ECONOMIC OUTLOOK HAS ‘DARKENED’, BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS WARN IN DAVOS
General view of people walking past the World Economic Forum (WEF) logo during the forum…
PAKISTAN HOLDS BAILOUT TALKS WITH IMF IN QATAR AS ECONOMY FALTERS
At a luxury hotel in Qatar’s capital, Pakistani officials are holding talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as Islamabad seeks
FACTBOX: THE GREAT REBRAND: WESTERN BUSINESS REBORN IN RUSSIA UNDER NEW NAMES
McDonald's Corp (MCD.N) is selling its restaurants in Russia to one of its current local licensees, who will reopen the branches under
SCIENTISTS ARE FREEZING THREATENED SPECIES IN ‘BIOBANKS’
Conservationists say we're now losing species faster than ever. Amid a biodiversity crisis that, the UN estimates, threatens one million
WHO CALLS EMERGENCY MEETING
The World Health Organization held an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox, a viral infection
INDIA SEEKS TO WIN PUBLIC TRUST IN CRISIS-HIT SRI LANKA
For the past 15 years, India and China have vied for favourable diplomatic and trade relations with Sri Lanka thanks to its strategic location
ELON MUSK’S SPACEX IS POISED TO BECOME THE MOST VALUABLE US STARTUP
Billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX is poised to become the most valuable U.S. startup as its valuation rose to over US$ 125 billion in an ongoing
HOW GEN Z IS HOOKED ON CRYPTOCURRENCY AND NFTS
The lure of making a quick buck has always attracted young people to invest in risky assets. For Generation Z, it is the volatility and decentralised
SRI LANKA PUSHES AIRLINE PRIVATISATION
Sri Lanka's plan to privatise its national airline has brought rare murmurs of optimism, mixed with a large dose of skepticism, as the country
A GUIDE TO AUSTRALIA’S 2022 ELECTION
Australians go to the polls on 21 May, for the country's first election since 2019.It will decide who serves as Australia's next prime minister
JP MORGAN BACKS SRI LANKA BONDS
US investment bank JPMorgan backed Sri Lanka's crisis-hit government bonds on Wednesday, saying recent political changes in the
WORLD BANK AGREES TO ETHIOPIAN GRANT
Ethiopia and the World Bank have signed a pact for a grant of US$ 300 million to assist reconstruction and recovery in conflict-hit areas
JAPAN ANNOUNCES LIMITED ‘TEST TOURISM’ FROM MAY
Japan said it would start conducting ‘test tourism’ in the form of limited package tours in May as a way of gathering information prior
SHANGHAI TARGETS 1 JUNE TO RETURN TO NORMAL
Shanghai set out plans on Monday for the return to normal life from June 1 and the end of a painful COVID-19 lockdown that has
GLOBAL WHEAT PRICES SOAR
The price of wheat has jumped on international markets after India banned the export of the staple cereal
SRI LANKA DOWN TO LAST DAY OF PETROL
Sri Lanka's new prime minister said on Monday the crisis-hit nation was down to its last day of petrol, as the country's power minister
SRI LANKA DOWN TO LAST DAY OF PETROL
Reuters: 16 May 2022 COLOMBO, May 16 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's new prime minister said on…
SOMALIA GETS NEW PRESIDENT
Somalia's former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been elected president after a final vote that was only open to the country's MPs
MILLIONS HIT HARD AS COOKING GAS COST SOARS IN INDIA
India too is now suffering from a lack of cooking gas as prices for the country’s commodities increase
THERE WON’T BE A HUNGER CRISIS
BBC: 14 May 2022 Sri Lanka’s newly sworn in Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe, has told…