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By Hiran H.Senewiratne CSE trading activities were volatile throughout yesterday. The stock market started on a positive note but turned negative by mid-session. Subsequently, though it became positive it ended up on a negative note. Uncertainty over the date of signing of the IMF Board level agreement and worries among investors on domestic debt restructuring […]

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Funding will support at least 22 projects across Washington state focused on increasing programs and services to help meet the needs of underserved communities,

About 10,000 flats to be launched in November.

China has welcomed the resumption of free trade agreement talks by Sri Lanka as the country attempts to boost exports, after years of closed market policies under the Rajapaksa regime that allowed businessmen to exploit domestic consumers.

The Trade and Development Commission is a subsidiary body of the Trade and Development Board and, as defined in the Bridgetown Covenant (para.121), will consider the outcomes of expert meetings and synergies between the three pillars (research and analysis; consensus-building; and technical assistance) and the work of the subprogrammes of UNCTAD. The Commission will conduct policy dialogue on the following issues:

The SP Group (SP) and Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC) have just announced a partnership to install fast electric vehicle charging points at SPC service stations in Singapore. The initial phase will have five stations equipped, with the real possibility of the network expanding in the following years. Of note is that the SPC service station at Bukit Batok will be...

A high-level delegation of the United Nations in Bangladesh and key development partners has concluded a visit to the Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) to see first-hand the development initiatives in the area. The visit on 13-17 November covered the Khagrachari and Rangamati districts, said a press release from the UN Information Centre, Dhaka. The delegation included UN Resident

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday visited the family of a 17-year old girl, a football player, who died following an amputation of her leg after a minimally invasive procedure at a government facility to treat a ligament tear. Government hospital doctors at Periyar Nagar here performed the procedure.

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