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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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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....
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    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...
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    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...
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    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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