Sri Lanka begins vote to replace president who fled
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s parliament began voting on Wednesday (Jul 20) for a leader to replace Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled abroad after their palace was stormed by furious protesters now bracing for a crackdown through his likely heir. 1 by 1, the legislators inserted ballot booths setup on the floorContinue Reading
Sri Lanka parliament to vote to replace president who fled abroad
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s parliament votes on Wednesday (Jul 20) for a president to replace Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled abroad a week ago after his palace had been stormed by angry protesters now bracing to get a crackdown from his likely successor. The winner of the three-way contest to succeed yourContinue Reading
East Ventures appoints Avina Sugiarto as partner
Joined as opportunity partner in January 2022Brings 12 years of experience in investing East Ventures, a sector-agnostic venture capital firm that has supported over 200 businesses in Southeast Asian countries, announced the scheduled appointment of Avina Sugiarto (pic) as a partner at the firm.Willson Cuaca, co-founder and managing partner of East…Continue Reading
2,886 new Covid cases, 19 more deaths
The country signed up 19 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2, 886 new situations admitted to medical center during the previous twenty four hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Wednesday morning.Continue Reading
5.7-magnitude earthquake hits southern Sumatra in Indonesia: EMSC
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Sri Lanka: Parliament to vote for new president amid crisis
Acting Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe is the frontrunner – yet deeply unpopular using the public.Continue Reading
Sweet Child O’ Mine! Guns N’ Roses to perform in Singapore in November
Axl Rose, Reduce and Duff McKagan will raise the roof at the National Stadium. Tickets go on purchase on Jul 28.Continue Reading
Sri Lanka presidential elections: Why India matters to the island nation’s political future
How Sri Lankans view India might be changing because the country grapples with political and financial chaos.Continue Reading
Port staff claim pension ‘deceit’
The Division of Special Analysis (DSI) has been questioned to investigate a problem by employees of the Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) declaring they were deceived in to investing in a provident account.Continue Reading
Shanghai Covid lockdown: The struggle of blind massage therapists
Blind therapeutic massage therapists say the particular lockdown and lack of government support make life difficult.Continue Reading