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World Bank says Sri Lanka projected to grow by 3.3 percent

Sri Lanka?s economy is projected to grow by 3.3 percent in 2021, but the medium-term outlook is clouded by pre-existing macroeconomic weaknesses and the economic scarring from the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Bank said. A gradual recovery will likely lead to corresponding improvements in labor market conditions. Most countries in South Asia are far from pre-pandemic trend levels, says the World Bank in its twice-yearly regional update. The latest South Asia Economic Focus titled?Shifting Gears

08 Oct, 2021

Mufti Aziz, sons indicted in sexual assault case

A sessions court on Monday indicted former Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI) leader Mufti Azizur Rehman and his five sons in a case of sexually abusing a student of his madressah. The cleric and his sons Ataur Rehman, Attiqur Rehman, Latifur Rehman, Altafur Rehman and Wasiur Rehman pleaded not guilty and decided to contest the trial. Additional District and Sessions Judge Rana Rashid Ali directed the police to present the prosecution witnesses on Oct 18. Mufti Aziz is still behind bars as his bail a

08 Oct, 2021

China auctions off property of detained Uyghurs, raises millions

Amid China?s ongoing mass internment of its own citizens in Xinjiang Province, the authorities have been auctioning off the property of some detainees and raising tens of millions of U.S. dollars, according to a report?in The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Authorities have auctioned off assets valued at US$84.8 million (NT$2.4 billion) since 2019, according to the report. The property, which was sold on e-commerce sites by the local courts, came from at least 21 people. Real estate accounted for m

08 Oct, 2021