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World remains divided as plastics push elephants closer to extinction
The array of plastic invented since, from cling film to Lycra to Lego, now presents a threat to elephants, not to mention the rest of the planet. A 2022 study found plastic or other human products in ...
The Island4h
No Margin for Error- Precision, Passion and Perseverance — A Surgical Journey
Susan George Pulimood Memorial Oration 2025 at Visakha Vidyalaya I stand here in the legacy of Mrs Susan George Pulimood — a ...
The Island4h
The NPP’s Education Reform and Trump’s Tariff Turbulence
Trump’s global tariff turmoil has produced more than a ripple of political success for the NPP government in Sri Lanka. The ...
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Conflict resolution in Lanka: Three defining questions
In the Sri Lanka conflict there were, broadly speaking, three types of external involvement that were aimed at reducing violence and/or assisting the hard-pressed populations of conflict areas. All ...