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Joni Simpson appointed new director for ILO Country Office for Sri Lanka & Maldives
Seasoned professional Joni Simpson has assumed duties as the new Director for the International Labour Organization (ILO) Country Office for Sri Lanka and the Maldives on Monday (Jan.15).
The appointment was made by the ILO…
President Ranil briefs Indian CEOs on Sri Lanka’s economic outlook
President Ranil Wickremesinghe took centre stage in a recent roundtable discussion organized by the Consortium of Indian Industry (CII) and World Economic Forum yesterday (16), unveiling a comprehensive economic vision for Sri Lanka.
The…
Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port sees jump in traffic amid Red Sea tensions
Sri Lanka’s Colombo port has seen a big jump in container volumes in recent weeks as vessels steering clear of tensions in the southern Red Sea have found it a convenient transit point, officials said on Tuesday.
Yemen’s Iran-backed…
President Ranil meets Al Gore in Davos
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has convened a meeting with the former Vice President of the United States and founder/Chairman of The Climate Reality Project, Mr. Al Gore, on Tuesday (16 Jan.).
This meeting took place in conjunction with…
Japan urges early signing of debt MoU between Sri Lanka and creditors
Japan restated the importance for early completion of signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Sri Lanka and creditor nations on debt restructuring, after an agreement was reached in principle late last year.
It also…
India-Maldives row escalates, agency suspends flight bookings to islands
One of India’s largest travel platforms suspended flight bookings to the tourism-dependent Maldives on Monday after disparaging social media posts against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embittered relations between the South Asian…
Sheikh Hasina re-elected for fifth term in Bangladesh
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina swept to a fourth straight term as expected with her party winning an absolute majority in the general election, the poll body said on Monday, amid low turnout in the vote boycotted by the main…
Maldives suspends ministers over derogatory remarks against India, PM Modi
Maldives government on Sunday suspended ministers over derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi relating to his Lakshadweep visit. Reportedly, Mariyam Shiuna, Malsha and Hassan Zihan were suspended over their ‘insulting’…
Sri Lanka to implement international A2P SMS centre to confront fraud, spam
The Sri Lankan government says it is planning to implement an International A2P (Application-to-Person) short message services (SMS) centre.
The Cabinet of Ministers, at its meeting on Monday (Jan.01), approved a proposal tabled by…
Four earthquakes strike Indian Ocean
Four strong earthquakes have struck the Carlsberg Ridge of Indian Ocean on Friday morning (Dec.29), off the archipelagic state, the Maldives.
Senior Seismologist of the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB), Nilmini Thaldena told…