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Sri Lankan-born baker Tharshan Selvarajah to carry Olympic torch in France
11 May 2024 (11:20 PM) Decision to be reached on interest rates for senior citizens savings
11 May 2024 (11:37 AM) Debt owed by Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to China rise to record levels- Data
11 May 2024 (11:52 AM) US underscore Sri Lanka s need for good governance and transparency
11 May 2024 (12:16 PM) UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership
10 May 2024 (11:58 PM) Certain parties unwilling to join debate as they lack proper economic program - Sajith
11 May 2024 (3:21 PM) |
As the Olympic flame touched down in France from Greece, excitement brewed for the relay involving 10,000 torchbearers, representing diverse stories of achievement. Among them shines a Paris-based, Sri Lankan-born baker Tharshan Selvarajah who only arrived in France for the first time in 2006. 
State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya says that President Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed him to conduct a comprehensive analysis of interest rates applicable to the savings of senior citizens. 
Debt owed by various countries, especially in South Asia and Africa, to China has multiplied in recent years. China is either the sole or the major lender for the majority of these countries. In other words, these nations owe a large share of their external debt only to China. 
The United States has reiterated its assistance to Sri Lanka for the development of a strong and dynamic economy. 
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly backed a Palestinian bid to become a full U.N. member by recognizing it as qualified to join and recommending the U.N. Security Council "reconsider the matter favorably." MORE>
Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa says that certain political groups are unwilling to join a debate on economic policies as their parties have no proper outlook on the country s economy. Copyright © 2007 - 2024 Col3neg. All Rights Reserved.
