Sri Lanka allows sharp rise in food prices to ease shortages
(AFP)-The Sri Lankan government on Friday ended price controls on essential foods in a bid to end black market tradingContinue Reading
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Nike stops selling its products in Israeli stores
US sportswear giant Nike is set to stop selling its products to dozens of retail stores and chains across Israel.Continue Reading
Sri Lanka Probes President’s Niece Over Pandora Claims
(AFP)- Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa ordered a probe Wednesday into his niece’s overseas wealth after she and her husbandContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Agrees To Reform Terror Law To Keep EU Trade Deal
(AFP)- Sri Lanka’s president vowed “immediate steps” to amend anti-terror legislation to retain a lucrative trade status with the EuropeanContinue Reading
Lars Vilks: Cartoonist who drew Prophet killed in traffic collision – media reports
A Swedish cartoonist who sketched the Prophet Muhammad’s head on a dog’s body has died in a traffic accident, accordingContinue Reading
Philippine President Duterte announces ‘retirement from politics’
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he will not run for vice president in next year’s elections and will retireContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Central Bank unveils six-month plan to stabilise economy
COLOMBO, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s central bank governor unveiled on Friday a six-month roadmap for putting the economyContinue Reading
U.S. Drug maker Merck says its new Covid pill reduces the risk of hospitalization, death by half for some patients
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Drugmaker Merck said Friday that its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half inContinue Reading
India counters China in Sri Lanka with $700 million port deal
Colombo (AFP) An Indian company entered into a $700 million deal Thursday to build a strategic deep-sea container terminal inContinue Reading
F1 confirms Qatar GP on 2021 calendar as part of long-term deal
The night race at Losail International Circuit has been in the planning stages for some months, but the announcement hadContinue Reading
