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Imaad Shah Zuberi: The American Who Conned Sri Lanka Out Of Six Million Dollars

American venture capitalist and self–styled political lobbyist Imaad Shah Zuberi was sentenced to 12 years in prison last month, for his illegal dealings as an unregistered foreign agent. His most notorious fraud? Conning the Sri Lankan government out of USD 6 million.

In Sri Lanka, Two Women Trying To Reform The Education System

When schools closed in mid-March of 2020, figuring out the most viable solutions for continued learning for all students became a top priority for Dr. Sujata Gamage and Dr. Tara de Mel — co-coordinators of Education Forum Sri Lanka (EFSL).

Mineral Mining In Mannar Island May Put Bird Paradise At Risk

A 130-km protrusion of land on Sri Lanka’s north-western coast has received a fair amount of local and international press in the past few months. Mannar Island, connected to the mainland by a causeway, has been identified as a rich source of the mineral ilmenite, which the Perth-based Australian company, Titanium Sands Ltd., hopes to mine.

Does Sri Lanka Need A Sex Offender Registry?

Sri Lanka has a prevalent culture of sexual harassment and sex crimes, particularly against women and children, and often with no guarantee of justice for survivors.

What Was The P2P March About?

Hundreds marched from #PottuviltoPolikandy in a 5–day protest last week. What motivated the march, and what were the demands of those who participated?

In Sri Lanka, How Kissing In Public Can Land You In Jail

Prostitution is technically not legal in Sri Lanka, and so every once in a while, local newspapers will carry a news item that resembles the following:

Can Tapping Into Offshore Gas Deposits Help Sri Lanka Move To Cleaner Energy?

Natural gas deposits found off Sri Lanka’s north-western coast remained untouched for almost 10 years while alarm grew over increasing signs of global warming, from hotter weather to more frequent and intense cyclones.

Myanmar Confers Four Sri Lankan Buddhist Monks As Aggamahapandita

Myanmar Government recently conferred the honorary title of Aggamahāpandiṭa to four Sri Lankan Buddhist monks

The Mullivaikkal Memorial Incident

Last week, a monument at Jaffna University memorialising Tamil civilian victims of the war was razed down by authorities.

Six British-Sri Lankans Included In The Queen’s New Year Honours List

The Queen’s New Year Honours list recognises individuals across the UK for outstanding achievements in a number of different fields.

India Commissions Floating Solar Power Plants In Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is to construct a floating solar power plant commissioned by the Indian government. Here’s everything you need to know about it.

Monsoon Season: Sri Lanka Prepares For Cyclone, Rains, Flooding

Search and rescue teams are on alert and stocks of relief supplies are being pre-positioned especially in the north and east as disaster management authorities brace for the second, and more intense, cyclone season, and subsequent north-east monsoon.

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