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Sri Lankan government fails to condemn Israel’s planned seizure of Gaza
World Socialist Web Site
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August 19, 2025
Sri Lanka’s Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna/National People’s Power (JVP/NPP) government has issued a hypocritical and cowardly statement expressing mere “deep concern” over Israel’s planned seizure of Gaza—following nearly two years of genocidal war...
Qatar Charity breaks ground on educational facility for 2,000 students in Sri Lanka
Qatar Tribune
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August 19, 2025
Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Charity (QC) has laid the foundation stone for a new school building in the Kalutara district of Sri Lanka, aiming to serve approximately 2,000 male and female students at Muslim Central College in the district. The...
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Sri Lanka Celebrates a Tourism Comeback
Newsfirst
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COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is surging with renewed energy in 2025, as the latest data shows a stellar rise in international visitors and widespread global interest in the island’s charm, according to figures released by...
Sri Lanka Tourism Sees Strong Surge in 2025
Newsfirst
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COLOMBO(News 1st); Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is experiencing a remarkable upswing, welcoming nearly 1.5 million visitors from January to mid-August 2025. The growth trend has been consistent, with most months recording double-digit increases...
Vietnam’s Cuu Long University gives Sri Lanka students full scholarships
EconomyNext
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August 17, 2025
ECONOMYNEXT – Vietnam’s Cuu Long University has awarded five full scholarships to students in Sri Lanka to study in the South East Asian nation for five years. The first four selected students met Vietnam’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka Trinh Thi Tam...
A new chapter in Sri Lanka’s growing tourism and luxury landscape
Conde Nast Traveller
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August 18, 2025
The luxury hotel opened its doors to guests in the latter half of 2024 and has quickly become a popular hub of entertainment in South Asia. Along with 687 rooms and suites, Cinnamon Life offers a plethora of experiences, including twelve...
Sri Lanka launches teacher training for education reforms
On Lanka
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August 18, 2025
Posted by Editor on August 18, 2025 - 10:25 am The Ministry of Education in Sri Lanka has planned to complete the teacher training program before the end of the third school term, with the aim of successfully implementing education reforms. It has...
Sri Lanka: SEP bids farewell to long-standing Trotskyist Ananda Daulagala
World Socialist Web Site
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August 18, 2025
Comrade Ananda “Daule” DaulagalaOn August 14, family members, comrades, and friends gathered at the funeral parlour near Mahaiyawa Cemetery in Kandy to pay their final respects to Comrade Ananda Daulagala. He was a long-standing, leading member of...
As fast-spreading mussel sweeps across Asia, Sri Lanka faces new invasive threat
Mongabay
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August 18, 2025
The black mussel (Mytella strigata), a fast-spreading mollusk of South American origin was recently discovered in shrimp farms along Sri Lanka’s western coast, closer to Anawilundawa, an important Ramsar wetland in the Indian Ocean island. Native...
Neon & Shadows: Sri Lanka’s Grey Economy, Casino for India’s Rich
South Asia Journal
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August 18, 2025
“Sri Lanka can be to India what Macau is to China,” Melco CEO Lawrence Ho said on the night the lights came on. It was August 2 in Colombo. The ballroom glowed like a promise. South Asia’s largest casino was open. I was there at the opening,...
Teachers are Central to Education Reform
Groundviews
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August 18, 2025
Photo courtesy of The Borgen Project A social debate over the new education reforms is emerging amid rumors that history and aesthetics subjects have been removed from the curriculum. Not only have some teachers’ unions and political party...
Govt. activists report conflicting narrative from Ras
Sun Online International
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Pro-government activists have visited Fushidhiggaru Falhu on Monday and are reporting conflicting narratives to opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) lawmakers who visited the site on Sunday, citing delays in receiving updates regarding the...
Sri Lanka sees continued growth in tourist arrivals as August figures top 99,000
Lanka News Web
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August 17, 2025
August 17, Colombo (LNW): Sri Lanka continues to witness a steady rise in international tourist arrivals, with nearly 100,000 visitors entering the country during the first half of August alone. Fresh figures from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development...
Pakistan Lags Behind India, Bangladesh And Nepal As ILO Highlights Widest Gender Wage Gap In Region
Free Press Journal
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August 18, 2025
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has ranked Pakistan among the worst in South Asia for wage disparities between men and women. | X @np_nationpress New Delhi: The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has ranked Pakistan among the...
ILO ranks Pakistan among worst countries for gender pay gap
Orissa Post
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August 18, 2025
New Delhi: The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has ranked Pakistan among the worst in South Asia for wage disparities between men and women, confirming long-standing concerns about structural discrimination in the country’s labour market....
ILO Ranks Pakistan Among Worst Countries In Gender Pay Gap
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has ranked Pakistan among the worst in South Asia for wage disparities between men and women, confirming long-standing concerns about structural discrimination in...
Gender equality legislation: Sri Lanka reconsiders alternative paths
The Morning
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August 17, 2025
The Government is exploring alternative pathways to advance gender equality and LGBTQIA+ rights after the Supreme Court struck down the proposed Gender Equality Bill, terming it unconstitutional last year. Deputy Minister of Women and Child...
Fits Air Becomes First Sri Lankan Carrier to Begin Operations at VIA Terminal 1
Maldives Business Review
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Fits Air successfully completed its transition to Velana International Airport's Terminal 1 on Saturday, becoming the first Sri Lankan airline to relocate operations from the existing terminal to the New Passenger Terminal facility. The move...
Learning Beyond Borders: Insights from Nepal's Participation in ICLIS25 in Sri Lanka
New Spotlight Nepal
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Nepal's engagement in the International Conference on Library and Information Science (ICLIS25), hosted by the Sri Lanka Library Association (SLLA) and the University of Peradeniya, was more than just a display of regional collaboration; it served...
Keeping History core: A case against new education reforms
The Island
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August 17, 2025
When Prime Minister, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, began speaking about new education reforms, earlier this year, many people had high hopes. Despite the government’s decision to continue the same economic policies followed by Ranil Wickremesinghe’s...