Sri Lanka Braces For Election - Colombo

Sri Lanka Braces For Election - Colombo

Election officials and a police officer carry a ballot box and other voting materials a day before Sri Lanka's parliamentary election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, November 13, 2024. Sri Lanka is set to hold its parliamentary election on November 14, with all necessary preparations in place to ensure a fair and transparent process, Election Commission Chairman R.M.A.L. Ratnayake announced on Tuesday. Voting will take place at over 13,000 polling stations across the country, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time on Thursday. Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sri Lanka Braces For Election - Colombo

Sri Lanka Braces For Election - Colombo

Election officials carry a ballot box and other voting materials a day before Sri Lanka's parliamentary election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, November 13, 2024. Sri Lanka is set to hold its parliamentary election on November 14, with all necessary preparations in place to ensure a fair and transparent process, Election Commission Chairman R.M.A.L. Ratnayake announced on Tuesday. Voting will take place at over 13,000 polling stations across the country, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time on Thursday. Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sri Lanka Braces For Election - Colombo

Sri Lanka Braces For Election - Colombo

Election officials and a police officer carry a ballot box and other voting materials a day before Sri Lanka's parliamentary election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, November 13, 2024. Sri Lanka is set to hold its parliamentary election on November 14, with all necessary preparations in place to ensure a fair and transparent process, Election Commission Chairman R.M.A.L. Ratnayake announced on Tuesday. Voting will take place at over 13,000 polling stations across the country, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time on Thursday. Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

New Zealand GDP increases 2 pct in Q3

STORY: New Zealand GDP increases 2 pct in Q3 DATELINE: Dec. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view 2. various of a port 3. various of a production line of milk 4. various of a supermarket 5. various of a honey farm STORYLINE: New Zealand's gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 2 percent in the September 2022 quarter, following a revised 1.9 percent rise in the June quarter, the statistics department Stats NZ said on Thursday. This rise was driven primarily by the services industries, which was up 2 percent. The transport, postal, and warehousing industry was the biggest contributor to the growth, up 9.7 percent, Stats NZ said. "With borders opening to all visitors in the September 2022 quarter, we have seen more spending on both international and domestic air travel," said Stats NZ's industry and production senior manager Ruvani Ratnayake. The business services industry also contributed to the result, driven by computer system services, recrui

New Zealand GDP increases 1.7 pct in Q2

STORY: New Zealand GDP increases 1.7 pct in Q2 DATELINE: Sept. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view 2. various of a port 3. various of a production line of milk 4. various of a supermarket STORYLINE: New Zealand's gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 1.7 percent in the June quarter, following a 0.2 percent fall in the March 2022 quarter, the country's statistics department Stats NZ said on Thursday. The services industries, which make up about two thirds of the economy, were the main contributor to the increase, up 2.7 percent, Stats NZ said. In the June quarter, households and international visitors spent more on transport, accommodation, eating out, and sports and recreational activities, Stats NZ's industry and production senior manager Ruvani Ratnayake said. Overall household spending declined by 3.2 percent, driven by lower spending on goods such as used motor vehicles and audio-visual equipment, with a similar fall seen in re

New Zealand GDP decreases 0.2 pct in Q1

STORY: New Zealand GDP decreases 0.2 pct in Q1 DATELINE: June 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets 2. various of port 3. various of production line of milk 4. various of supermarket STORYLINE: New Zealand GDP fell 0.2 percent in the March quarter, following a rise of 3 percent in the December 2021 quarter, the statistics department Stats NZ said on Thursday. Primary industries drove the decrease in GDP, down 1.2 percent in the quarter. Goods-producing industries also experienced a slight decline, down 0.1 percent, Stats NZ said. "We saw lower output in the food, beverage, and tobacco manufacturing sub-industry; and the agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry," national accounts industry and production senior manager Ruvani Ratnayake said in a statement. "These declines corresponded to falls in related exports categories, including dairy products; meat products; agriculture and fishing products; and other food, beverage and tobacco products,

Memorial service held for Sri Lankan 1 year after death in detention

Memorial service held for Sri Lankan 1 year after death in detention

A memorial service is held at a temple in the Aichi Prefecture city of Aisai, central Japan, on March 6, 2022, to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma, a 33-year-old Sri Lankan woman who died while in custody at the Nagoya immigration center in the prefecture in 2021. Wishma's 27-year-old sister Poornima (front, C) was among the about 50 people who attended the Buddhist service at the temple where her remains are being kept.

Death of Sri Lankan woman at immigration facility in Japan

Death of Sri Lankan woman at immigration facility in Japan

People opposing the revision of Japan's immigration control and refugee recognition law march in Tokyo on May 16, 2021. Many held up photos of Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali, a Sri Lankan woman who died in March while being held at the Nagoya Regional Immigration Services Bureau in central Japan.

Death of Sri Lankan woman at immigration facility in Japan

Death of Sri Lankan woman at immigration facility in Japan

People line up at Tsukiji Honganji temple in Tokyo on May 29, 2021, to attend a gathering held in memory of Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali, a Sri Lankan woman who died in March while being held at the Nagoya Regional Immigration Services Bureau in central Japan.

Death of Sri Lankan woman at immigration facility in Japan

Death of Sri Lankan woman at immigration facility in Japan

An altar is set up at Tokyo's Tsukiji Honganji temple in Tokyo on May 29, 2021, for Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali, a Sri Lankan woman who died in March while being held at the Nagoya Regional Immigration Services Bureau in central Japan.

Death of Sri Lankan woman at immigration facility in Japan

Death of Sri Lankan woman at immigration facility in Japan

People opposing the revision of Japan's immigration control and refugee recognition law march in Tokyo on May 16, 2021. A photo of Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali, a Sri Lankan woman who died in March while being held at the Nagoya Regional Immigration Services Bureau in central Japan, can be seen in the center.