Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi – ITAK senior leader Mavai Senathirajah clarified yesterday that the party has not officially decided to support Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa in the upcoming Presidential Election. He stated that the decision to back Premadasa was made independently by MP M. A. Sumanthiran, and not by the party as a whole. He said that key party leaders, …
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Germany’s anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) is celebrating a “historic success”, with the far-right party on course for a big victory in the eastern state of Thuringia. The AfD is set to win almost a third of the vote, according to a projection for public broadcaster ARD, nine points ahead of the conservative CDU, and far in front of Germany’s …
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Sri Lanka lost the second of the 3-match Test series to England by 190 runs but did make a fight of it taking it to the final session of the fourth day with Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal and skipper Dhananjaya de Silva scoring half centuries in chasing an improbable 483 victory target at Lords yesterday. The win gave England their …
Continue ReadingSri Lanka lost the second of the 3-match Test series to England by 190 runs but did make a fight of it taking it to the final session of the fourth day with Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal and skipper Dhananjaya de Silva scoring half centuries in chasing an improbable 483 victory target at Lords yesterday. The win gave England their …
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Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI, 2021=100) decelerated sharply to 0.5% in August 2024 from 2.4% in July 2024. This deceleration in the headline inflation is broadly in line with the projections of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
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President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced plans to establish a new investment company that will manage state assets, ensuring that the rights of the people are protected. He also stated that new laws would be introduced to support this initiative. Additionally, the President highlighted the potential for new investments that will generate assets and help create a structured retirement planning system. These …
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