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The condominium project The Mount by Evercore Properties (Pvt) Ltd. emerged as the winner of the Best Apartment/ Condominium in Sri Lanka at the Asia Pacific Property Awards 2019- 2020 at the Marriot Marquis Queen’s Park, Bangkok recently. Centrally located in the heart of Mount Lavinia, The Mount.... |
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Sri Lanka needs to introduce energy sector reforms urgently as the nation is far behind compared countries in the region, Director, Asian Development Bank, South Asia Energy Division, Dr. Priyantha Wijetunga told guests at the launch of ‘Techno 2019’ at the Marino Beach Hotel, Colombo last week. |
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On Wednesday, October 11, 2017 The Jamestown Foundation held its Seventh Annual China Defense & Security Conference . The event featured a prestigious lineup of some of the world’s leading experts on the Chinese Military and Security Issues in Asia. This full-length set of DVDs covers the four.... |
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For the past year WEX Inc. has stronger performance than ABM Industries Incorporated. Summary. On 12 of the 12 factors WEX Inc. beats ABM Industries Incorporated. WEX Inc. provides corporate card payment solutions in North and South America, the Asia Pacific, and Europe. |
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HANUMAN WORLD - Who said a relaxation holiday comes without a little adventure? Not for the faint-hearted, Hanuman World will quite literally leave you hanging at every turn. There are four experiences visitors can opt to enjoy and they probably depend on how extreme your fear of heights is. |
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A tiger was found relaxing on a bed in India after heavy flooding wreaked havoc in south Asia. The tiger was spotted next to a road on Thursday morning, where it is believed to have been startled into taking refuge in a nearby house in Assam. (Dr Samshul Ali/IFAW-WTI) The International Fund for.... |
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The JSE rose on Friday primarily on the back of gains recorded on the mining index as well as advances from all the major indices. The local bourse took a leaf from trading in Asia where stocks rallied on the back of more solid bets for a US Fed rate cut at the next policy meeting. |
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Jamie Fly will take over Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty effective next month, it’s been announced. “Jamie is an extraordinary choice to lead RFE/RL at this critical juncture,” said RFE/RL and United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) Board Chairman Ken Weinstein. |
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Singapore. THE absence of a thriving music technology ecosystem in the region inspired founders of Musiio, Hazel Savage and Aron Pettersson, to combine their music and artificial intelligence (AI) backgrounds respectively to form the music tech startup in... |
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Few paid much attention when Mikio Oda won Japan's first Olympic gold medal — and Asia's first individual gold medal — way back at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. There was no podium ceremony. That protocol was introduced in 1932 at the Winter Games in Lake Placid and the Summer Games in Los Angeles. |
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The United States is losing interest in the Asia-Pacific region, New Zealand's prime minister said on Friday, as concerns grow about China's expanding influence. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke in Melbourne where she met with her Australian counterpart Scott Morrison to discuss regional cooperation. |
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WASHINGTON/DUBAI -- The U.S. held a multinational gathering Friday to discuss protecting ships in the Strait of Hormuz, putting pressure on countries in Asia -- which consumes over 70% of oil shipped through the strait -- to share more of the burden. Representatives from Japan and elsewhere.... |
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY. SUBJECT: Delegation of Authority under the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018.
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United.... |
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Following a series of oil tanker attacks in the Middle East causing insurance costs to skyrocket, shipowners are keeping away from the region’s refuelling hub, to the benefit of another Asian market – Singapore. According to a report by Reuters, many tankers plying the East Asia – Middle East routes.... |
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Asia-Pacific’s insurance market is on the cusp of a boom — one that will create enormous opportunities for insurers, provided they understand that the rules of engagement in the region are rapidly changing.Demographics and economics tell the story. In China, India and Southeast Asia, households are.... |
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Fri, Jul 19, 2019, 04:08 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. July 19, Colombo: World Bank Vice President for South Asia Region, Hartwig Schafer said the World Bank will increase assistance to Sri Lanka under three of its new operations. Mr. Schafer who called on the President in his.... |
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World Bank assures continuous assistance to Sri Lanka Fri, Jul 19, 2019, 04:08 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. July 19, Colombo: World Bank Vice President for South Asia Region, Hartwig Schafer said the World Bank will increase assistance to Sri Lanka under three of its new operations. Mr. |
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U.S. Navy Adm. Philip Davidson, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping; background, soldiers of China’s People’s Liberation Army patrol the waters at Fiery Cross Reef. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Carolyn Kaster/AP, U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters, AP) HONOLULU — The waters of Pearl Harbor.... |
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The World Bank will increase assistance to Sri Lanka under three of its new operations, the World Bank Vice President for South Asia Region, Hartwig Schafer said today (18). The three World Bank operations include assisting the agriculture sector faced with climatic vagaries, irrigation, renewable.... |
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As Southeast Asia grapples with massive tides of rubbish hitting its beaches, a Cambodian coffee shop owner is looking to build a business out of some of this waste as a way to promote sustainability. Ouk Vanday runs the ‘Rubbish Cafe’, a small wooden structure on the outskirts of Phnom Penh.... |
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(Bloomberg) -- Stocks in Asia looked set to track gains in U.S. equities as dovish commentary from Federal Reserve officials saw bets on a half-point interest rate cut this month ramp up. Treasury yields and the dollar fell. Futures on equities in Japan, Hong Kong and Australia rose. |
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FILE PHOTO: Portfolio beer brands of Budweiser Brewing Company APAC Ltd are displayed during a news conference on the company's IPO in Hong Kong, China July 4, 2019. REUTERS/Andrew Geoffrey Jackson. Andrew Geoffrey Jackson/Reuters.
Anheuser-Busch InBev is considering selling off business units in.... |
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NEW DELHI – Incessant rains causing destruction and flooding to homes and fields in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh have affected at least five million children and killed almost one hundred, UNICEF warned on Thursday. In these south Asian countries, at least 93 children have been killed by the rains,.... |
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Singapore. WAVECELL, a privately held communications platform-as-a-service (CPaaS) provider based in Singapore, has been acquired by New York-listed 8x8 for around US$125 million in cash and stock, marking the US firm's entry into South-east Asia. 8x8 is a cloud provider of voice,... |
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Source: United Nations 3. In today’s Daily Brief: World celebrates Nelson Mandela; Security Council hears end of Yemen war may be in sight; South Asia children turned ‘upside down’ by monsoon rains; world ‘off track’ to meet zero hunger target; Italy urged to stop ‘criminalising’ migrant rescues.... |
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