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How the UAE is ramping up plans to launch flying taxis
The use of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft is expected to reduce travel times between Dubai and…
Sri Lanka’s Tamils face arrest as they remember the dead
The recent arrest of four Tamils in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province — when they commemorated their loved ones…
How Biden can bring Venezuela’s economic nightmare to an end
President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela announced last week that national elections will be held on July 28, ending months of…
Chief Petty Officer Gets 18 Years for Betraying U.S. Navy Secrets
A former U.S. Navy chief petty officer has been court-martialed and sentenced to 18 years in a military…
Sri Lanka failed 16 IMF agreements, latest deal must be honoured: minister
Sri Lanka violated all 16 of its past agreements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and if the…
IMF reviews CEB and CPC operations
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka Peter Breuer and other officials yesterday met…
‘The silent killer’ – economic consequences of an overvalued exchange rate
In our previous article on the value of the Sri Lankan rupee in this newspaper we noted that…
Bangladeshi students hold pro-Palestine rally near US Embassy in Dhaka
DHAKA, Bangladesh Hundreds of Bangladeshi students on Thursday staged a pro-Palestine rally that culminated in a sit-in demonstration…
Sri Lankan health unions to strike as government talks near collapse
The Health Trade Union Alliance (HTUA), a combine of several trade unions in the Sri Lankan health sector,…
Russia: When troop levels are not enough?
Moscow 22/5 (57.14) According to NATO’s top military official, Russia does not have enough troops to make a…