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(6 Jul) The poor quality of education in South Asia, as reflected in low learning levels, traps many of its young people in poverty and prevents faster economic growth and shared prosperity, the World Bank said in a report. In the first comprehensive study to analyse the performance of South Asian educational systems in terms... 

(8 Jul) This morning Singapore became the latest in a line of countries to crack down on copyright infringement via web blocking. Fresh amendments to existing law will allow content owners to obtain injunctions from the High Court to block sites said to be engaged in widespread copyright infringement. Top of the list: The Pirate... 

Bihar’s government has launched an investigation into the eastern state’s primary and secondary teachers to check the authenticity of their degrees. (AFP, 8 Jul) - India’s Bihar state has sacked 1,100 school teachers in the last five years for faking their own education qualifications, an official said on Tuesday. Bihar’s...