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Local Governance

Finance and Economy

World Bank Backs Sri Lanka Tourism Push with $200 Million Loan and National Strategy

The coming months will see intensive stakeholder engagement, infrastructure planning and institutional strengthening.

OWSA Contributor - 7 September 2026

Accountability

When the Mountains Speak

Kashmir’s mountains have always spoken through their rivers, forests, glaciers and lakes. Perhaps this summer they are speaking more loudly than before.

OWSA Contributor - 7 September 2026

Accountability

Pakistan: Activists Demand Probe Into Alleged Demolition of Century-old Hindu Temple in Punjab

Rights groups continue to press for transparent investigations, reconstruction where warranted, and stronger safeguards so that historic places of worship are not erased regardless of the current demographic composition of surrounding communities.

OWSA Contributor - 3 September 2026

Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Prime Minister Orders Feasibility Study on Universal Girls’ Stipends

The Prime Minister’s directive places the Education Assistance Trust and relevant ministries under clear instructions to produce a concrete proposal.

OWSA Contributor - 1 September 2026

Air

Bangkok Weighs Ban on Traditional Petrol Tuk-Tuks in City Centre

Thailand is joining other Asian nations in prioritising cleaner urban mobility even when it means rethinking an iconic symbol of the city.

OWSA Staff - 26 August 2026

Agroforestry

India Restores Over 21 Million Hectares of Degraded Land, Environment Minister tells UNCCD COP17

The achievements position India as a leader in translating large-scale restoration pledges into on-ground results that benefit both ecosystems and people.

OWSA Staff - 24 August 2026

Employment

Grounded Dreams: Can Young Maldivians Finally Afford a Home?

Concessionary finance, pension collateral, equity support and controlled-price public-private units are beginning to rewrite the equation.

OWSA Contributor - 20 August 2026

Aid

Sri Lanka: Flood Victims Keep Returning Home as Relocation Fails in High-Risk Zones

As another monsoon season tests the country’s defences, the arithmetic of density, the economics of daily survival and the limits of legal compulsion keep colliding.

OWSA Contributor - 20 August 2026

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Climate change9 November 2026

Climate Off the Charts: UN Warns ‘Supersized’ El Niño Will Propel Record Global Heating and Disasters Into 2027

The complete and peer-reviewed State of the Global Climate 2026 report will be officially presented in March 2027, incorporating verified input from dozens of national meteorological and hydrological agencies worldwide.

Artificial Intelligence9 November 2026

Sri Lanka Moves to Speed Up Police Clearances for ICT Talent Seeking Global Contracts

Sri Lanka’s technology professionals operate in a global marketplace where speed and reliability of supporting documentation can decide outcomes.

Climate change9 November 2026

Global South Communities Demand Fossil Fuel Giants Pay for Climate Damage Ahead of COP31

The statement crystallises a simple principle: climate justice is not charity. It is accountability. Communities in Sri Lanka still recovering from Ditwah, Pacific Island nations facing existential sea-level rise, African farmers confronting prolonged droughts and South Asian workers enduring extreme heat are not asking for handouts.