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India’s Adani Group and its partners are set to double the capacity of a $840 million container terminal in Colombo months ahead of schedule, despite relinquishing $553 million in U.S. funding, an executive at partner firm John Keells…

The  analyzes the profound and rapid political and social shifts currently happening in the United Kingdom, arguing that the nation is on the verge of significant, unavoidable conflict. The core of this turmoil is the escalating public…

Bangladesh notched a thrilling eight-run victory over Afghanistan in a must-win game and stayed alive for the Super 4 stage of Asia Cup on Tuesday. Afghanistan now needs to beat Group B leader Sri Lanka in its last group game as three…

Sri Lanka expects Chinese state energy giant Sinopec to start work on a $3.7 billion refinery this year and is considering the company’s long-standing demand to sell more fuel locally, the energy minister said on Tuesday. The Sinopec…

Mexico kicked off Independence Day celebrations on Monday night with President Claudia Sheinbaum ending a more than century-long practice in which only men as chief executives led the country’s most important celebration. Before tens of…

Cloudbursts and heavy rains overnight left a trail of destruction in Uttarakhand’s capital Dehradun and several other parts of the state on Tuesday as swollen rivers washed away buildings, roads and bridges, leaving 15 people dead, 16…

Employees of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) have decided to report sick today (17) as part of a trade union action. Chairman of the CEB Technical Engineers’ Union, Kosala Abeysinghe, stated that this measure marks the commencement of…

The inauguration ceremony for the resumption of construction on the Kadawatha to Mirigama section of the Central Expressway Project commenced a short while ago under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. As part of the…

By Leo Nirosh Dharshan The recent political and social changes in the South Asian region have prompted a deep analysis of its current and future stability. The conflicts and popular protests in countries such as Nepal, Sri…

Former Barcelona centre back Samuel Umtiti, a key figure in France’s triumphant 2018 World Cup campaign, has announced his retirement from soccer at the age of 31. A product of Olympique Lyonnais academy, Umtiti joined Barcelona in 2016,…