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    Shivraj Singh Chouhan Initiates Dialogue with Farmers to Address Key Issues

    The discussion focused on a range of crucial topics, including reducing agricultural costs, ensuring profitable pricing, safeguarding crops from water-logging, and improving the availability...
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    Inclusion

    Sri Lanka to Draft New Constitution Following Upcoming Elections

    Herath emphasized that the constitutional drafting is a key component of the National People’s Power party's manifesto, which prioritizes equality, democracy, and participatory governance. Sri...
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    Bangladesh

    Transparency International Bangladesh Raises Concerns Over Textbook Review Body Cancellation

    The organization urged the interim government to remain steadfast in its commitment to reform and to resist all forms of communal and fundamentalist influence....
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    UNFPA Reports 35 Per Cent of Women in Sri Lanka Lack Contraceptive Access

    In Sri Lanka, the contraceptive prevalence rate stands at 65 per cent, with only 54 per cent of users relying on modern methods, according...
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    Disaster Management

    Nepal Floods and Landslides Claim 132 Lives, Rescue Efforts Intensify

    Floods and landslides have inundated major highways, stranding thousands of passengers and disconnecting all road links to Kathmandu, the national capital. Hundreds of houses...
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    Global Unions File ILO Complaint to Recover Wages for Over 200,000 Palestinian Workers in Israel

    A complaint against the Israeli government for violations of the International Labour Organization’s Protection of Wages Convention has been filed by a coalition of10...
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    Agri-business

    Sri Lanka’s New President Revives Subsidy Schemes for Farmers and Fishermen

    Dissanayake also announced a fuel subsidy for the fishing community, applicable to both multi-day and one-day vessels, ensuring that support extends to vital sectors...
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    Energy

    Sri Lanka’s New President to Expedite Foreign-Aided Energy Projects

    Anura Kumara Dissanayake announces a new committee aimed at accelerating approvals for international funding in the energy sector. In a bid to enhance energy infrastructure...
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    Desperate Race Against Time: Mud-Choked Hydro Tunnels Hold Hundreds of Missing Workers

    The scale of the challenge has made this one of the most complex rescue efforts in Nepal’s recent history.
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