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    India Hosts Capacity-Building Programme for Sri Lankan District Court Judges

    Beyond classroom sessions, the programme also included educational and cultural visits aimed at providing participants with broader exposure to India’s legal, cultural and historical contexts.
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    E-governance

    IFC Injects US$166 Million to Empower Sri Lanka’s SMEs and Trade Sector

    In addition to financing, IFC will provide advisory support to NDB for modernizing digital banking, supply-chain finance, and climate risk management.
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    Forced disappearances

    UN Report Finds Widespread Sexual Violence in Sri Lanka’s Civil War

    The UN report, issued on January 13, finds that sexual violence was “part of a deliberate, widespread, and systemic pattern of violations” by state security forces, and “may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.”
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    Health

    Sri Lanka Ranks Among Bottom 40 Countries in Global Health Index 2025

    The Global Health Index specifically highlights poor diet and lack of exercise as significant contributors to Sri Lanka’s low relative standing, noting that even...
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    Agriculture

    Sri Lanka Cyclone: More Than a Million Still Need Aid Weeks After Ditwah Floods

    As of mid-December, authorities reported 643 deaths and 183 people still missing. More than 107,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, making shelter one of the most urgent needs.
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    Civil society

    Sri Lanka Grapples with Escalating Drug Crisis as Record Seizures, Mass Arrests and Overcrowded Prisons Test Law Enforcement

    Despite these tensions, many Sri Lankans express cautious optimism about the recent crackdown’s potential to disrupt entrenched trafficking networks, though some warn that without sustained investments in education, rehabilitation and community support, the cycle of addiction and crime will persist.
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    Child Labour

    Government Data Lays Bare Surge in Child Trafficking in Sri Lanka

    As the government prepares to publish more detailed data and possibly a national action plan, child rights activists are urging stakeholders to prioritise transparency, victim support and preventative outreach – especially in vulnerable communities where children remain at greatest risk.
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    Climate change

    India Pledges $450 Million Aid to Sri Lanka for Cyclone Ditwah Recovery Under Operation Sagar Bandhu

    As India’s financial and material aid begins to flow into rebuilding efforts across Sri Lanka, the focus has gradually shifted from emergency response to sustainable reconstruction and resilience building.
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    Sri Lanka’s High Grown Tea Hits 34-Year Low in August Amid Persistent Cloud Cover and Heavy Rain

    With high grown output at its lowest monthly level in more than three decades, the industry faces renewed pressure to strengthen resilience while protecting the quality reputation that underpins Ceylon Tea’s global standing.
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    Fiji Declares National HIV Emergency Amid Explosive Surge in Infections

    For a small island nation whose health system is already under strain, the fight against HIV has become one of the most pressing public health challenges of the decade.
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    White House Launches Trump TV Amid Escalating Media Access Clash

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    Sri Lanka’s High Grown Tea Hits 34-Year Low in August Amid Persistent Cloud Cover and Heavy Rain

    With high grown output at its lowest monthly level in more than three decades, the industry faces renewed pressure to strengthen resilience while protecting the quality reputation that underpins Ceylon Tea’s global standing.
    Disaster Management

    Fiji Declares National HIV Emergency Amid Explosive Surge in Infections

    For a small island nation whose health system is already under strain, the fight against HIV has become one of the most pressing public health challenges of the decade.
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