BALI: Many nations in the Group of 20 major economies condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and called for it to end the war during ministerial talks in Indonesia, the host said in its closing statement early on Sunday (Jul 17). A two-day gathering of finance ministers and central bank governorsContinue Reading
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s protest movement reached its 100th day Sunday (Jul 17) having forced one president from office and now turning its sights on his successor as the country’s economic crisis continues. Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his palace shortly before demonstrators invaded it last weekend and on Thursday resigned from theContinue Reading
NEW DELHI: India’s biggest airline, IndiGo, said on Sunday (Jul 17) it had diverted a plane to Karachi in neighbouring Pakistan due to a “technical defect”, the second such incident for an Indian carrier involving an unscheduled landing in less than two weeks. The flight was meant to go to SharjahContinue Reading
NEW DELHI: India’s biggest airline, IndiGo, diverted a plane to Karachi within neighbouring Pakistan as a result of “technical defect”, local news agencies reported on Sunday (Jul 17), the second this kind of incident involving a good unscheduled landing in under two weeks. The flight has been to fly toContinue Reading
Burapha University within Chon Buri state has won awards for its virtual clinic platform for remote control treatment of Covid-19 patients.Continue Reading
WHY AN ACTING PRESIDENT? Rajapaksa formally quit on Jul 14, just 32 months into his five-year term, with prime minister Wickremesinghe automatically elevated as the acting leader under the country’s constitution. Wickremesinghe is serving as a stop-gap until the 225-seat parliament elects one of its members to lead the countryContinue Reading
Six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, an ally of the Rajapaksas who is the sole representative of his party in parliament, has been sworn in as acting president until then. Wickremesinghe, who protesters want gone too, was selected as the ruling party’s candidate for president on Friday, leading to the prospectContinue Reading
HONG KONG: Macao’s government will extend a lockdown of casinos and other businesses until Friday (Jul 22), as authorities grapple to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the world’s biggest gambling hub, according to a statement on its website. The lockdown in the Chinese special administrative region had been dueContinue Reading
PKR is willing to work alongside opposition partners with same basic principles for GE15, said party chief Anwar Ibrahim. Continue Reading
At the beginning of the second day of talks, Indonesian central bank governor Perry Warjiyo called on ministers and global finance leaders to concentrate on recovery in a world economy still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. “It is important that we remain focused on what we have planned to achieveContinue Reading