Germany: Immigration reaches record high in 2022
People fleeing Russia's war in Ukraine have brought migration to Germany to a higher level than ever before.
Adani Power claims COD achieved on second unit of Godda Power Plant
Dhaka, June 27 -- Adani Group has claimed that its second unit of the 1,600 MW Godda Power Plant in Jharkhand has achieved Commercial Operation Date (COD) in supplying electricity to Bangladesh at full capacity.
Pharmaceutical firms uninterested in state tenders due to outstanding payments
Outstanding payments owed by SPC estimated at over Rs.10bn
Sri Lanka’s pharmaceutical firms are becoming less enthusiastic to participate in government tenders, due to the financial strain from outstanding payments running into billions of rupees and unfavourable tender clauses.
Two SriLankan aircrafts undergoing C-checks will add to fleet soon
The two aircraft undergoing C-checks will finally return to operations next week, a statement from SriLankan Airlines said.
Exodus of medical specialists inevitable
Referring to the statement made by the Health Ministry Secretary that 700 doctors who are currently overseas will return within the next two years upon the completion of medical specialist training, a senior medical specialist said it is highly unlikely to witness such a phenomenon given the recent trend.
First 20 days of June bring in over 61,000 tourists
- 70 percent of tourist arrival target for June realised
- Jan 1 – June 20 cumulative arrivals total 585,669
- India, Russian Federation, and UK top 3 traffic generators
- China now among top 5 tourist source markets
President returns after concluding European tour
President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived this morning at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) after finishing his Europe tour, the Airport Duty Manager said.
See WHY Father, Son Declined to Board the Submersible
Jay and Sean, a father and son, revealed they were initially set to be on the Titan Submersible trip, but they ended up giving up their seats
Stresses no low-income individual or vulnerable group in society will be left behind
Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has emphasised that if mistakes and shortcomings have occurred in the selection of beneficiaries for the ‘Aswesuma’ programme, they will be rectified without fail, and assured that no low-income persons or patients of various diseases will be left behind.
Anura says overseas Sri Lankans had hope on Gotabaya
National People’s Power (NPP) Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, speaking in Australia today, said that overseas Sri Lankans had hope on Gotabaya Rajapaksa during the 2019 Presidential polls.
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Targets could not be reached due to politicalisation of Samurdhi, Janasaviya programms: Dullas
Freedom People’s Congress (FPC) leader Dullas Alahapperuma said that poverty reduction programms such as Samurdhi Development and Janasaviya Poverty Alleviation Programme were launched for political purposes, therefore their targets could not be reached.
Russia: Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin calls halt to Moscow advance
Troops from Russia's Wagner mercenary group have reportedly started leaving the city of Rostov-on-Don, less than 24 hours after attempting a rebellion.
Victim’s relative calls for investigation into Titan tragedy
The cousin and goddaughter of Hamish Harding has called for a full investigation into the deaths of the five Titan passengers.
Gavaskar Blasts Selectors for Making Senior Batsman 'Scapegoat'
Former Indian batting sensation Sunil Gavaskar has blasted the Indian selectors after star batsman Cheteswar Pujara was dropped from the Indian Test team for West Indies series. "Why has he been dropped? Why has he been made the scapegoat for our batting failures. He has been a loyal servant of India cricket.