Caught between devil and troubled waters for fishermen hit by X-Press Pearl disaster
With the enforcement of the fishing ban, the fishing community suffered several shocks overnight.
Sri Lanka
Medical specialists warn of another Covid-19 wave
Another surge followed by a lockdown will be the last nail on the coffin of an already battered economy.
Sri Lanka’s push for 100% organic agriculture could end up as a national disaster
Five months after the decision was announced, the entire agriculture sector is in a crisis.
Lanka records its first Sextuplet birth
Three boys and three girls were born to a 31-year-old woman.
Sri Lanka ranked second best internet inclusive country in South Asia
Sri Lanka ranked 56th out of 100 countries, and the second best in South Asian region after India, on the inclusive internet index 2020. Sri Lanka has been ranked 56th out of 100…
Parliament dissolved: General Election on 25 April in Sri Lanka
A special gazette declaring the dissolution of Parliament was signed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and sent to the Government Printer. The general election will be held on…
Sri Lanka declares emergency as Buddhist mob ransacks Muslim properties
Tension has been brewing between the majority Sinhalese Buddhists and minority Muslims in Sri Lanka over the past year. Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has declared a…
Country Profile: Sri Lanka
A cursory look at Sri Lanka and the forces that shape her going into the 21st century. A civil war in Sri Lanka, an island nation off the southern tip of India, raged…