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Spare A Thought For Sri Lanka’s Forever Marginalised Communities
Let us remind ourselves of the promise we have made to our future generations – all so clearly embodied in the Sustainable Development Goals....
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Red Cross Fund Document Takes Note of Civil Unrest in Sri Lanka
The Red Cross aid document has called this a fund for civil unrest – though the grant document alludes to the unrest being a...
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General Strike In Sri Lanka Today Demanding President Rajapaksa to Step Down
A general strike, or hartal is underway across Sri Lanka since this morning. Shops have not opened since the morning and black flags have...
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In Sri Lanka, Things Fall Apart
Although the protesters are now demanding that the whole Rajapaksa family pack their bags and quit, the main target quite rightly is President Gotabaya....
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Sri Lanka, China Discussing Debt Treatment, Says Minister
Chinese loans to Sri Lanka account for about 10 per cent of the country’s total debts and China could even provide fresh loans for...
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Years of Policy Failure and COVID Throw Sri Lanka Into Deep Crisis
Sri Lanka is collapsing and its economy is at a tipping point. The country is witnessing one of the worst economic and political crises...
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Yesterday’s Cronies Turn Against Rajpaksas – Top Sri Lankan Businesses Stand By Protestors, Call for Solutions, Stability
How times change! Sri Lanka’s big business houses, that hitherto took a moral high apolitical ground, are now speaking for change. Even those alleged...
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Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis Cripples Health Services
Until 2021 the country had a strong healthcare sector, but today, Sri Lanka has run out of hard currency to buy basic medicines. Medical...
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Are Government Schemes Meaningful in the Absence of Land Rights?
It is evident that the effects of the project are not uniformly distributed, as certain villages experience benefits while...
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Sub-Committee for GRAP Directs Agencies to Take Dust Abatement Measures
The sub-committee for GRAP has undertaken a comprehensive review of the air quality scenario in the National Capital Region...
Educating the Mind Without Educating the Heart is No Education at All
By Yasmine Sherif
The words above, by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, serve as a reminder that we still have...
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Are Government Schemes Meaningful in the Absence of Land Rights?
It is evident that the effects of the project...
Sub-Committee for GRAP Directs Agencies to Take Dust Abatement Measures
The sub-committee for GRAP has undertaken a comprehensive review...