Walking 8,000 steps even 1-2 days a week reduces mortality rate: Japan study
OSAKA -- People who walk 8,000 steps or more even one or two days a week tend to have a roughly 15% lower mortality rate than those who do not a decade later, a team of researchers from Kyoto University and other institutions announced on March 29.
Use of Cryptocurrency and its Investment Risks - A Special Announcement from the Central Bank
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has issued a special announcement regarding the use of cryptocurrencies
Pope Francis is hospitalized
The Pope was hospitalized due to breathing difficulties.
Foreign sources have reported that the 86-year-old Pope's difficult situation is not a covid condition.
White House lights up with rainbow colors after same-sex marriage bill signing
The Biden administration lit up the south portico of the White House in rainbow colors on Tuesday evening after the president signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law earlier in the day.
Sri Lanka to obtain around US $ 1.36 billion funds of WB and ADB
Sri Lanka is expecting to obtain around US $ 1.36 billion funds from major multilateral agencies, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB), this year.
Bus fares will be reduced from tomorrow
The government has decided to reduce bus fares from tomorrow midnight, giving the benefit of the reduction in diesel prices to the commuters.
Fuel price revision will be reduced from midnight today
Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera says that the fuel price will be revised from midnight today.
Irish-style implementation unit to handle IMF targets for Sri Lanka
The government is set to set up an Irish-style implementation unit with special powers to implement mutually agreed targets and structural benchmarks of the International Monetary Fund within stipulated time lines.
Govt to enact Banking (Special Provisions) Act by December 2023
The Government is to enact the Banking (Special Provisions) Act by December this year following the approval of the cabinet of Ministers in June, finance ministry sources confirmed.
The Economic Challenges These Countries Are Facing
More and more Africans are experiencing poverty. coupled with the impact of Covid-19 and the war between Russia and Ukraine that intensified just over a year ago, weighs heavily on global trade and the supply of goods.
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Rates slump most in a week on positive sentiments after IMF Board approval
The prime lending rate fell the most or by 204 basis points last week to settle at 21.74 percent, marking the biggest weekly slump in benchmark lending rates for the shorter term facilities for prime and corporate clientele of commercial banks.
Jack Ma: Alibaba founder seen in China after long absence
Alibaba founder Jack Ma, who has rarely been seen in public in the past three years, has resurfaced at a school in Hangzhou, a report says.
The 58-year-old has kept a low profile since criticising China's financial regulators in 2020.
China's 'socialist market economy' 30 years on
Three decades after China enshrined the goal of a "socialist market economy" in its constitution, the era of "reform and opening up" appears to have ended, say experts.
Thirty years ago, on March 29, 1993, China formally amended its constitution and adopted the "socialist market economy" as the country's economic system.
Germany braces for 'mega-strike' targeting rail and air travel
Travelers in Germany are bracing for transport mayhem ahead of a nationwide transport strike on Monday. Passengers at Munich and Frankfurt airports already faced disruption on Sunday.