Sri Lanka: Man-made Disaster
The writer says the only possible way out is for Sri Lanka to restore macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability, while protecting vulnerable groups through well-targeted…
Sri Lanka
Sri Lankans call new Cabinet with old president ‘meaningless’
Despite the resignation of 26 Cabinet ministers, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his older brother, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, still hold the reins.
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet ministers resign en masse as crisis deepens
All 26 ministers in the Cabinet, aside from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, submitted letters of resignation at a late-night meeting.
Sri Lanka faces 13-hour blackouts, hospitals stop surgery as crisis deepens
The country had been under severe electricity rationing since the start of the month, due to a combined lack of electricity from hydropower and the inability to pay for coal and…
Sri Lanka asks for food aid
The continuously raging Covid-19 pandemic and the dramatically changing international situation have further worsened the global food shortage and shipping capacity.
Sri Lanka’s most sacred elephant dies aged 68
Nadungamuwa Raja was the most important among 100 elephants used in an annual pageant involving fire-eaters and drummers.
Sri Lanka to consider extending tourist visas of Ukrainians in the country
Dozens protested outside the Russian embassy in Sri Lanka's capital of Colombo, demanding that their tourist visas be extended
Elephants dying from eating plastic in Sri Lankan dump
Around 20 elephants have died over the last eight years after consuming plastic trash in a dump in Pallakkadu village.
Sri Lanka seeks Chinese debt reschedule for crashing economy
Sri Lanka's foreign reserves had dropped to just US$1.5 billion at the end of November.
China foreign minister in Sri Lanka to discuss Belt and Road
The visit comes as Sri Lanka faces one of its worst economic crises, with foreign reserves down to around $1.6 billion.