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The Easter Bombings: Anatomy of a State Failure

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At 8:27 on the morning of April 21, 2019, a foreign intelligence service sent one last message to the head of Sri Lanka’s State...

India’s student protests grow as calls for education reform intensify

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India is witnessing an unprecedented wave of student protests over exam leaks, accountability and education reforms. This report, published by our collaborative newsroom Asian...
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$2.5m gone and Treasury cyberattack reveals a state machinery in disarray

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Speed Read The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) has found Sri Lanka's $2.5 million Treasury fraud stemmed from systemic governance...

Overcrowding, drugs and system failures fueled Sri Lanka’s deadliest prison riot

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Speed Read: The Negombo Prison riot became one of Sri Lanka's deadliest prison disturbances in decades with 28 fatalities. Authorities are...

As cases surge in Sri Lanka, schools and religious institutions become main dengue mosquito breeding grounds

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Speed Read Sri Lanka has recorded nearly 49,000 dengue infections and 30 deaths by June 25 this year, with more...

As El Niño whiplashes, Sri Lanka braces for scorching dry spell

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Speed Read As El Nino scorches Sri Lanka, electricity generation may drop by 127 gigawatt-hours Sri Lanka could face hotter and...

From Sri Lanka to Gaza’s waters: Sameera’s chilling account of detention, defiance and hope

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After days in detention and treating injured activists with improvised medical supplies, a mother of two, humanitarian worker and...

Sri Lanka Airbus probe shaken by ex-CEO’s death

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Speed Read Ex-CEO of SriLankan Kapila Chandrasena found dead under suspicious circumstances hours after court ordered re-arrest in Airbus bribery...