IMF wants strong budget, narrower deficit from Sri Lanka
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is looking for a strong budget and narrower deficit from Sri Lanka as it seeks…
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The top electric car maker that is not Tesla
Electric car maker Tesla has a Chinese rival in its rear-view mirror. Shares in BYD, or Build Your Dreams, jumped…
X begins charging new users $1 a year in New Zealand, Philippines
Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, has started charging new users in New Zealand and the Philippines $1 (£0.82) a year…
President visits Huawei’s R&D center in Beijing; agreement inked for digitization of Sri Lanka’s schools
Chinese tech giant ‘Huawei’ has expressed its willingness to support an annual study programme aimed at nurturing software and hardware…
Experts urge IMF to insist on governance reforms in Sri Lanka and reset debt targets
Experts who spoke at a closed-door event held alongside the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Meetings in Morocco noted that…
Wadea al-Fayoume: Last words of knifed US Muslim boy were ‘Mom, I’m fine’
The last words of a six-year-old Muslim boy stabbed to death in a suspected hate crime over the weekend were…
Eye disease spreading in Sri Lanka, health officials urge public to take precautions
Health officials inform the general public to follow health safety measures to protect themselves from eye diseases. Specialist eye surgeon…
Sri Lanka crisis: Colombo reaches debt deal with China
Sri Lanka has confirmed that it has reached a deal with China, to restructure $4.2bn (£3.4bn) of debt. It has been trying…