Gender

But the Taliban say that their cabinet is already inclusive and moreover they cannot go by others' advice.

SDB bank will use the US$ 40 million to provide over 1,400 loans, ranging from LKR 500,000 to 1 million each, to SMEs throughout Sri Lanka

"The people are Muslims and they will accept it," says Higher Education Minister Abdul Baqi Haqqani

High Commissioner Gen.Khattak tells Lankan Foreign Minister Prof. Peiris that Pakistan hopes Taliban will integrate with the rest of the world

Two researchers from the University of Malaya argue that it is permissible to appoint women as Quazis

But an ILO survey says female domestics in Sri Lanka are generally treated “to their satisfaction”

Laws are not implemented, justice is slow and there’s no victim protection, they point out

The live-in relationship is legal, but sections of the judiciary and society are still not reconciled to it.

Public feel 'betrayed' by her inclusion in women’s Olympic weightlifting team

Woefully inadequate female representation in the Maldivian tourist sector Only 10% of industry employees are female, of which, regrettably only 3% are locals