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FRANCE: Dynamite fishing and pollution -- but mostly global warming -- wiped out 14 percent of the world’s coral reefs from 2009 to 2018, leaving graveyards of bleached skeletons where vibrant ecosystems once thrived, according to the…
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AFGHANISTAN: Fearing a crackdown on music by the country’s new leaders, a total 101 members of Afghanistan’s top musical institute landed in Doha on Sunday evening, Ahmad Sarmast said. The group, about half of them women and…
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India’s Adani Group’s recent West Container Terminal (WCT ) development deal at the Colombo port is a positive move for Sri Lanka’s economic growth, says veteran maritime expert Rohan Masakorala who is also the CEO of the Shippers’…
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MV Thalassa Patris, 370-meter long container ship own by Evergreen Line interrupted her voyage from Singapore to Europe via Suez in the Lacadive sea north of Maldives, and sailed to Colombo, when the crew members discovered a cargo…
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The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the Ankara Chamber of Commerce, Turkey virtually signed a historical Memorandum of Understanding to further enhance trade, investment and tourism between Sri Lanka and Turkey on the 29 September,…
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‘Driving your talent strategy’, the second session at the upcoming Sri Lanka Retailers Forum 2021 will focus on the crucial element of talent management and how retail can be positioned as an attractive employment sector. The session…
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BoardPAC, the Sri Lanka-based multinational board meeting automation solutions company, reached another milestone recently when it was featured for the first time in the prestigiousBest Workplaces in Asia™ 2021 list – Small and…
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Many industries around the globe at present are facing numerous challenges owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, except for sectors such as health, telco, and financial institutes. Most businesses which boomed and led the economy during…
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The new Securities Exchange Act is expected to bring about new products and exchanges in the Sri Lankan capital markets. The aim of the new act is to modernize the legal framework which has been long delayed in its passing. SEC…
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The country’s economy which has collapsed would definitely be rebuilt under a UNP Government and the required plans are already being prepared by party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, said United National Party (UNP) Chairman Vajira…
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