Sri Lanka’s main stock index closed higher on Wednesday, driven by a surge in consumer staple companies, ahead of the country’s monetary policy review on Thursday.
Sri Lanka- Government defends Sinharaja forest road project
The Government today defended the Sinharaja forest road project saying it is not a new road but an existing one which has now been developed.
Not a single tree has been cut when developing the …
Can LPL help once-dynamic Sri Lanka regain T20 mojo?
It seems almost ludicrous now, but between 2009 and 2014 no T20 team was more dynamic than Sri Lanka. Their win/loss record during those five years (34 wins, 19 losses) was comfortably the best in the …
U.N.: Data lacking on North Korea’s reported release of 7,000 prisoners
A U.N. investigator said he has heard of reports North Korea may have freed as many as 7,000 prisoners, after a report suggested the regime let go of captives suffering from malnutrition.
Former gymnast vaults 10-foot border fence to defect from North Korea, reports say | Raleigh News & Observer
Authorities are investigating how he evaded sensors and land mines on the heavily fortified border between North and South Korea.
Yemen’s Houthis grant UN inspectors access to aging oil tanker
Experts say the FSO Safer, a dilapidated vessel that contains more than a million barrels of light crude oil, is at risk of rupturing and spilling more oil than the Exxon Valdez.
Malaysia’s PM Muhyiddin faces bellwether vote on 2021 budget
Malaysia’s parliament will on Thursday decide whether to approve the government’s 2021 budget, in a vote that could decide Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s political future as the country grapples …
Mine explodes, damaging oil tanker off Saudi Arabia
A mine in the Red Sea off Saudi Arabia’s coast near Yemen exploded and damaged an oil tanker Wednesday, authorities said, the latest incident targeting the kingdom amid its long war against Yemen’s …
There can be no ‘going back to normal’ in Iraq
The protests in Iraq may have subsided, but it is only a matter of time before people are back in the streets.
The Netherlands to send new troops to Iraq as coalition shifts to advisory role
The Netherlands is preparing to bolster its mission in Iraq by sending up to 150 additional troops to Iraqi Kurdistan, according to a vote by the Dutch Council of Ministers on Friday. The troops will …