SRI LANKAN PRIME MINISTER QUITS IN FACE OF UNREST
New York Times: 10 May 2022 Sri Lanka’s prime minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, resigned on Monday…
ASIAN GAMES 2022 HELD IN CHINA POSTPONED
The Asian Games in China have been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, says the Olympic Counci
SRI LANKA PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday offered his resignation amid the island nation's worst
MP KILLED IN SRI LANKA CLASHES
Khaleej Times : 09 May 2022 A legislator from Sri Lanka’s ruling party died Monday…
EU TWEAKS RUSSIA OIL SANCTIONS
The European Commission has proposed changes to its plan to embargo Russian oil, in a bid to win over reluctant
ASIAN MARKETS TUMBLE AS CHINA REMAINS FULLY COMMITTED TO ZERO-COVID POLICY
Asian stock markets and currencies fell, as investors remain worried about the US Federal Reserve's policy changes
UK GOVERNMENT SETS OUT PLANS TO REIN IN BIG TECH
arge tech companies such as Google and Facebook will have to abide by new competition rules in the UK or risk facing
UNICEF CONDEMNS VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN
UNICEF: 07 May 2022 UNICEF is concerned with reports of violence during protests involving children. All…
SRI LANKA DECLARES EMERGENCY
Economic Times: 07 May 2022 Sri Lanka's president Friday declared a state of emergency for…
SRI LANKA POLICE FIRE TEAR GAS ON STUDENT PROTESTERS
France 24: 06 May 2022 Police again fired tear gas and water cannon at students…
CAN SRI LANKA DIG ITSELF OUT OF US$ 50 BILLION DEBT?
After a month of intense civilian-led protests over Sri Lanka’s deteriorating economy, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa agreed to appoint
APPLE LOSES TOP SPOT IN CHINA AS SMARTPHONE SALES SLUMP
Just three months ago, Apple became the top-selling smartphone brand in China for the first time in six years. Now it's fallen back behind
GLOBAL STOCKS AND OIL PRICES HIT BY FEARS OF A BEIJING LOCKDOWN
Global stocks and oil prices fell on Monday as rising COVID-19 cases in Beijing sparked fears that the Chinese capital could join Shanghai
FIVE DAYS THAT CHANGED THE WAR IN UKRAINE
CNN : 29 April 2022 This was the week when the war in Ukraine truly…
SRI LANKAN LEADERS SIGNAL PRIME MINISTER MAY QUIT
Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is willing to drop his brother as prime minister, according to a top leader, as a fresh surge
HEAT WAVE IN INDIA LEAVES MILLIONS STRUGGLING TO COPE
BBC: 29 April 2022 India's weather department has issued a severe heatwave warning as temperatures…
HUMANITY’S INSATIABLE GREED DEGRADING LAND AROUND THE WORLD
Human activities are damaging and degrading land in an unsustainable fashion according to a new UN report. Up to 40 percent of global
BITCOIN BECOMES OFFICIAL CURRENCY IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
The Central African Republic (CAR) has approved Bitcoin as legal tender - just the second country to do so.CAR is one of the world's
UKRAINE AND RUSSIA: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW RIGHT NOW
European leaders denounced Russia's attempt to "blackmail" Ukraine's allies over gas supplies, as Western sanctions batter the Russian
