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Pakistan’s National Defense University delegation visiting Sri Lanka
LOCAL

Pakistan’s National Defense University delegation visiting Sri Lanka

A 21 – member delegation from the National Defense University (NDU) of Pakistan, led by Major General Fiaz Hussain Shah…

byFaraz Shauketaly17/04/2018
Asia will grow at 6-pct in 2018, Trade risk warnings: ADB
BUSINESS

Asia will grow at 6-pct in 2018, Trade risk warnings: ADB

The Asian Development Bank raised its 2018 economic growth estimate for developing Asia to 6.0 per cent from 5.8 per…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/04/2018
Chinese baby born four years after parents’ death
WORLD

Chinese baby born four years after parents’ death

A baby has been born in China to a surrogate mother four years after his parents died in a car…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/04/2018
Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up by 24 percent in March 2018
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up by 24 percent in March 2018

Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals rose 24.1percent in March this year compared to the same period last year, the data released…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/04/2018
Exports kick off 2018 with near 12% gain
BUSINESSMain Story

Exports kick off 2018 with near 12% gain

New year opens with $ 965 m in export earnings but fuel drives trade deficit to over $ 2 b Exports driven by food,…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/04/201809/04/2018
US–China trade war escalates as China imposes tariffs on US goods
BUSINESS

US–China trade war escalates as China imposes tariffs on US goods

China has suspended tariff concessions on 128 items of U.S. products including pork and fruits starting Monday, Country’s Finance Ministry…

byFaraz Shauketaly02/04/2018
Xi Jinping tells parliament China must not be complacent
WORLD

Xi Jinping tells parliament China must not be complacent

Chinese President Xi Jinping has told the National People’s Congress (NPC) that China must not become complacent about its development.…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/03/2018
Colombo Port aims to handle 7 million containers this year
BUSINESS

Colombo Port aims to handle 7 million containers this year

Colombo Port expects to handle 7.0 million containers in 2018, up 12.9 percent from the 6.2 million twenty-foot equivalent units…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/03/2018
Gandhi slams Modi over Chinese presence in Indian Ocean region
WORLD

Gandhi slams Modi over Chinese presence in Indian Ocean region

The Congress on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of exercising a personalised foreign policy which eroded India’s international credibility,…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/03/2018
Rex Tillerson: Secretary of state fired by Trump in Russia warning
WORLD

Rex Tillerson: Secretary of state fired by Trump in Russia warning

Sacked US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has warned of Russia’s “troubling behavior and actions” in a parting statement after…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/03/2018

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