Arrest warrant issued on Editor of Lanka E-News

No progress in CPEC SEZs is hurting industrial growth of Pakistan

Pakistan?s plan of emulating successful Asian economies for manufacturing growth in the country is now falling apart. The country adopted the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) model of industrialization with the passage of the SEZ Act in 2012.? However, its efforts to bridge the industrial shortfall through SEZs have remained a non-starter due to a multitude of reasons.? Lack of coherent planning and favorable support system coupled with institutional corruption and lethargy come up as most prominent

07 Aug, 2022

Emergency Regulations amended

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has amended the emergency regulations issued in July. A gazette notice issued by the President states that the Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions and Powers) Regulations, No. 1 of 2022 published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2289/07 of July 18, 2022, as amended by regulations published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2289/41 of July 21, 2022, have been amended. The amendment states: (1) in paragraph (1) of regulation 11 thereof, by the substitution for the word

07 Aug, 2022

Woman found brutally murdered in Male’ City home

A young woman has been found brutally murdered in the Maldives capital Male’ with her neck and limbs cut off, the Maldives media reported. Twenty two year old Shiaau Mohamed Saeed was found murdered in H. Sheereenvilla last night. A witness had confirmed to Mihaaru news that her arms was cut off at her elbow, and her legs were also cut off. While an attempt was made to cut her neck off as well. Police said that the crime was reported to authorities at approximately 00:30am on Sunday morning.

07 Aug, 2022