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Did you know that more than 80% of plastic waste in the ocean originates in Asia?
15 Sri Lankans Rescued from Cybercrime Centres in Myawaddy, Myanmar to be Repatriated on 07 May 2025

15 Sri Lankans Rescued from Cybercrime Centres in Myawaddy, Myanmar to be Repatriated on 07 May 2025

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism, in close coordination with the Embassy and Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka in Thailand and the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Myanmar, has successfully facilitated the rescue of 15 Sri Lankan nationals who had been trafficked and forcibly employed in cybercrime centres in Myawaddy, Myanmar on 06th May 2025. The rescued individuals are scheduled to be repatriated to Sri Lanka on 07 May 2025.

Isn’t now the time to act?

The Asian Institue of Technology (AIT) with the support from the Government of Japan aims to tackle this problem by empowering young practitioners, social entrepreneurs, and people via our 1-Year Master’s in Marine Plastics Abatement (MPA) program offered this August 2020.

🏆 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.
⌛ 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟯𝟬 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬
🔗 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘 𝐍𝐎𝐖! 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤: https://eecc.ait.ac.th/marine-plastic-abatement/