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News Sri Lanka » Northern » Social: From village clinic to global research hub in post-conflict Sri Lanka

News channel or source: https://bioengineer.org/from-village-clinic-to-global-research-hub-in-post-conflict-sri-lanka/

Published on: Sunday 25 October 2026

A community case study documents how a small family health center in post-conflict Jaffna, Sri Lanka, evolved between 2012 and 2026 into a nationally recognized primary care, education and research ...

News Sri Lanka » Northern » Social: Poor families in northern Sri Lanka flee to India to avoid hunger

News channel or source: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/05/23/fzvn-m23.html

Published on: Saturday 21 May 2022

Reports indicate that dozens of poor families from northern Sri Lanka have fled to southern India, including Tamil Nadu, in the past four months to avoid hunger. Rising prices and shortages of ...

News Sri Lanka » Northern » Social: Is India Squandering its Social Capital in Sri Lanka?

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/is-india-squandering-its-social-capital-in-sri-lanka/

Published on: Tuesday 27 September 2022

India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay hands over a consignment of rice, milk powder and medicines worth over 2 billion Sri Lankan Rupees to the then Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G L ...

News Sri Lanka » Northern » Social: Diversity brings prosperity in Northern Sri Lanka

News channel or source: https://www.ilo.org/resource/article/diversity-brings-prosperity-northern-sri-lanka

Published on: Tuesday 31 May 2016

BANGKOK (ILO News) – On the small farm behind their house, 42-year-old Suppiramaniyam Thayalini and her husband were digging out their first harvest of cassavas; five big, cone-shaped roots. An export ...

News Sri Lanka » Northern » Social: UNHCR protection network brings hope to abused women in northern Sri Lanka

News channel or source: https://www.unhcr.org/news/unhcr-protection-network-brings-hope-abused-women-northern-sri-lanka

Published on: Tuesday 28 November 2006

MANNAR, Sri Lanka, November 29 (UNHCR) - A wave of relief and happiness washed over Shanthi* as she watched her grandmother walk into the UNHCR office in Mannar. After years of sexual and physical ...

News Sri Lanka » Northern » Social: Sri Lanka's Economy Resilient to Shocks, Says IMF

News channel or source: https://money.rediff.com/news/market/sri-lanka-s-economy-resilient-to-shocks-says-imf/54840320260923

Published on: Wednesday 23 September 2026

IMF reports Sri Lanka's economy shows resilience with 4.2% growth in Q2 2026, despite global shocks. Highlights increased reserves, stable banks, and calls for fiscal reforms.