Lankan satellite brings back King Ravana to center stage
Ravana excelled in technology, aviation, medicine, statecraft and music. It was but appropriate, that Sri Lanka's first indigenously designed satellite was named “Raavana-1”
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Pakistan donates sewing machines to St.Vincent de Paul Society in Sri Lanka
Colombo, June 25 (newsin.asia): The Government of Pakistan through its High Commission in Sri Lanka, on Tuesday donated sewing machines to the Chaplain of the St. Vincent De Paul Society, located at Wennapuwa. The High Commissioner of Pakistan Maj. Gen. (R) Dr. Shahid Ahmad Hashmat handed over the sewing machines to Father Quintus Fernando at the High Commission of Pakistan...
Monsoon finally arrives in Mumbai, covers entire Maharashtra
June 25 (India Today) - The much-awaited monsoon finally reached Mumbai, covering the entire state of Maharashtra. Declaring onset of monsoon over Mumbai, the India Meteorological Department said, "Southwest monsoon has further advanced into remaining parts of central Arabian Sea, Konkan and Maharashtra, some parts of north Arabian sea and south Gujarat and some more parts of Madhya Pradesh." The...
World Cup 2019: Bangladesh know where to bowl to India, says spin coach Sunil Joshi
June 25 (Reuters) - Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan's consistency with the bat and ball at the Cricket World Cup is down to his fitness regimen and his presence in the squad has driven them to new heights, the team's spin coach Sunil Joshi has said. Shakib made 51 in Monday's 62-run victory over Afghanistan to reclaim his position as...
China Mobile to set up $4 billion 5G industry fund
June 25 (Reuters) - China’s largest telecommunications operator China Mobile said on Tuesday it will set up a 30 billion yuan ($4.36 billion) 5G industry fund and has already raised the first installment of 7-10 billion yuan. China Mobile Chairman Yang Jie made the announcement at a press conference in Shanghai, according to a transcript of his speech provided by...
Foreign Exchange Rates in Sri Lanka
Colombo, June 25 (newsin.asia) -- The following are the foreign exchange rates against the Sri Lankan rupee released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Buying Selling Australian Dollar 120.29 125.32 Canadian Dollar 131.56 136.30 Chinese Yuan (Renminbi) 25.08 26.25 Euro 197.83 204.60 Japanese Yen 1.6199 1.6787 Singapore Dollar 128.42 132.67 Sterling...
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