. President Donald Trump of lying and deceiving the United States while receiving billions of dollars in…
India to become world’s fifth largest economy in 2018
India to leapfrog UK and France in 2018, Britain’s Cebr predicts India looks set to leapfrog Britain and France next…
SL Tea Board representatives hold special meeting with Ambassador of Russia
A special meeting was held on Tuesday between the Russian Ambassador and the Ceylon Tea Board representatives to resolve the…
Tiara Rollo sponsors ‘Bera Fest 2017’ to inspire the next generation of percussion musicians
The ‘Bera Fest 2017’ held recently at Viharamahadevi Complex was a unique day-long festival of drums that featured almost all…
Sri Lanka Exports up 12.9-pct in Sept
Sri Lanka’s exports were up to 1.011 million dollars, a rise of 12.9 percent with growth in the textile and…
Sri Lanka Economic and Investment Conclave to bring over 200 investors from seven countries
The first Sri Lanka Economic and Investment Conclave (SEIC 2017), which aims to facilitate participation in the most dynamic economic…
Japan will freeze assets of 35 North Korean entities – Japanese PM Shinzo Abe
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Nov. 6 that Japan will freeze the assets of 35 North Korean organizations and…