Sri Lanka
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Trial begins of 25 men over Sri Lanka Easter bombings in 2019
Government criticised for delay as suspects face charges relating to 269 deaths 30 months after attacksThe tri…
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As a Sri Lankan New Zealander, I know my adopted country can find compassion amid terror
Despite revulsion at the Auckland attacker, New Zealanders have the capacity to recognise that we all have a c…
- Afghanistan, Asia Pacific, Global development, India, Nepal, Philippines, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Taliban, World news
‘Monsters at the door’: migrant workers trapped in UN Afghan compound
Security contractors among hundreds from the Philippines, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka stuck without clear plan…
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The Wasps Are Here review – gently sensual Sri Lankan classic
Dharmasena Pathiraja’s 1978 drama, now revived, elegantly broaches universal themes with its story of city sli…
- Asia Pacific, Fashion, Garment workers, Global development, H&M, Human rights, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Unions, World news
Top fashion brands face legal challenge over garment workers’ rights in Asia
Pan-Asian labour rights group launches groundbreaking attempt to hold global labels accountable for alleged ri…
- Africa, Bangladesh, Europe, Human trafficking, Middle East and North Africa, Migration, Pakistan, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Syria, World news, Yemen
Spain urged to act over ‘shameful’ toll of migrants dying en route to country
‘Catastrophic’ year at Spanish borders with 2,087 dead or missing on sea crossings in six months to JuneSpain …
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Hundreds of dead turtles wash ashore in Sri Lanka after cargo ship wreck
Environmental experts say the case is the country’s worst man-made environmental disasterHundreds of turtles h…
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A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam review – profound meditation on suffering
A young Tamil ponders the death of his grandmother’s carer in a hypnotic novel about ageing, longing and the a…
- Biodiversity, Business, Conservation, Environment, Global development, Oceans, Oil, Oil spills, Pollution, Shipping industry, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Wildlife, World news
Sri Lanka’s worst ever maritime disaster reveals the true cost of our identity crisis | Sandali Handagama
We must find a way to embrace shipping, the ocean and our place in the world without shackling ourselves to un…
- Australia news, Australian immigration and asylum, Christmas Island, Global development, Migration, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, World news
‘Bring them home’: fresh calls for release of family in Australian detention centre
Three-year-old and her family held in immigration facility for years as government fights to deport themThe pl…
- Environment, Oil spills, Pollution, Shipping industry, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, World news
Sri Lankans face up to ‘unmeasurable cost’ of cargo ship disaster
Fishing communities fear for future as oil, plastic and toxic chemicals devastate ecosystemUntil last week Luc…
- Asia Pacific, Environment, Oil spills, Pollution, Shipping industry, Singapore, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, World news
Sri Lankan officials brace for oil spill from sinking cargo ship
Navy tugboats and helicopters monitor wreckage as green film surrounds chemical-laden vesselSri Lankan officia…
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Cargo ship carrying tonnes of chemicals sinks off Sri Lanka
Government suspends fishing along 50-mile coastline after explosion and fireA cargo ship carrying tonnes of ch…
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Sri Lanka faces environmental disaster as cargo ship burns for days – video
Aerial footage shows a cargo ship carrying chemicals on fire off the Sri Lankan coast. The fire on MV X-Press …
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Sri Lanka faces disaster as burning ship spills chemicals on beaches
Debris has killed marine life and is being seen as country’s worst environmental catastropheSri Lanka is facin…