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    Asia Pacific

    System Change in Southeast Asia’s energy Transition

    Large swathes of people in Southeast Asia have limited access to electricity. This energy divide perpetuates poverty and poses a barrier to development. Grassroots...
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    Corporate governance

    There’s Progress on Gender Equality at the Workplace, But Glass Ceilings Persist: ILO

    Yet, women remain under-represented in decision-making positions; fewer than one in three (28 per cent) of EBMOs have achieved gender equality at managerial level,...
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    Food Security

    War on Women? 9,000 Women Killed in Gaza Since Early October

    An estimated 9,000 women have been reportedly killed by Israeli forces in Gaza to date. This figure is likely an underestimate, as many more...
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    Democracy

    Sri Lanka: Economic Reform Act on the Anvil

    “There’s a commonly held belief that taxes should be collected from the people gently, akin to plucking flowers without crushing them. However, criticism is...
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    Agri-business

    27 Per Cent Jump in Crop Insurance Enrolment

    The crop insurance scheme is voluntary for all farmers. The government has mandated a compulsory use of at least 0.5 per cent of the...
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    Accountability

    UN Whistle Blowers Fired for Challenging Risky Investment Policies of the Pension Fund

    According to the Code of Conduct, the UN’s protection against retaliation policy is to ensure that the organization functions in an open, transparent and...
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    Education for all

    World Bank Mission Review Progress of Higher Education Development in Pakistan

    Highlighting the overall 83 per cent project progress, the Higher Education Development in Pakistan team presented a multitude of achievements, such as the award...
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    Accountability

    Sri Lanka Confident of “Smoother” IMF Second Review, Says Minister

    An IMF mission is expected visit Sri Lanka on March 7 and will engage in the review of second tranche of the $3 billion...
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    Accountability

    India Sets 15-Day Deadline for Rural Job Scheme Complaints Under New VB-G RAM G Rules

    The Ministry of Rural Development has stated that the rules seek to institutionalise a citizen-centric, accessible and time-bound framework, thereby reinforcing the rights and entitlements of rural households under the scheme. 
    IPR and patent regime

    US Startup Claims Breakthrough in Turning Mercury into Gold Using Nuclear Fusion

    Whether the process ever supplies meaningful quantities of gold will depend on breakthroughs still to come in fusion engineering and materials science.
    Civil society

    South Asia Democracy Conference Opens in Colombo Amid Regional Democratic Challenges

    As the three-day programme continues, participants will explore practical questions of democratic renewal.

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    India Sets 15-Day Deadline for Rural Job Scheme Complaints Under New VB-G RAM G Rules

    The Ministry of Rural Development has stated that the rules seek to institutionalise a citizen-centric, accessible and time-bound framework, thereby reinforcing the rights and entitlements of rural households under the scheme. 
    IPR and patent regime

    US Startup Claims Breakthrough in Turning Mercury into Gold Using Nuclear Fusion

    Whether the process ever supplies meaningful quantities of gold will depend on breakthroughs still to come in fusion engineering and materials science.
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    Human rights

    Pakistan Police Encounters Expose Pattern of Deliberate Extrajudicial Violence

    Independent observers note that without accountability, the culture of impunity will only deepen. Families continue to lose loved ones in suspicious circumstances, while officers operate with an apparent licence to kill.
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    Clean tech

    Sri Lankan Fishermen Welcome $1 Billion Court Ruling Over Worst Maritime Disaster

    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.
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    Sri Lanka Under FATF Scrutiny as NGO Oversight Measures Draw Global Attention

    The balance struck in Colombo will be watched as a test case for risk-based implementation of FATF Recommendation 8 across the region.
    Afghanistan

    Afghanistan’s Opium Cultivation Surges 325% in 2026 Despite Taliban Ban, UN Reports

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    Sri Lanka Weighs Nuclear Option for Reliable Low-Carbon Power

    The desire for energy security and cleaner power is clear, yet the institutional, financial and technical thresholds for nuclear energy remain high.

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