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Indonesia’s IPO market stuns giants

Indonesia, a collection of islands with a big population and a fast-growing economy, sits on vast deposits of the metals needed to make batteries for electric vehicles…reports Asian Lite News One of

May 30, 2023

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Kashmiri hospitality on display at G20-Srinagar

From 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought to bring back Kashmir to the prosperity it once enjoyed, writes Prof. Madhav Das Nalapat Among the most beautiful locations on the globe, Kashmir

May 30, 2023

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Sri Lankan rupee appreciates against USD

The LKR depreciated dramatically from 202 per dollar in March 2022 to around 360 after the government allowed it to float…reports Asian Lite News The Central Bank of Sri Lanka said the

May 30, 2023

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17% of Lankans still face food insecurity

The report estimates 3.9 million people or 17 per cent of the population is in moderate acute food insecurity, which is nearly a 40 per cent decrease from June/July last year….writes Susitha

May 30, 2023

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Pakistan plans to eliminate interest rates from economy by 2027

The Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan and SBP are working together on reforms to promote the Islamic finance sector…reports Asian Lite News The aim is to eliminate interest from the country’s

May 30, 2023

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Imran to be quizzed in Corps Commander House attack case

The JIT headed by Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Kamran Adil has asked Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman to appear before the probe body…reports Asian Lite News A joint investigation team (JIT),

May 30, 2023

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Rajnath reviews ties with Bangladeshi minister

The Defence Minister and Bangladesh Minister for Rural Development held discussions on several issues…reports Asian Lite News Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who is on a three-day visit to Nigeria, met the Minister

May 30, 2023

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Rohingya repatriation faces setback in Myanmar

The refusal of the refugees to return to Myanmar has not come as a surprise…writes Saleem Samad The million Rohingya refugees living in squalid camps in southeast Bangladesh refused to be resettled

May 30, 2023

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Tamil kids in Japan to learn mother tongue online

The State Government signed a memorandum of understanding with the Japan Tamil Sangam and Overseas Tamil Indians Association in Japan…writes S.Ravi Language is an important tool to reach out to the diaspora.

May 30, 2023

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Crisis-hit Lanka gets $350 mn loan from ADB

The bank said that the program is part of a broader package of financial assistance anchored by the IMF’s Extended Fund Facility for the country…reports Asian Lite News The Asian Development Bank

May 29, 2023

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