sri lanka / http://backend.userland.com/rss 优蜜传媒WebTeam As Sri Lanka passes the one-year anniversary of massive civil unrest that toppled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, 优蜜传媒surveys show a nation still in crisis. /poll/508181/sri-lankans-struggling-country-caps-turbulent-year.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/508181/sri-lankans-struggling-country-caps-turbulent-year.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 11 Jul 2023 06:00:00 GMT Presaging Sri Lanka's worst economic crisis in 70 years, 优蜜传媒surveys show Sri Lankans turned pessimistic about their economy for the first time in 2021. /poll/392039/sri-lankans-lose-faith-leadership-economy-spirals.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/392039/sri-lankans-lose-faith-leadership-economy-spirals.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 25 Apr 2022 21:15:00 GMT Sri Lankans' confidence in their national government was already slipping ahead of the deadly Easter Sunday church bombings. /poll/249074/sri-lankans-confidence-government-shaky-attacks.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/249074/sri-lankans-confidence-government-shaky-attacks.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 23 Apr 2019 17:00:00 GMT Suffering has increased worldwide in the past several years, and nowhere more than in South Asia. Nearly one in four South Asians rated their lives poorly enough to be considered suffering in 2012 -- the highest percentage in the world. /poll/166028/south-asia-leads-world-suffering.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/166028/south-asia-leads-world-suffering.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 26 Nov 2013 18:15:00 GMT Nearly four in five adults worldwide (78%) said they were satisfied with their quality of air where they live in 2012. Perceptions of air quality are similar across all levels of human development. /poll/165983/nearly-four-five-satisfied-quality-air-worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/165983/nearly-four-five-satisfied-quality-air-worldwide.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 22 Nov 2013 07:00:00 GMT Nearly 800 million South Asians and Indonesians sent or received a payment or remittance in 2012. But, the majority did so informally, with 512 million people bringing or receiving cash in person or sending it in some other informal way. /poll/161627/south-asians-heavily-reliant-informal-money-transfers.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/161627/south-asians-heavily-reliant-informal-money-transfers.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 24 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT Chinese workers are among the least likely in Asia to say their jobs are ideal, despite relatively low unemployment and overall economic growth. Chinese workers also lag those in other Asian countries in getting to do what they do best. /poll/155468/Chinese-Among-Least-Likely-Asia-Job-Ideal.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/155468/Chinese-Among-Least-Likely-Asia-Job-Ideal.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:15:00 GMT South Asians rated their lives worse in 2011 than residents in other parts of Asia. At least one in five adults in Nepal (31%), Afghanistan (30%), India (24%), Sri Lanka (22%), and Pakistan (21%) are considered "suffering." /poll/154907/Suffering-South-Asia-Highest-Region.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/154907/Suffering-South-Asia-Highest-Region.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 28 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT Residents in most Asian countries surveyed in 2011 are more likely to approve of their leaders than disapprove. Laos' president earned one of the highest approval ratings (97%), while Pakistan's president earned the lowest (20%). /poll/154625/Southeast-Asian-Leaders-Earn-Highest-Job-Approval-Asia.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/154625/Southeast-Asian-Leaders-Earn-Highest-Job-Approval-Asia.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 11 May 2012 19:00:00 GMT More Sri Lankans are suffering today than before their civil war ended in 2009. Despite the country's recent economic growth, more Sri Lankans than ever before are struggling to afford basics such as food and adequate shelter. /poll/153779/Sri-Lankans-Suffering-War-Ended.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/153779/Sri-Lankans-Suffering-War-Ended.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 06 Apr 2012 06:00:00 GMT