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COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's president on Friday appointed tycoon Dhammika Perera as minister for investment promotion, his office said in a statement, as the crisis-hit country struggles to find foreign exchange to import food, fuel and drugs. A major Sri Lankan investor who holds stakes in dozens of companies, Perera replaced President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's brother in parliament earlier this month after he stepped down. Basil Rajapaksa, the president's younger brother, previously served as finance minister. "Dhammika Perera is a very successful businessman and he has come out with several proposals on how Sri Lanka can emerge from this crisis," Sagara Kariyawasam, General Secretary of the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party, told Reuters. "We will watch with optimism." Perera, one of the richest businessmen in Sri Lanka, has investments in companies spanning manufacturing, banking and finance, leisure, plantations and power generation. Sri Lanka is in the midst … [Read more...] about Tycoon appointed crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s minister for investment promotion

COLOMBO, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka will not receive shipments of petrol, diesel and crude oil, scheduled for this week and next week, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said on Saturday. The minister said that suppliers have informed state-owned fuel importer and distributor Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) that they will not make the scheduled deliveries due to banking and logistic reasons. Wijesekera said public transportation, power generation and industries would be given priority until the next shipments arrive. Therefore, limited stocks of diesel and petrol will be distributed to a few gas stations throughout next week. The minister urged the general public not to queue up for fuel. He also said that refinery operations will also be halted until the next crude shipment arrives. "We are working with all new and existing suppliers. I apologize for the delay and inconvenience," he said. … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka to limit fuel for private vehicles as fuel suppliers delay shipments

PETALING JAYA: An elderly care service association is urging the government to allow temporary entry of foreign workers trained in nursing and caregiving to address the shortage of such staff at elderly care homes nationwide. It says currently, there was an inadequate supply of locals to undertake the job as many of the previous caregivers consisted of nurses awaiting placements. They have since been called to service by government and private hospitals to handle the Covid-19 outbreak in Malaysia. Similarly, many locals are not interested in these jobs as they are akin to other 3D (dirty, dangerous and difficult) jobs, it said. Association for Residential Aged Care Operators (Agecope) president Delren Terrence Douglas said foreign workers trained in caregiving or nursing could be temporarily allowed to address the shortage faced by the industry. “For my home in Kedah, we had eight nurses prior to the pandemic but the number has since dwindled to only two for a home with 42 … [Read more...] about ‘Allow foreign-trained caregivers’

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin There are lots of conversations driven on the impact of intercountry and transracial adoption and many times I see these driven by people who have little to no first-hand experience of this very complex topic. I have seen long conversations (usually lacking nuance) from both people of colour and white people sharing perspectives without actually asking adoptees their perspectives, focusing on centering their views vs those they claim to understand. There is a problem with this because we see it time and time again in diversity and inclusion work. From people making assumptions on what other groups of people need based on their own personal thoughts and experiences, to tech solutions being created without truly listening to those who it affects. Listening vs speaking over is key - it helps us challenge bias, put friction in before decision making and enable us to truly reach people of all backgrounds. As a transracial adoptee … [Read more...] about Too Asian To Be Irish, Too Irish To Be Asian

On May 28, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said it had unearthed a heroin trafficking network with the arrest of eight people and seizure of about 35 kg of narcotics. In February, the apex agency for drug law enforcement arrested 22 suspects, including software engineers, a financial analyst, an MBA graduate and one of its personnel. With that drug bust, it claimed to have uncovered a pan-India trafficking ring that used the darknet, or anonymous proxy networks, and cryptocurrency to traffic narcotic substances. READ | Gujarat: 56 kg of cocaine, worth Rs 500 crore, seized from container near Mundra port The federal anti-drug agency has been in the news recently not just for high-profile cases, but also a spike in narcotic seizures. Call it effective enforcement or increase in drug consumption, there has been an exponential rise in seizures. The NCB registered 684 cases in 2021 and 245 until May this year compared to 412 cases in 2020. Compared to 343 kg of heroin … [Read more...] about India’s top narcotics cop: Drug trafficking and use have increased significantly

HANOI, June 25 (Bernama): The national men’s football team of Vietnam remains in FIFA's top 100, according to the Vietnam Football Federation. The Golden Dragons are in the 97th spot in the FIFA ranking with 1,219 points, reported Vietnam News Agency. A 2-0 victory over Afghanistan in a friendly match held on June 1 has helped Vietnam gain 3.46 points. However, it was not enough for the team to advance in the rankings because its closest rivals such as Palestine and Kyrgyzstan had very good performances in the 2023 Asian Cup Third Qualifier. Although Vietnam has dropped one spot compared to the previous ranking update, it is the only South-East Asian team in the world’s top 100. Notably, maintaining the position since November 2018 is considered a very impressive record for the team. Vietnam still leads South-East Asia, followed by Thailand and the Philippines. In Asia, Vietnam ranks 17th. Meanwhile, Thailand retained its ranking at the 111th position as it earned 3.01 … [Read more...] about South-East Asian champions Vietnam remains in Fifa’s top 100 and the highest ranked in region

Ankiti Bose (Image: @ankitibose/Instagram) Zilingo founders Ankiti Bose and Dhruv Kapoor have joined hands to make a management buyout offer of the company as the Singapore-based business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce startup is staring at voluntary liquidation, according to sources aware of the matter. "Given the potential of the business and the value you know this company can achieve, I urge you to consider the management buyout offer as a preferred alternative to voluntary liquidation," Dhruv Kapoor, Zilingo's co-founder and chief technology officer, told the Board of Directors of Zilingo, in a mail, a copy of which was viewed by Moneycontrol. "I make this offer on the basis of firm investor commitments and having appointed legal and financial advisers in respect of the management buyout offer," Kapoor added. According to the letter, the new investor will be infusing $8 million in equity in tranches. The offer further stated that pursuant to Singapore's Insolvency, … [Read more...] about Zilingo founders join hands, make buyout offer as B2B startup teeters on edge of liquidation