COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka's economy is expected to grow by around 4 to 5 percent in 2026, supported by low inflation, improved foreign exchange reserves, and strengthened macroeconomic buffers, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) announced Thursday.
Presenting the Central Bank's policy agenda for 2026 and beyond, Nandalal Weerasinghe, governor of the CBSL, said real economic activity maintained its growth momentum in 2025 despite global trade uncertainty, financial market volatility, geopolitical tensions, and domestic climate-related shocks. (Sri Lanka-Growth-Outlook)
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HONG KONG -- Starry Lee Wai-king was elected president of the eighth-term Legislative Council (LegCo) of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Thursday.
Lee won 47 votes in a secret ballot by all 90 members of the LegCo after a forum held on Thursday morning, where Lee and fellow nominee Chan Chun-ying elaborated on their platforms and answered questions from LegCo members. (HK-LegCo-Election)
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MANILA -- At least one person was dead, and five others were injured after a landslide hit a landfill in a village in the central Philippine city of Cebu on Thursday afternoon, local media reported.
Five patients have so far been transported to local hospitals following the collapse of the landfill in Barangay Binaliw, according to Dave Tumulak, chairperson of the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, as reported by local media. (Philippines-Landfill)
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VIENTIANE -- The 12th National Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) concluded on Thursday in the Lao capital Vientiane, and Thongloun Sisoulith was elected general secretary of the 12th Central Committee of the LPRP at the 12th Central Committee's first meeting.
The three-day congress elected 73 members of the 12th LPRP Central Committee and 15 alternate members. (Laos-Politics-LPRP) Enditem
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