Sri Lanka

The crisis is not only ecological but cultural, symbolizing the collapse of protection strategies and the fragility of coexistence in a land where these pachyderms once roamed freely.

Critics point to continued arbitrary detentions and institutionalised opacity, especially in Tamil-majority regions.

Ranil Wickremesinghe, 76, was arrested on August 22, ushering in the highest-profile detention amid President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s sweeping anti-corruption campaign.

Under the project’s terms, each investor is required to make a minimum capital investment of USD 5 million and deposit a USD 2 million bond with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka as a performance guarantee.

Sri Lanka’s Government has a “historic opportunity” to end decades of impunity and deliver justice for victims of past violations, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) has said, urging sweeping reforms to address crimes committed during and after the country’s civil war.

The research surveyed 313 doctors using anonymous, self-administered questionnaires. Results are stark: 81.2 per cent of participants scored below the acceptable threshold for knowledge of medical ethics – defined as less than 60 out of 100 – for routine clinical ethical guidelines.

The initiative, spearheaded by Prime Minister and Minister of Education Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, aims to overhaul the country’s education system to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global landscape.

The ruling follows a lawsuit spearheaded by a coalition of fishermen and rights groups who sought justice for the environmental damage and the collapse of the fishing industry in the aftermath of the disaster.