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    Entrepreneurship

    Bank of Maldives Offers Unsecured Financing to Fishermen in Support of Livelihoods

    The financing, accessible through BML’s existing personal financing scheme, is specifically targeted towards individuals listed in the National Register of Fishermen.
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    Accountability

    Eroding Credibility of the Higher Judiciary

    Since the days of former CJI Deepak Mishra, there has been increasing criticism of the highest court.
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    Bio-diversity

    A Coast at Risk: Mineral Sands Mining Threatens Sri Lanka’s Eastern Shores

    In recent years, a series of proposed mineral extraction projects along this fragile stretch, particularly near Alampil Beach in Mullaitivu district, has triggered alarm among environmentalists, local residents, and civil society.
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    IPR and patent regime

    The UN Needs to do Much as Artificial Intelligence Expands

    Despite consistent AI governance around the world, the UN’s work on regulating AI adoption among member-states remains anticipatory in nature.
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    Global Governance

    $4 Trillion Funding Gap Threatens SDGs; Health Gains at Risk

    According to UN agencies, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals are all interconnected, for instance progress on SDG 2 to end hunger is closely tied to advances in health and education.
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    Asia Pacific

    Top Chinese Minister to Visit Sri Lanka in June; FTA Talks Likely

    Government sources, however, said trade and export expansion – including talks on the stalled Free Trade Agreement between Sri Lanka and China – is likely to be high on the agenda.
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    Agriculture

    Indigenous Peoples Sidelined in Global Climate Fight, UN Warns

    From green energy projects imposed without consent to policy decisions made in rooms where Indigenous voices are absent, these communities are too often excluded from climate solutions, displaced by them, and denied the resources to lead the way.
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    Accountability

    Bangladesh: Election Timeline and Reform Debate Deepen Political Uncertainty

    The Nobel Laureate vowed that the next election would be the best in the country’s history. Yet uncertainty looms large, particularly over whether the Awami League, the party led by ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will be allowed to participate.
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    Justice is Not a Privilege, It is a Right for Every Child: Justice Savitri Ratho

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    Yunus Warns of ‘War-Like Situation’ Amid Political Crisis and Rising Tensions

    The high-stakes meeting brought together 20 leaders from various political parties and organisations in two separate sessions, as Yunus sought to shore up support amid reports of internal tensions within his interim government and growing external pressure.
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    Sri Lanka and New Zealand Eye Stronger Economic and Educational Ties

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