Gutted. This is how a nation of 22 million inhabitants and some three million Sri Lankans living overseas (bar infants and not many others
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Sierra Cables has strategically shifted its focus to the export market with the primary aim of generating dollar revenue
Naveen calls it “a surreal experience” as Afghanistan beat Bangladesh in a dramatic finish in Kingstown Rashid Khan has described Afghanistan’s qualification for the T20 World Cup semi-final as an “unbelievable feeling” and that it would be a “massive inspiration” for youngsters back home. ESPNcricinfo – 25-June, 2024 “I think the semi-final is going to be a massive, massive inspiration for the youngsters back home in Afghanistan,” Rashid said after Afghanistan beat Bangladesh in St Vincent to secure their place in the final four and knock Australia out. “That Afghanistan team got into the semis for the first time. We have done it…
The proud owners of Kolamba restaurant in London’s Soho say their journey has been “fuelled by a passion for sharing the vibrant
Mr. David Sislen is the World Bank’s new Country Director for Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, effective July 1, 2024
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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