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    Bhutan’s Long-Deferred Mines and Minerals Bill Set for Parliamentary Return this Winter

    If enacted, the Mines and Minerals Management Bill 2026 would mark the most significant overhaul of Bhutan’s mineral governance in three decades.
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    Agri-business

    Europe’s Scorching Summer Slashes Grain Harvest by Nine Million Tonnes, Inflicting €2 Billion Blow on Farmers

    Farmers across the continent face another difficult and expensive harvest after consecutive years of drought, floods and heat.
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    Bangladesh

    HRW Calls on Bangladesh to End Indefinite Detention of Awami League Figures

    HRW called on the authorities to investigate prison deaths, respect the presumption of innocence and uphold fair-trial rights.
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    Bangladesh

    Sri Lanka Emerges as the Rare Consensus Favourite Among South Asian Neighbours in New Pew Survey

    South Asian public opinion remains heavily shaped by history, security concerns and recent political events.
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    Agriculture

    Tamil Nadu Expands Cooperative Crop Loan Waiver to Rs 75,000

    For marginal and small farmers who form the bulk of cooperative bank borrowers, the progressive increase in the waiver ceiling offers tangible breathing space.
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    Agri-business

    Sri Lanka Targets $36bn Economy by 2030 via Export and Investment Push

    Analysts note that sustained export growth and FDI inflows are critical to reducing debt dependence and building lasting resilience.
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    Bangladesh

    Myanmar Verifies Nearly 309,000 Rohingya as Former Rakhine Residents but Ties Returns to Improved Security

    For the more than one million Rohingya living in Bangladesh’s camps, the announcement offers limited immediate relief.
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    Accountability

    Sri Lanka: Proposed NGO Law Sparks Alarm Over Civic Freedoms

    The question is whether the solution lies in expanding state powers so extensively that the line between regulation and control disappears.
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    UN Warns Sri Lanka Risks FATF Failure Through Blanket Curbs on Civil Society

    As the Mutual Evaluation advances, the choices Sri Lanka makes will shape both its international financial standing and the health of its democratic space.
    Bangladesh

    59% of Suspected Measles Cases in Bangladesh Linked to Unvaccinated Children

    The 59 per cent figure for unvaccinated suspected cases remains a stark marker of how quickly immunity gaps can turn into a public-health emergency.
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    UN Report: Afghanistan Security Incidents Rise 11% as Risks Accumulate Under Taliban Rule

    Guterres has called on Taliban authorities to lift restrictions on women and girls, protect media freedom and due process, prevent further violations of the general amnesty, and end corporal punishment.

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    UN Warns Sri Lanka Risks FATF Failure Through Blanket Curbs on Civil Society

    As the Mutual Evaluation advances, the choices Sri Lanka makes will shape both its international financial standing and the health of its democratic space.
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    59% of Suspected Measles Cases in Bangladesh Linked to Unvaccinated Children

    The 59 per cent figure for unvaccinated suspected cases remains a stark marker of how quickly immunity gaps can turn into a public-health emergency.
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