Saudi Arabia tightens anti-crime oversight on UAE bound bank transfers
Saudi Arabia has reportedly imposed tighter anti-money-laundering and financial-crime checks on bank transfers to the UAE, causing some payments toContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka ex-minister arrested over theft of King’s sacred stone
Colombo, Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)A former Sri Lankan minister was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly aiding the theft of aContinue Reading
Iran issues demands for reopening of Strait of Hormuz
Dubai (AFP) – Iran set preconditions on Saturday for a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, including compensation for war damages,Continue Reading
How a Tamil Nadu man lived free at 300 luxury hotels
A 69-year-old man from Tamil Nadu has been arrested for allegedly cheating more than 300 luxury hotels across India overContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Prison riot kills 26, wounds more than 100
(AFP)-Clashes in a Sri Lankan jail killed 26 people, including seven guards, and wounded more than 100 in the country’sContinue Reading
Sri Lanka says former spy chief ‘directed’ Easter bombings
COLOMBO (AFP)- Sri Lanka’s Public Security Minister told Parliament on June 10 that the nation’s former intelligence chief directed the 2019 Easter Sunday attack, inContinue Reading
Sri Lanka jails ex-Minister in anti graft drive
(AFP)-Sri Lanka sentenced a former deputy minister to 16 years in prison for graft on Tuesday, as it intensifies aContinue Reading
Sri Lanka jolts markets with outsized 100-b.p rate hike to counter Gulf crisis
COLOMBO, May 26 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s central bank stunned markets by raising its benchmark policy rate by an outsizedContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Cricket finances ‘greater than feared’; interim chief
(AFP)-Financial irregularities surrounding Sri Lankan cricket were far worse than feared, government-appointed administrators said Thursday, promising a full accounting andContinue Reading
Middle East conflict hits Sri Lanka’s tea industry, heightens economic strain
COLOMBO, May 21 (Reuters) – Tea factory worker Jacintha Malar once relied on cooking gas to prepare meals for herContinue Reading
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