An investigation into the blast that laid waste to Beirut has uncovered links between Bashar al-Assad and the firm which shipped the chemicals that expl ... ( read original story ...)
Test, Trace, Treat – Putting Sri Lanka’s Pandemic Management Mantra into Practice
Sri Lanka’s extensive network of public healthcare workers has been the underlying force behind the country’s pandemic response. This series of articles, beginning with the Puttalam District, aims to ... ( read original story ...)
Deputy Finance Minister calls for hastening of equitisation process
Deputy Minister of Finance Huynh Quang Hai has called for continuing to review existing policies to promptly identify difficulties in the equitisation of and divestment from State-owned enterprises ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam stands firm amid pandemic: international media
Foreign media have run several articles highlighting Vietnam’s economic success given a struggling world plagued by the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Fitch affirms Sri Lanka Telecom at ‘AA-(lka)’; outlook stable
National Long-Term Rating at 'AA-(Ika)'. The Outlook is Stable. We have also affirmed the 'AA-(Ika)' national rating on the company's LKR7 billion of senior unsecured debt. SLT's ratings are constrain ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka loses first cricket Test to England
Sri Lanka lost first cricket Test to England in Galle.Scores as follows:Sri Lanka 135 and 359England 421 and 76/3 ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam strives to tackle COVID-19 challenges as part of economic recovery
Economic experts forecast that 2021 will see continued economic recovery momentum potentially leading to the nation's GDP growth reaching 6%, in line with the Government’s plans, with this figure ... ( read original story ...)
N. Korea’s parliament rubber stamps new development plans
North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament has passed decisions made by a major ruling party meeting where leader Kim Jong Un vowed to bolster his nuclear deterrent and established plans to salvage a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan MOF estimates record rollover debt issuance in fiscal 2023/24 due to COVID stimulus
Japan's Ministry of Finance expects to issue a record rollover debt of 157.37 trillion yen ($1.52 trillion) in fiscal 2023/24 due to a huge amount of short-term bills to fund coronavirus stimulus ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Aso vows to revive virus-hit economy, promote structural reforms
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso pledged Monday to rejuvenate the economy badly hit by the spread of the novel coronavirus and adva ... ( read original story ...)