la bet88 Sri Lanka's new leftist president vows to 'rewrite' country& Updated:2024-10-08

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's leftist president-elect will be sworn into office Monday (Sep 23) after simmering public anger over the island nation's unprecedented economic crisis propelled him to a landslide poll win. Self-avowed Marxist Anura Kumara Dissan...

au777 Who is Sri Lanka's new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake? Updated:2024-10-08

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's Marxist president-elect Anura Kumara Dissanayake hails from a party behind two deadly insurrections, counts Che Guevara among his heroes and will now helm a country limping back from economic ruin. The 55-year-old won 42.3 per c...

jiliko Floods, landslides hit central Japan months after major quake Updated:2024-10-08

ANAMIZU: Floods and landslides left one dead and at least six missing in central Japan, with rescue and recovery teams at work on Sunday (Sep 22) in a remote peninsula already devastated by a major earthquake earlier this year. "Unprecedented" heavy...

63jili US to propose ban on Chinese software, hardware in connected vehicles: Sources Updated:2024-10-08

WASHINGTON: The US Commerce Department is expected on Monday (Sep 23) to propose prohibiting Chinese software and hardware in connected and autonomous vehicles on American roads due to national security concerns, two sources told Reuters. The Biden...