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Kristalina Georgieva to serve second term as IMF managing director
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Kristalina Georgieva to serve second term as IMF managing director

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday selected Kristalina Georgieva to serve as IMF Managing Director…

byP C James13/04/2024
Auspicious or Suspicious Times
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Auspicious or Suspicious Times

My dear Sinna, Just a few lines da to talk about this subject whilst waiting for the auspicious times to…

byP C James13/04/2024
Remembering Mr. Lakshman Kadirgamar
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Remembering Mr. Lakshman Kadirgamar

Remembering Mr. Lakshman Kadirgamar on his 92nd birth anniversary. Born in Manipay, Jaffna, he was educated at Trinity College, Kandy…

byP C James12/04/2024
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Why a Sri Lankan island is sparking an Indian election controversy

Fifty years after India and Sri Lanka settled a long-simmering dispute over a tiny island, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

byP C James12/04/2024
Vegetable prices increase
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Vegetable prices increase

The National Consumer Front (NCF) today claimed that the retail selling price of a kilogramme of vegetables has recorded a…

byP C James12/04/2024
President declares open flyover in Slave Island
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President declares open flyover in Slave Island

      President Ranil Wickremesinghe inaugurated the flyover spanning the railway line linking Kompanna Veediya with Justice Akbar Mawatha…

byCeylon Independent09/04/2024
China’s Zhong Wei Int’l Corporation eyes major projects in Lanka
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China’s Zhong Wei Int’l Corporation eyes major projects in Lanka

One of the leading design and construction companies in China, Zhong Wei International Corporation has opened a regional office (Zhong…

byCeylon Independent09/04/2024
Chinese onion becomes cheaper in Sri Lanka than Indian ahead of festivals
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Chinese onion becomes cheaper in Sri Lanka than Indian ahead of festivals

ECONOMYNEXT – Price of imported Chinese big onion has been reduced sharply than Indian one in Sri Lankan markets with…

byCeylon Independent09/04/2024
‘Waiting for a call from Daddy’: Sri Lankans die in Russia’s Ukraine war
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‘Waiting for a call from Daddy’: Sri Lankans die in Russia’s Ukraine war

Badly wounded from a Ukrainian attack on a Russian bunker in the Donetsk region, Sri Lankan fighter Senaka Bandara* tried…

byP C James06/04/202406/04/2024
Weather : Rain expected in some parts of Sri Lanka today
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Weather : Rain expected in some parts of Sri Lanka today

Showers are expected in some parts of Sri Lanka today, mostly in the afternoon or evening, according to the Department…

byP C James06/04/2024

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