The economic and political landscape of Nepal is currently facing a dual assault from its neighbor, China. As the country grapples with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, the once-thriving Tatopani market stands as a somber reminder of the destructive power of nature. However, the decline of this border town is not solely due to […]

BEIJING, June 28 (Reuters) – Annual profits at China’s industrial firms extended a double-digit decline in the first five months as softening demand squeezed margins, reinforcing hopes of more policy support to bolster a stuttering post-COVID economic recovery. The 18.8% year-on-year slump in profits came on top of the 20.6% contraction in January-April, and added […]

By Usvatte-aratchi Professor Anura Manatunga, the Director General of Archaeology, who would not take any more, resigned from that prestigious post soon after hectoring by a powerful but amateur historian. Why would he not take it anymore? He would not because he could not fire an arrow against the Teflon-clad armour of an executive president […]

EMERGING TEAMS ASIA CUP 2023 HOSTED BY SRI LANKA “We are well balanced side to handling pressure” – Sri Lanka A Captain Rest of the team captains look forward to the mega event By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Vice President and Tournament Director of the mega Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Men’s Emerging Teams […]The post “An opportunity for young players and a boon to country econ...

Babarandage Don Sarath Appuham, a 59-year-old fisherman, has worked at Negombo Lagoon since he was a teenager. Palpable differences in tide patterns and fish catches from climate change have complicated his work. “We used to always go at 9am, then 1pm. It’s no longer that predictable,” Sarath told Al Jazeera. They have to gauge conditions […]

Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra met with President Ranil Wickremesinghe during his official visit to Sri Lanka. The meeting took place at the Ministry of Defence on Tuesday (11) and focused on enhancing bilateral relations and working towards future economic and social goals that would benefit both countries’ populations. During the meeting, President Wickremesinghe […]

About 300,000 Lankans were scheduled to leave the country for overseas jobs this year with most of them choosing to work in Gulf countries, the Bureau of Foreign Employment (BFE) said on Monday. BFE Deputy General Manager Gamini Senarath Yapa told the media on Monday that more than 152,000 Lankan workers had left the country […]

Through the eyes of Sena Thoradeniya: Sena Thoradeniya discussed successful US operations here taking into similar interventions in the past and present. The examination of the Egyptian and Iranian scenarios is surely useful. Those genuinely concerned about what went wrong for Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who didn’t really receive the backing of any section of the international […]

Continuing his discussions with senior Indian private sector figures, Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda held a meeting in New Delhi with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) President Subhrakant Panda. Panda, who is also the Managing Director of Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd. (IMFA), India’s foremost fully […]

by Sanath Nanayakkare India will continue to play a constructive role as a Co-Chair of the Creditors Committee along with Japan and the Paris Club, Vinod K Jacob, Indian Deputy High Commissioner (DHC) said in Colombo recently. He said so at the Inauguration of the Construction, Power and Energy Expo 2023 in Colombo on 7 […]

Monday 10th July, 2023 Similarities between germs and power-hungry politicians far outnumber their dissimilarities, and one of them is their remarkable adaptability to hostile environments. As the former develop resistance to antibiotics and evolve as superbugs, so do the latter become resistant to ad hoc protests and unleash their dictatorial traits. Hence the need for […]

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Udeni Kaluthantri, a 54-year-old port worker, became an overnight sensation last year for reasons that had nothing to do with his job. Days after protesters stormed the presidential palace in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, a video surfaced of Mr Kaluthantri lounging on a bed draped with the presidential flag. Pictures of young men jumping […]

When the five days long stretch of holidays ended last week and the Colombo bourse reopened for trading on Tuesday, the market surged 6.71 percent (633.69 points up) on the broad All Share Price Index (ASPI) while the Standard and Poor SL 20 index covering the 20 largest and more liquid companies quoted on the […]

By Amal JAYASINGHE The snaking queues for food and fuel that crisscrossed Sri Lanka last year have given way to a different kind of line — people scrambling for travel documents to flee their bankrupt island. “What we see as normalcy is a mirage,” customer care executive Gayan Jayewardena, 43, told AFP while queueing at […]