2021

Indonesia is grappling with a shortage of oxygen amid a surge of coronavirus cases in the country. Between Saturday and early Sunday local time, 63 patients died at a hospital on one of the country’s islands, Java, after their…
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The Delta variant now accounts for more than half of the new coronavirus cases in the United States —52%. Almost all of the new cases - 99.7% - are among people who have not been vaccinated. In Mississippi, a state with a…
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Bangladesh has sealed deals for 17.5 million more coronavirus vaccine doses, its health minister said on Saturday (July 10), as the country battles record deaths and its caseload passed one million. The country of 169 million…
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The Taleban’s lightning-fast advance to control more territory in Afghanistan is raising alarms from Russia to China, as US President Joe Biden’s move to withdraw troops disrupts a balance of power in South Asia that has held steady…
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In collaboration with the University Grants Commission (UGC), Dialog Axiata PLC recently established ‘5G Innovation Centres’ at the Engineering Faculties of leading universities to create and incubate interest-driven learning,…
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Innovative smartphone and accessories brand, OPPO, recently announced an exciting promotion – OPPO Band Flash Sale – in which purchases made via the online channel from July 5 to 14 during will be offered an attractive discount. OPPO…
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Some participants at the launch of the second phase of the digitalisation with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) along with the Colombo Stock…
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Emerald Sri Lanka Fund, a private equity fund that supports small and mid-sized businesses in Sri Lanka, has announced its divestment in Panasian Power PLC (PAP), one of Sri Lanka’s leading renewable energy solution providers and…
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The United States is contributing to Sri Lanka’s economic resilience through the provision of a financial facility of USD 150Mn. The facility awarded by the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to DFCC Bank…
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JAT Holdings reported outstanding performance in the first quarter of FY22, with record revenue of Rs 1.4 billion during the period. In the financial year 2021 (FY21) this figure was LKR(Rs) 485 million, amid the peak of the pandemic,…
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