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The impossible economics of making things: why locally made goods can't compete with imports, By Olumide Awoyemi

Nigeria, Dec. 24 -- Walk into any policy discussion on Nigerian manufacturing, and you'll hear the same refrain: local producers need protection from imports. Poultry farmers want tariffs on frozen ch... Read More


Trincomalee Power Company Invites Tenders for 50 MW Solar Project with Battery Storage in Sampur

Sri Lanka, Dec. 24 -- Trincomalee Power Company Limited, which is 50% owned by the Ceylon Electricity Board and 50% owned by India's NTPC, invites tenders for a 50 MW ground-mounted solar power plant ... Read More


NEET and JEE exams 2026: NTA to introduce new identity verification measures for students

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 24 -- In a major move to strengthen examination security, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will introduce facial recognition-based identity verification for the NEET and JEE examina... Read More


US judge rejects business group's challenge to Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee

Sri Lanka, Dec. 24 -- A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a challenge by the largest U.S. business lobby group to President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign wor... Read More


IMF revises down Sri Lanka's 2025 reserve projections amid rate cuts and credit growth

COLOMBO, Dec. 24 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised down Sri Lanka's net international reserve (NIR) projections for 2025, citing updated macroeconomic assumptions in a country repor... Read More


Akhil Gogoi writes to Assam CM; additional forces deployed in Kheroni

Sri Lanka, Dec. 24 -- Additional security forces were deployed in Kheroni on Wednesday morning as the violence-hit Karbi Anglong district in Assam remained calm but tense, a day after two people were ... Read More


Afghan Asylum Seeker Sentenced to Nine Years for Rape in Scotland

Afghanistan, Dec. 24 -- Afghan asylum seeker Rafiullah Ahmadzai has been sentenced to nine years in Scotland for raping a 17-year-old girl, highlighting serious immigration challenges. An Afghan asyl... Read More


Two Kano lawmakers die within one hour

Nigeria, Dec. 24 -- The Kano State House of Assembly was plunged into mourning on Wednesday following the sudden death of two of its members within an hour. The Assembly's spokesperson, Kamaludden Sh... Read More


Assam CM flags population change concerns linked to Bangladesh influx

Sri Lanka, Dec. 24 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday warned that unchecked illegal immigration from Bangladesh poses a serious demographic and security challenge, claiming Assam co... Read More


Tripura: Daughter, son-in-law arrested for killing elderly woman over money dispute

Sri Lanka, Dec. 24 -- Police on Tuesday arrested a woman and her husband for allegedly killing the woman's 70-year-old mother over a dispute related to a fixed deposit and demand for a scooter in Trip... Read More