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Sajith notes lack of trust among politicians

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa says there is a lack of trust amongst politicians in Sri Lanka. Premadasa tweeted saying the real system issue is that there is no trust amongst politicians. “There is no trust amongst politicians. That?s the real system issue. It will take a lean team of cabinet members who can work well together and are committed to economic recovery of the country to deliver results. The team cannot be a result of political negotiations,” he tweeted. Premadasa tweeted in

30 Jul, 2022

Bangladesh traders forced to export leather to China at low prices

Bangladesh is lagging behind in the world market even though the quality of the leather is good as the traders are forced to export leather to China at low prices. As per the guidelines, those who sell leather must have a Leather Working Group (LWG) certificate, the only institution in the country that has that full certificate. Using this opportunity, Chinese companies are buying leather at a low price. China does not attach much importance to this certificate, reported Bangladesh Livenews.

31 Jul, 2022

China?s Xi Jinping worried about CCP?s loyalty despite party membership rise

Despite a rise in the party membership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), President Xi has expressed concern over the loyalty of party members towards him as he continues to bid for the third presidential term. The membership figures of the CCP were released on July 1. The figures indicate that there was a 3.4 million (3.7 per cent) increase in the party membership between the end of 2020 and the end of 2021, and the party had around 96.7 million members on December 31, 2021. An intra-part

31 Jul, 2022