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    Forced disappearances

    Sri Lanka to Resolve Missing Persons’ Issue by 2025: President Ranil Wickremesinghe

    The Office of Missing Persons (OMP), established in 2017, remains central to the government’s purported intention to establish the fate of thousands of victims...
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    Finance and Economy

    Flagship Economic Report Highlights why Global Cooperation is Key

    The UN’s World Economic Situation and Prospects report for 2024 projects a slowdown in global growth from an estimated 2.7 per cent in 2023...
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    Agri-business

    World Food Price Index Falls in December

    The United Nations Food Agency’s World Price Index ended last year about 10 per cent below its 2022 mark, with values in December also...
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    Finance and Economy

    Nepal and India Agree on Strengthening Power Transmission System

    Nepal and India have held important discussions and agreed on eight various topics on energy sector. The eleventh meeting of Nepal-India Energy Secretary level Joint...
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    Environment

    Remote Sensing for Development of “Green Cover Index” for India’s National Highways

    Since the initiation of the Green Highways Policy in 2015, the prioritization of greening highway corridors has been a focal point for the Ministry...
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    Clean tech

    ADB, Maldives Sign Agreements to Expand Renewable Energy Access

    ADB’s support consists of $41.5 million from the Asian Development Fund which provides grants to ADB’s most vulnerable developing member countries, an $8.5 million...
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    Climate change

    Nepal Apex Court Seeks Government Response on Climate Law

    Nepal's Supreme Court has sought a written response from the government on a case registered on contempt of court for not making laws as...
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    Clean tech

    Over 9,300 Retail Outlets Selling Ethanol Blended Petrol, says Minister

    Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Wednesday that India is taking global leadership role in Biofuels supply chain with the successful launch of...
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    Relentless Rains Trigger Floods and Landslides Across Nepal

    Continuous heavy rainfall battering Nepal since Thursday has triggered floods and landslides that have claimed at least six lives, left five people missing and paralysed road networks in several provinces.
    Global Governance

    India, Sri Lanka Hold Fifth DG-Level Narcotics Talks in Colombo

    As the Indian Ocean remains a major transit zone, closer India-Sri Lanka coordination will be central to regional stability.
    Accountability

    Bangladesh: Police Raid Minor Political Party Office, Detain Scores Over Suspected Awami League Links

    Police have indicated that the operation remains under review and that subsequent legal steps will rest on the findings from questioning and verification.

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    Relentless Rains Trigger Floods and Landslides Across Nepal

    Continuous heavy rainfall battering Nepal since Thursday has triggered floods and landslides that have claimed at least six lives, left five people missing and paralysed road networks in several provinces.
    Global Governance

    India, Sri Lanka Hold Fifth DG-Level Narcotics Talks in Colombo

    As the Indian Ocean remains a major transit zone, closer India-Sri Lanka coordination will be central to regional stability.
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    Animals and wildlife

    Sri Lanka’s Elephant Corridor Plan ‘Unscientific’

    Nearly 5,000 elephants and 1,600 people have been killed in the last 15 years in clashes between elephants and humans in Sri Lanka, home to one of the largest remaining populations of Asian elephants, according to official figures.
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    Fake Polio Vaccine Markings in Pakistan

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    Pakistan’s Long-Awaited Minority Rights Commission: Progress or Symbolic Gesture?

    For Hindus in Sindh, Christians in Punjab, and other groups nationwide, the wait for meaningful protection continues. The establishment of the NCMR offers cautious hope, but history suggests that transforming promise into protection requires sustained commitment beyond legislation.
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    IMF Hails Sri Lanka’s Resilient Growth Amid Rising External Risks

    The Fund reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Sri Lanka as the country seeks to consolidate hard-won gains and move toward more durable, inclusive growth.
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    Bangladesh: Police Raid Minor Political Party Office, Detain Scores Over Suspected Awami League Links

    Police have indicated that the operation remains under review and that subsequent legal steps will rest on the findings from questioning and verification.
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    Nepal Tables Sweeping Waste Management Bill with Fines Up to Rs 1 Million

    Infrastructure Development Minister Sunil Lamsal tabled the Bill to Amend and Consolidate Laws Relating to Waste Management.

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