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Civil society
Sri Lanka: UN rights chief welcomes reform but concerns remain
Sri Lanka has taken steps towards legal, institutional and security sector reforms, but more action is still needed, according to a report issued on...
Disaster risk reduction
Sri Lanka to get Australian help for its maritime disaster preparedness mechanism
The effort is to build capacities to develop a suitable system, especially with a systems engineering approach to build a more resilient system that...
Accountability
New twist to Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombing case as former top investigator spills the beans
In a new twist to the Easter Sunday bombing case, a former CID director told the Sri Lanka Supreme Court that the country’s top...
Agriculture
Sri Lanka air force to help farmers harvest paddy
The air force led community service project will undertake paddy harvesting of low income paddy farmers to help them save on labour costs they...
Health
Sri Lanka health workers strike cripples health service
A court order to suspend the strike did not make a difference. Neither, for that matter, has a presidential gazette helped end the strike....
Agriculture
Army soldiers to help out Sri Lankan farmers
Sri Lanka will deploy a soldier to every paddy and vegetable farm in the island during the next cultivation season.
Sri Lank’s officiating chief of...
Animals and wildlife
Demand for sea cucumbers turns India-Sri Lanka waters into trafficking hotspot
Sea cucumber fishery is banned in India and restricted under a licensing system in Sri Lanka, but growing demand for the animals in East...
Finance and Economy
Sri Lanka: From organic farming to power cuts and water shortage
Sri Lanka is facing foreign exchange shortages that have made it difficult to buy and import fuel. The situation has worsened after a coal-run...
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Bangladesh Garment Workers must Receive Rights-Based Compensation and Justice Immediately: Amnesty International
Garment workers are paid poverty wages and face innumerable obstacles including harassment, intimidation and violence, as well as legal hurdles when...
Attacks Target Afghanistan’s Hazaras
Like the previous Afghan government, Taliban authorities have not taken adequate measures to protect Hazaras and other communities at risk or provide...
Developing Asia and the Pacific Unprepared for Challenges of Aging Population
The number of people aged 60 and older in developing Asia and the Pacific is set to nearly double...
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Bangladesh Garment Workers must Receive Rights-Based Compensation and Justice Immediately: Amnesty International
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Attacks Target Afghanistan’s Hazaras
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