The Political Blind-Spot
(Financial Times)-When it comes to excesses of friends and family, do President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil WickremesingheContinue Reading
Category: Asia
The Maldives decides to leave the Commonwealth
13 October 2016, Malé By Shihar Aneez The Maldives said on Thursday it will leave the Commonwealth, weeks after theContinue Reading
Rolling News: Sri Lanka 13 Oct 2016
13 Oct 2016 1910 Hours SriLanka President Maithripala Sirisena says Hillary Clinton is likely to win the US presidential electionContinue Reading
Sri Lanka President signals end to honeymoon
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s President Wednesday signalled that his honeymoon with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s administration was wearing thin andContinue Reading
One in five Japan employees face ‘death from overwork’: report
A fifth of the Japanese workforce faces the risk of death from overwork, according to a new government survey intoContinue Reading
Qatar Airways strikes Boeing deal worth $19bn
Qatar Airways has placed an order for up to 100 Boeing aircraft in deal worth an estimated $18.6bn (£14.9bn). TheContinue Reading
Pakistan has passed legislation outlawing ‘honour killings’ once and for all
(AFP) Pakistan passed long-awaited legislation Thursday closing a loophole that allowed people who killed for “honour” to walk free, threeContinue Reading
TPG, BlackRock show early interest in Sri Lankan Airlines stake: sources
By Anshuman Daga and Shihar Aneez | SINGAPORE/COLOMBO Private equity firm TPG and fund company BlackRock Inc (BLK.N) are amongContinue Reading
Sri Lanka to pay $170 million to AerCap for A350 cancellation – Finance Minister
Sri Lanka will pay $170 million to AerCap Holdings NV (AER.N), the world’s largest independent aircraft leasing company, for cancellingContinue Reading
Flying spies: India police detain pigeon with threatening Modi note
Indian police said Monday they have taken a pigeon into custody after it was found carrying a warning note toContinue Reading
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