Cash-strapped Sri Lanka appeals to expats to send money
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka celebrated its Independence Day on Friday with an appeal by the president toContinue Reading
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Facebook loses users for the first time EVER: Shares plummet 20%, wiping $200BN off value of parent-firm Meta
KEY POINTS Shares of Facebook parent Meta plunged Thursday after the company forecasted weaker-than-expected revenue growth in the next quarter.Continue Reading
Sri Lanka gets urgent $500m Indian loan to pay for oil
(AFP)-Sri Lanka was handed temporary relief from energy shortages and rolling blackouts on Wednesday with a $500 million loan fromContinue Reading
Peanut seller finds fame with viral song ‘Kacha Badam’ hopes it brings due recognition: ‘I’m not just a peanut seller now’
The Bengali folk song Kacha Badam has take the internet by storm. In weeks after it first surfaced online, theContinue Reading
UAE to impose federal corporate tax for the first time
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates announced Monday it is introducing for the first time aContinue Reading
Officials seize 16 tons of ‘contraband’ beetroot, disguised as potatoes, in Sri Lanka food shortage
Sri Lanka is battling food shortages, but officials have seized a 16-tonne shipment of beetroots for violating a strict importContinue Reading
‘Sorry for not being able to save you’: Lankan Father in Perth murdered his two kids and suicide
Tributes have begun to flow for two children who were killed in a double murder-suicide in the Perth suburb ofContinue Reading
Used cars turn to gold as Sri Lanka economy skids on the edge
(AFP)-Supermarket shelves are bare and restaurants can’t serve meals, but Sri Lanka’s economic crisis is a bonanza for used carContinue Reading
UAE inks deal with casino giant Wynn as Gulf state eyes gambling
DUBAI, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Hotel and casino operator Wynn Resorts will build a luxury resort in Ras Al Khaimah inContinue Reading
UK lawmaker says she was sacked from ministerial post because she is a Muslim
A Muslim MP has claimed she was told by a Conservative party whip that she was fired as a ministerContinue Reading
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