Sri Lanka struggling to pay for fuel shipments – minister
- 04-Jul-2022
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is struggling to raise $587 million to pay for about half a dozen fuel shipments, a top minister said on Sunday as the cash-strapped country tries to cope with its worst financial crisis in decades. The country of 22 million people is unable to pay for essential import of food items, fertiliser, […]
Former Sri Lankan cricket star Sanath Jayasuriya struggling to walk these days
- 06-Jan-2018
Former Sri Lankan legendary cricket star Sanath Jayasuriya has led his teams to several triumphs and he was well known for blistering knocks in crunch situations…but do you know what he is up to these days? Nicknamed as ‘Matara Marauder’, the 48-year-old is currently undergoing tough times after his retirement. The former chairman of selectors […]
Google unveils new moves to boost struggling news organizations
- 02-Oct-2017
Google announced new steps to help struggling news organizations Monday—including an end to a longstanding “first click free” policy to generate fresh revenues for publishers hurt by the shift from print to digital. The moves come amid mounting criticism that online platforms are siphoning off the majority of revenues as more readers turn to digital […]
Struggling British PM wins confidence vote
- 29-Jun-2017
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May narrowly won a confidence vote in parliament on Thursday, showing her weakness after her Conservative Party lost its majority in a shock general election result earlier this month. With support from the small ultra-conservative Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), May´s legislative programme — known as the Queen´s Speech — was […]
World must play role to defuse tension in Kashmir: PM
- 18-Aug-2016
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Thursday said that people of Indian held territory were struggling for freedom which is their fundamental right.