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    Animals and wildlife

    What Stray Dogs Need in Thailand: Family and Love

    Even now, there are stray dogs that keep breeding and creating more stray dogs. This is a serious ethical problem, as more and more...
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    Asia Pacific

    World Leaders Condemn Attack on Childcare Centre in Thailand

    The attacker, a former police officer, killed himself following a major police operation to hunt him down after he attacked the nursery. An attack on...
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    Accountability

    Cambodia: Un-Backed Tribunal Ends with Conviction Upheld for Last Living Khmer Rouge Leader

    A former head of State, Samphan had appealed his conviction in what is expected to be the court’s final judgement. The court upheld his...
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    Asia Pacific

    Hijab Rules Must Go, Says UN Human Rights Office

    The death of a young woman in the custody of Iran’s ‘morality police’ has led to protests across the country. The government has come...
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    Accountability

    United We Stand to Achieve Sustainable Development

    What works in one country may not work elsewhere, but true collaboration allows for learning from mistakes and sharing successes. This is where the...
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    Asia Pacific

    China Must Address Grave Human Rights Violations in Xinjiang, Say Rights Experts

    The statement of the 40 independent experts comes in the wake of the recent publication of a long-awaited report by the UN human rights...
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    Accountability

    Are Philippines, Pakistan Set to Follow Sri Lankan Path to Economic Woes?

    Activists say that the Sri Lanka economic crisis is a cautionary tale for other countries of the global South, arguing for debt cancellation for...
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    Accountability

    The Right Policies Can Protect the Workers of Asia and the Pacific

    Our workers are generally ill-equipped to unlock new opportunities, fulfill life aspirations for themselves and their families but also to face ongoing challenges emanating...
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    Accountability

    India Sets 15-Day Deadline for Rural Job Scheme Complaints Under New VB-G RAM G Rules

    The Ministry of Rural Development has stated that the rules seek to institutionalise a citizen-centric, accessible and time-bound framework, thereby reinforcing the rights and entitlements of rural households under the scheme. 
    IPR and patent regime

    US Startup Claims Breakthrough in Turning Mercury into Gold Using Nuclear Fusion

    Whether the process ever supplies meaningful quantities of gold will depend on breakthroughs still to come in fusion engineering and materials science.
    Civil society

    South Asia Democracy Conference Opens in Colombo Amid Regional Democratic Challenges

    As the three-day programme continues, participants will explore practical questions of democratic renewal.

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    Accountability

    India Sets 15-Day Deadline for Rural Job Scheme Complaints Under New VB-G RAM G Rules

    The Ministry of Rural Development has stated that the rules seek to institutionalise a citizen-centric, accessible and time-bound framework, thereby reinforcing the rights and entitlements of rural households under the scheme. 
    IPR and patent regime

    US Startup Claims Breakthrough in Turning Mercury into Gold Using Nuclear Fusion

    Whether the process ever supplies meaningful quantities of gold will depend on breakthroughs still to come in fusion engineering and materials science.
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    Clean tech

    $150mn World Bank Financing for Sri Lanka to Boost Renewables, Avoid Blackouts

    A core feature of the initiative includes $40 million in World Bank Group guarantees in the first phase. This will help reduce risks for private investors and energy producers.
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    Accountability

    Sri Lanka Under FATF Scrutiny as NGO Oversight Measures Draw Global Attention

    The balance struck in Colombo will be watched as a test case for risk-based implementation of FATF Recommendation 8 across the region.
    Afghanistan

    Afghanistan’s Opium Cultivation Surges 325% in 2026 Despite Taliban Ban, UN Reports

    Sustained monitoring will be essential to determine whether 2026 marks a temporary adjustment or the start of a broader recovery of Afghanistan’s opium economy.
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    Sri Lanka Weighs Nuclear Option for Reliable Low-Carbon Power

    The desire for energy security and cleaner power is clear, yet the institutional, financial and technical thresholds for nuclear energy remain high.

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