Sri Lanka likely to approve Sinopec’s $4.5bn refinery proposal on Monday
Sri Lanka will likely approve on Monday a proposal from Chinese state refiner Sinopec to build a $4.5-billion-dollar refinery, the…
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New Zealand smoking ban: Health experts criticise new government’s shock reversal
New Zealand’s new government has announced it will scrap the nation’s world-leading smoking ban to help fund tax cuts. The legislation, introduced…
ADB recruits experts to assist Sri Lanka’s electricity sector reforms
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recruited and extended the services of several experts to assist in the reform process…
Sri Lanka hurts as China wants more from IMF
China’s separate approach to Sri Lanka’s debt treatment ‘has made life difficult’, said the Ranil Wickremesinghe, the President of the…
North Korea: Kim Jong Un celebrates ‘space power’ after spy satellite launch
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has congratulated his team of scientists for launching a spy satellite, calling it a…
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Machine repairs prolong ordeal for trapped Indians
Rescue work to save 41 workers trapped in a tunnel in India’s Uttarakhand state has been delayed again because of…
President Ranil says Sri Lanka does not allow ‘spy ships’ to dock
President Ranil Wickremesinghe says there was no evidence indicating that the Chinese research vessels that had docked in Sri Lanka…
Thousands of Sri Lankan workers set to depart for Israel amid war with Hamas
Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment, Manusha Nanayakkara, has revealed that the Ministry has received over 10,000 applications to work on…