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    Democratic Nepal’s Backroom Politics Resemble Palace Intrigues of Yesteryears

    Life has been tough for the finance minister, especially with his political opponents gunning for him in the midst of an economic crisis the...
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    Accountability

    IMF red flags Sri Lanka’s China-backed tax free zone

    The Colombo Port City SEZ conflicts with OECD’s minimum global tax regime. As a dollarized entity, the Port City has been envisaged to be...
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    Civil society

    Open Data Advocates Urge International Energy Agency for Free and Open Access to Data

    The authors of the letter argue that open data can provide a wide range of benefits, including access to data for some of the...
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    Accountability

    Don’t Risk our Multi-Billion Dollar Pension Fund in Wall Street, Warn UN Staffers

    United Nations staff do not think it is the right time for their pension funds waltzing with Wall Street, especially as the pension fund...
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    Accountability

    Pakistan Chalks Agreement with Mining Giants; Avoids $ 11 Billion in Penalties

    The mineral reserves were discovered at the foot of an extinct volcano called the Reko Diq mines in the western province of Balochistan along...
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    Accountability

    CIC Information commission annual report shows data mismatches, discrepancies

    The trends of submissions and disposals of RTI applications, as conveyed by the annual report of the central information commission, suggests that the data...
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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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    Accountability

    Latin America’s most corrupt countries – a roll call

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    Nepal and Bhutan Push for Mountain Climate Agenda at COP31 After Deadly Himalayan Floods

    Nepal has already linked recovery needs to loss-and-damage mechanisms, submitting claims related to the disaster. Bhutan, which has long prioritised environmental conservation, brings complementary experience in balancing development with ecological limits.
    Civil society

    Pakistani Journalists and Civil Society Form Committee to Defend Freedom of Expression

    Participants stressed that a broad-based alliance supported by strong journalists’ unions was essential to protect independent journalism and expand the space for free expression.
    Climate change

    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.

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    Nepal and Bhutan Push for Mountain Climate Agenda at COP31 After Deadly Himalayan Floods

    Nepal has already linked recovery needs to loss-and-damage mechanisms, submitting claims related to the disaster. Bhutan, which has long prioritised environmental conservation, brings complementary experience in balancing development with ecological limits.
    Civil society

    Pakistani Journalists and Civil Society Form Committee to Defend Freedom of Expression

    Participants stressed that a broad-based alliance supported by strong journalists’ unions was essential to protect independent journalism and expand the space for free expression.
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