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    Health Policy

    Wheels of Care: Sri Lanka Approves of Scooters and Motorbikes for Midwives and Health Workers

    As scooters and motorbikes hit the roads in the coming months and years, they will carry more than just health workers – they will transport hope, expertise, and care to the doorsteps of countless Sri Lankan families.
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    CSR

    Sri Lanka Announces Sweeping Environmental Act Amendments to Mandate Corporate Plastic Recycling

    This proposed overhaul of Sri Lanka’s Environmental Act represents one of the most ambitious and unyielding ecological policy shifts in the nation’s history.
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    Child marriage

    Sri Lanka: Police Sound Alarm on Rising Teenage Pregnancies; Call for Stronger Family Vigilance

    As Sri Lanka navigates post-economic challenges and evolving social norms, addressing teenage pregnancy requires balancing cultural sensitivities with evidence-based interventions.
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    Accountability

    Decades After Displacement, Sri Lankan Tamils Escalate Protests for the Return of Military-Occupied Ancestral Lands

    As the civilian landowners of Thaiyiddy vow to continue their monthly protests in the shadow of the newly built vihara, their struggle illuminates the enduring resilience of the Sri Lankan Tamil community.
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    Accountability

    Sri Lanka Cracks Down on Polluters with Sweeping New Environmental Powers

    To ensure the new laws do not remain merely symbolic, the CEA has initiated a massive recruitment drive, onboarding 281 new environmental officers to fill a critical staffing void that had persisted for nearly a decade.
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    Finance and Economy

    Sri Lanka Faces Looming Medical Crisis Amid Rupee Fall, Price Controls, and Forex Crunch

    While international charitable organizations and foreign aid have provided some temporary relief through donations of medicine and supplies, experts agree that short-term charity cannot replace a functioning national pharmaceutical supply chain.
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    Accountability

    From Default to Recovery: Sri Lanka’s Economic Resurgence Faces the Dual Tests of Climate Shocks and Poverty

    Sri Lanka has successfully navigated its way out of the darkest days of sovereign default, rebuilding a foundation of stability. However, as the World Bank’s latest assessment makes clear, this recovery remains deeply uneven.
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    Agri-business

    Sri Lanka’s Tea Sector Faces Existential Threat Amid Middle East Crisis and Soaring Costs

    Recognising the gravity of the situation, the planters' association urgently calls for coordinated, pre-emptive action.
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