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Women advised to embrace VICOBA for empowerment

DAR ES SALAAM, July 23 -- WOMEN across the country have been urged to embrace VICOBA community-based savings and loan groups as a proven way to boost economic resilience and social cohesion. The call... Read More


Tanzania cherishes its rich coral reef reserves

DAR ES SALAAM, July 23 -- THE Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Presidents Office, Labour, Economy and Investment in Zanzibar, Dr Rashid Ali Salim, has stressed the importance of protecting coral reef... Read More


CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL TO DISCUSS CHIEF JUSTICE POSITION TODAY

Sri Lanka, July 23 -- The Constitutional Council will convene today (23) under the chairmanship of Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, to discuss the appointment of the next Chief Justice. It is report... Read More


WEATHER FORECAST: SHOWERS EXPECTED IN SEVERAL PROVINCES

Sri Lanka, July 23 -- Showers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts. Several spells of showers may occur in the North-western provin... Read More


YOUNG WOMAN MURDERED BY BOYFRIEND WHO TAKES HIS OWN LIFE

Sri Lanka, July 23 -- A youth who later took his own life murdered his girlfriend in the Marangala area of Padiyathalawa. According to the police, the victim's mother and father were also injured and... Read More


FEMALE REMAINS RECOVERED FROM ABANDONED NAWALAPITIYA BUNGALOW

Sri Lanka, July 23 -- Police have recovered the body of a woman inside an abandoned bungalow on the Imbulpitiya estate in Nawalapitiya. The discovery was made after a man, who had come to meet the Ga... Read More


WOMAN DEAD, CHILD INJURED IN MARAWILA SHOOTING

Sri Lanka, July 23 -- A woman (30) has been killed in a shooting in the Maranda area of Marawila. According to police, an unknown assailant shot the woman while she was standing in front of her house... Read More


Tanzania's Vision 2050: Aspirations Meet Arithmetic

DAR ES SALAAM, July 23 -- WHEN Tanzania unveiled its Dira ya Taifa ya Maendeleo 2050, it outlined a bold ambition: becoming an upper-middle-income country with a per capita income of at least USD 7,00... Read More


FORMER BATTICALOA INTELLIGENCE CHIEF DETAINED FOR QUESTIONING

Sri Lanka, July 23 -- The Criminal Investigation Department has informed the Fort Magistrate's Court that the former Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Batticaloa Divisional Intelligence Unit, who was arr... Read More


SUPREME COURT TO HEAR PILLAYAN'S FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS PETITION

Sri Lanka, July 23 -- The Supreme Court today (23) decided to hear a Fundamental Rights Petition filed by former Chief Minister and Thamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) leader Sivanesathurai Chandr... Read More