Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port City Economic Commission (CPCEC) has facilitated 14,300 foreign worker visas while operating with only 16 staff and does not actively follow up after workers enter the country on
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An environmental justice advocate has called for an international tribunal to hold transnational corporations accountable for environmental damage, citing the limited compensation reportedly paid following the X-Press Pearl disaster off Sri Lanka’s
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As South Asian diplomacy evolves, Bangladesh faces a fundamental question: can it protect its strategic independence while deepening ties with neighbouring countries and global powers? The timing of Bhutan’s king’s Dhaka meetings
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Genghis Khan, one of history’s most formidable conquerors, is being celebrated in modern Mongolia as a symbol of national unity, political strength and cultural identity, despite the mass killings and devastation that
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Thousands of people demonstrated across Italy, Portugal, Belgium and Albania over the weekend, protesting against rising living costs, education expenses and government policies, as confrontations with police turned violent in several cities.
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Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across France on Saturday in demonstrations that brought together previously separate protest movements, as anger over wages, education, living costs, pensions and climate
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From ancient kings who disciplined errant monks to modern political battles over Gnanasara Thera, Sri Lanka’s history raises an uncomfortable question: should the saffron robe shield its wearer from accountability? The controversy
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What began as a dispute over a monk’s court appearance has escalated into a demand for a presidential pardon, placing Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s government in a political dilemma. As protests intensify near
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Introduction I have just finished reading John Rawls’s book A Theory of Justice, and my curiosity got the better of me in wondering how Rawls’s “Veil of Ignorance” would serve the upcoming
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Google has announced a new collection of artificial intelligence research developments spanning healthcare, disaster forecasting, scientific discovery and business analytics, including tools designed to help researchers predict flash floods, support clinical consultations
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Google is expanding access to an experimental artificial intelligence system designed to analyse planetary data, identify public health risks and support disaster preparedness, after early trials with international organisations demonstrated how complex
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Mathematicians around the world are struggling to come to terms with a breakthrough that has challenged their understanding of their profession and its future. On 6 October, OpenAI released 722 manuscripts generated
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Elon Musk has committed $360m to a last-ditch effort to help Republicans retain control of Congress in next month’s US midterm elections, adding a record-setting contribution to a campaign that has raised
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In 2018, a young Syrian named Youssef Juma was repairing a laptop belonging to a local security commander when he discovered footage of a mass execution. The videos showed blindfolded civilians being
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