Mr. David Sislen is the World Bank’s new Country Director for Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, effective July 1, 2024
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Before basketball, Lubna Morseth dabbled in various sports including swimming, athletics and karate. However, it was her elder sister Ashi
President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia would end the war in Ukraine only if Kyiv agreed to drop its NATO ambitions and hand over the entirety of four provinces claimed by Moscow, demands Kyiv swiftly rejected as tantamount to surrender. Reuters: June 14, 2024 On the eve of a conference in Switzerland to which Russia has not been invited, Putin set out maximalist conditions wholly at odds with the terms demanded by Ukraine, apparently reflecting Moscow’s growing confidence that its forces have the upper hand in the war. He restated his demand for Ukraine’s demilitarisation, unchanged from the day he sent…
Source: International Monetary Fund – June 12, 2024 Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the second review under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement, allowing the authorities to draw SDR 254 million (about US$336 million). This brings the total IMF financial support disbursed so far to SDR 762 million (about US$1 billion).[1] The Executive Board also concluded the 2024 Article IV Consultation with Sri Lanka. [2] The EFF arrangement for Sri Lanka was approved by the Executive Board on March 20, 2023 (see Press Release No. 23/79) in an amount of SDR 2.286 billion (395 percent of quota or about US$3…
In 2008, I embarked on a life altering journey from Sri Lanka to then little known Qatari peninsula. The decision to move was fuelled by
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Reuters news agency is reporting that Hamas has agreed to a ceasefire resolution that was adopted by the UN Security Council yesterday, according to the group’s senior official Sami Abu Zuhri. Al Jazeera – 11 June, 2024 He added that it was up to Washington to ensure that Israel abides by it. On Monday, Hamas was quick to welcome the resolution. In a statement after the vote, Hamas said it was ready to cooperate with mediators and enter indirect negotiations over the implementation of the principles of the agreement. Read More
Are you on the ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ team? Or do you still love radio and go gaga over it? The UN lists 13 February as World Radio
How many seats have each party won? The time is coming up to 23:30 in India (18:00 GMT). Prime Minister Modi’s alliance has met the 272-seat threshold needed to form a government. Before we pause our live coverage, let’s have a closer look at how the parties in each alliance have done: BBC – June 4, 2024 According to India’s Electoral Commission, these are the total figures for the NDA (excluding seats they are leading in) as of 23:20 (17:50 GMT): BJP – 228 Telugu Desam Party (TDP) – 12 Janata Dal (United) – 12 Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)…
She is a British-Sri Lankan academic and activist. She researches and teaches human rights and conflict, and works with a number of