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Jan- 2019 -21 January
REGIONAL MARKETS
Asian markets on Monday built on last week’s rally as investors cheered a report that China had offered to eliminate its massive trade
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18 January
ASSAULT INQUIRY
Sri Lankan authorities Thursday launched an investigation into the country’s newest prison after a video leaked on social media showed
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17 January
CLIMATE CHANGE
Sri Lanka is ranked second in terms of the countries most affected by extreme weather conditions in the past 20 years, according to
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16 January
GLOBAL FUNDING
In a special statement, Managing Director of the IMF Christine Lagarde said the global lending body is ready to support Sri Lanka and will resume programme discussions in February.
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14 January
REGIONAL MARKETS
Hong Kong led a selloff across Asian markets Monday as profit takers moved in following a six day rally while dealers were also spooked
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11 January
DEBT CONUNDRUM
Sri Lanka’s prime minister said Thursday the country was struggling to pay back its ballooning foreign debt, blaming a recent political
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10 January
DEMOCRACY INDEX
Sri Lanka’s ranking in the Democracy Index fell to 71st place in 2018 – nine spots below the 2017 ranking – with an overall score of 6.19. The drop is…
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9 January
RESEARCH OUTPUT
The Ministry of Science, Technology and Research plans to partner with the private sector to focus on technology research by collaborating
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8 January
GEOSPATIAL DATA
The Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) of Sri Lanka launched the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)
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7 January
TRADE WARS
US negotiators on Monday headed into talks with Chinese counterparts as the two countries seek a deal to end a trade war that has
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