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Colombo’s heritage buildings face an uncertain future as development pressures grow

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Speed Read Colombo’s heritage buildings are being renovated and repurposed amid growing demand for development. Sri Lanka’s commercial city’s facelift has improved cleanliness and safety, but...

Sri Lanka’s proposed terrorism and organized crime laws raise rights concerns

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Speed Read Legal and human rights bodies warn that two proposed laws could expand state powers over detention, surveillance and prosecution while weakening judicial oversight...
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Belgian students take to the streets to make their voices heard 

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Speed Read Thousands of students in French-speaking Belgium have been protesting against education reforms and rising costs.  The protests started in...

In some part of Sri Lanka, Malaiyaha Tamil children fight for equal access to education

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Speed Read A grade 4 student’s mastery of the periodic table contrasts with the unsafe, poorly equipped conditions at Rilamulla...

Sri Lanka’s anti-corruption bill faces backlash over transparency, public scrutiny

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Speed Read Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has challenged the Bill in the Supreme Court, arguing that several provisions violate...

Effective campaign finance control calls for regulation of third-party campaigning, cap on donations

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Speed Read COLOMBO—A candidate can spend more than the legally permissible limit, fail to properly disclose where the money came...

How Justice Was Derailed After the Muttur Massacre

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JAFFNA, Sri Lanka — It was around 4:15 in the afternoon of Aug. 4, 2006. The men who came through...

Sri Lanka launches first major crackdown on offshore betting, expert call for broader enforcement

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Speed Read Sri Lanka blocked access to 24 unlicensed offshore gambling websites under the Gambling Regulatory Authority Act. The blocked websites...
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