Category: Other News
PUCSL launch second phase of electrician licensing program
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), the electricity sector regulator, commences the second phase of awarding free National Vocational Qualification Level 3 (NVQ 3) Program for Electricians tomorrow. The PUCSL launched this programme March last year and more than 2000 electricians have obtained NVQ3 under the programme and qualified for the electrician license. […]
“Immediate investigation into Sri Lankans revealed in Pandora papers” President
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordered the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption to launch an immediate investigation into the Sri Lankans and the related transactions revealed in the Pandora Papers and submit a report in a month. It was published in the media that according to the papers, information has come to light […]
SL must increase its efforts to protect and promote human capital of elderly :World Bank
In Sri Lanka, 12.3% of the population is aged 60 or older, making it the country with the highest proportion of older adults in South Asia. The Western province has the highest percentage of the country’s elderly at 31.7%, while the Northern Province has the least at 4.8%. In just 15 years, more than one in […]
VIDEO: 6-Month Road Map for Ensuring Macroeconomic & Financial System Stability
The Six-Month Road Map for Ensuring Macroeconomic & Financial System Stability
VIDEO: El Salvador makes bitcoin legal tender amid protests
On 7 September 2021, El Salvador became the first country to embrace bitcoin as legal tender. Consumer demand made its brand-new cyber wallet system crash on its first day of use as the currency’s value seesawed against the US dollar. While thousands of Salvadorans are already using the cryptocurrency for everyday transactions, hundreds have taken […]
Sri Lanka’s Wire communication consultancy group expands globally
Wire Communication Consultancy (WCC) Group announced its accelerated growth momentum with the expansion of its Strategic Public Relations, Communications and Corporate Reputation Management services to Maldives, Australia and New Zealand, setting up operations in the Asia-Pacific region. The entry into a global communication footprint would further solidify WCC’s presence and fortify its contribution to the […]
VIDEO: Modern Monetary Theory
Modern Monetary Theory is something so simple yet so complex all at the same time, it does really involve divorcing your mind from how you personally interact with money to ultimately grasp how cash works at an economy-wide level. A lot of supporters of the theory push it as a cure-all to any economic ailments, […]
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Heating from humans has caused irreparable damage to the Earth that may get worse in coming decades, a UN climate report has concluded. Humanity’s damaging impact on the climate is a “statement of fact”, UN scientists have found in unprecedented research combining more than 14,000 studies. The past five years have been the hottest on […]
VIDEO: Why Bill Gates Is Buying Up U.S. Farmland
Bill Gates made headlines for becoming the largest private farmland owner in the U.S. But he’s not the only one. Some of the wealthiest landowners including Jeff Bezos, John Malone and Thomas Peterffy are buying up forests, ranches and farmlands across the United States.Why? Watch the video to find out.
Full speech: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s special address to nation
The Most Venerable Maha Sangha, Religious Leaders of other faiths, Friends, The accepted opinion of the World Health Organization (WHO), the majority of medical experts and according to the global standardized methodology is that the vaccination is the only solution for the COVID-19 pandemic. That is why, I made a special commitment to bring in […]
VIDEO: Desperate Afghans flock to Kabul airport in attempts to flee
As the Taliban tightens its hold on Afghanistan, desperate people flocked to Kabul’s airport as a last resort to try and get onto planes headed west.