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News Sri Lanka » Social: Sri Lanka faces annual $ 7-10 b investment gap to meet SDGs

News channel or source: https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Sri-Lanka-faces-annual-7-10-b-investment-gap-to-meet-SDGs/44-783687
Published on: Thursday 30 October 2025

By Devan Daniel Sri Lanka’s investment landscape faces deep structural financing gaps despite growing global appetite for social and environmental impact capital, according to a new study by the Lanka ...

News Sri Lanka » Social: LIIN catalyses next wave of impact investment in Sri Lanka

News channel or source: https://www.ft.lk/business/LIIN-catalyses-next-wave-of-impact-investment-in-Sri-Lanka/34-783482
Published on: Sunday 26 October 2025

On October 22, 2025, the Lanka Impact Investment Network (LIIN), announced several key initiatives signaling the dawn of a transformative era in the Sri Lanka’s economy, entrepreneurial ecosystem, and ...

News Sri Lanka » Social: Sri Lanka, citing 'false news reports,' blocks social media after attacks

News channel or source: https://www.kshb.com/news/world/sri-lanka-citing-false-news-reports-blocks-social-media-after-attacks
Published on: Sunday 21 April 2019

Sri Lanka placed a nationwide block on social media sites after more than 200 people died in multiple attacks on Sunday. The government, in taking the drastic step, cited "false news reports" it said ...

News Sri Lanka » Social: Sri Lanka Blocks Social Media To Contain Anti-govt Protests: Monitor

News channel or source: https://www.barrons.com/news/sri-lanka-blocks-social-media-to-contain-anti-govt-protests-monitor-01648955706
Published on: Friday 01 April 2022

Sri Lanka blocked access to social media platforms on Sunday, an independent monitor confirmed, after authorities imposed a weekend nationwide curfew to contain escalating protests over the island ...

News Sri Lanka » Social: Massive social protests erupt in Sri Lanka: A critical development in the global class struggle

News channel or source: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/04/04/pers-a04.html
Published on: Sunday 03 April 2022

The events in Sri Lanka demand the closest attention of workers throughout the world. The mass protests will have a consequential impact on the future development of the international class struggle.

News Sri Lanka » Social: Social media platforms blocked in Sri Lanka amid curfew, opposition protest

News channel or source: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/social-media-platforms-blocked-in-sri-lanka-amid-curfew-opposition-protest
Published on: Saturday 02 April 2022

Sri Lankan soldiers with assault rifles and police manned checkpoints in Colombo on Sunday as the government blocked social media platforms after imposing a curfew to contain public unrest triggered ...

News Sri Lanka » Social: Social Media blocked after attacks in Sri Lanka

News channel or source: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/social-media-blocked-after-attacks-in-sri-lanka
Published on: Monday 22 April 2019

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - A group that monitors internet censorship says Sri Lankan authorities have blocked most social media services in the country following attacks that killed more than 200 people on ...

News Sri Lanka » 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 » Social: 'Regime changes in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal building cases of bad governance': Ajit Doval

News channel or source: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/regime-changes-in-bangladesh-sri-lanka-nepal-building-cases-of-bad-governance-ajit-doval-13645923.html
Published on: Friday 31 October 2025

Ajit Doval said, "In the recent cases of change of regimes through non-constitutional methods in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and others were actually the building cases of bad governance. And that ...

News Sri Lanka » Social: Swiss Social Democratic Party calls for international genocide investigation into Sri Lanka

News channel or source: https://island.lk/swiss-social-democratic-party-calls-for-international-genocide-investigation-into-sri-lanka/
Published on: Tuesday 28 October 2025

The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP Switzerland) has unanimously passed a resolution on the situation in Sri Lanka, calling for an international genocide investigation at their party ...