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‘We escaped at midnight’: How debt bondage traps Sri Lanka’s Malaiyaha Tamil tea workers

FOCUS CIR Web Editor - June 10, 2026

Speed Read: Tea workers allege debt bondage and restrictions on movement in Sri Lanka's private estates. Amnesty International documents labor abuses that may amount to forced...

Sri Lanka faces rising inflation and economic strain as rupee weakens against USD

FOCUS CIR Web Editor - May 23, 2026

Speed Read: Rupee slides past Rs. 350 as Sri Lanka faces fresh economic pressure Fuel shock, inflation fears and forex strain test Sri Lanka’s recovery Exporters remain...

Displaced Asian cybercrime operatives find a new operational home in Sri Lanka

FOCUS CIR Web Editor - May 13, 2026

Speed Read In coordinated cybercrime raids conducted within 24 hours, authorities have arrested more than 220 foreign nationals in Sri...

Sri Lanka’s air quality crisis: where data gaps meet drifting pollution

FOCUS CIR Web Editor - April 29, 2026

Speed read In Sri Lanka, air quality consistently deteriorates between October and March, driven by monsoon wind shifts carrying polluted...

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