Sri Lanka will witness revolt if no election is held within six months, warns top monk
Colombo: A mass revolt will become inevitable in Sri Lanka if a general election is not held within six months after the formation of an all-party government, a top Buddhist monk warned in comments published on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka 2019 Easter Sunday attacks: Former President Sirisena named suspect
Colombo:A SriLankan court on Friday named former President Maithripala Sirisena as a suspect in a case related to the Easter Bombing of 2019.
Sri Lanka: GDP shrinks 8.4 pc in 2Q
Sri Lanka's economy has officially entered into a period of recession with back-to-back negative growth rates in the first and second quarters amid unending economic and political turmoil, a newspaper reported on Friday.
German politician says Sri Lanka is the most glaring example of how BRI debt trap can ruin a nation
Berlin: German politician Jo Leinen, who is also a former Minister of Environment and Member of the European Parliament, has said Sri Lanka might be the most glaring example of how the BRI (China's Belt and Road Initiative) debt trap can totally ruin a country.
Malnutrition to spike in Sri Lanka: Reports
Colombo: Malnutrition will rise in the face of increased poverty and high food prices, the Sri Lanka Medical Nutrition Association, the Nutrition Society of Sri Lanka, the Dieticians Association and the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) People’s Forum say.
Colombo: An estimated 6.3 million people in Sri Lanka are facing moderate to severe acute food insecurity and their situation is expected to worsen if adequate life-saving assistance and livelihood support is not provided, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today in a new report.
USAID announces additional USD 20 million in humanitarian aid in Sri Lanka
Washignton: United States Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power on Sunday announced an additional $20 million in humanitarian assistance to support Sri Lankans during the complex emergency that has resulted in a severe economic crisis leaving 5.7 million people in urgent need of food, agriculture, livelihood support, protection.
Chinese media trying to influence Sri Lanka
Colombo: China's state-run media is increasingly trying to influence Sri Lanka and its people, a US State Department funded study says.
Sri Lanka: New Government urged to make progress on accountability, institutional reforms
New York: Sri Lanka is at a critical juncture and the new Government must make progress on accountability as well as institutional and security sector reforms, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report published on Tuesday.
Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Sri Lanka
Colombo: Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who had fled the nation in July amid protest, returned to Sri Lanka on Friday, media reports said.
Sri Lanka: WFP helps alleviate stress of pregnancy amidst skyrocketing food prices
New York: The queue of women grows steadily outside a government clinic in Kuppiyawatta, in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo. In just over half an hour the number swells to around 200. Pregnant women, some with children in hand, are waiting their turn to receive food vouchers from the UN World Food Programme (WFP) – part of its emergency food assistance response.
Conflict with Sri Lanka: Chinese fertilizer company refuses to budge
Colombo: A Chinese fertilizer company, which was engaged in a conflict with Sri Lanka, has refused to budge and demanded that Colombo respect the spirit of the agreement reached between both parties, media reports said on Tuesday.
Diplomatic Ripples: China’s dual-use surveillance ship finally leaves Sri Lankan port
Colombo: The Chinese research ship, which had arrived at the Sri Lankan port a few days back, has left it, sending diplomatic ripples across the Indian Ocean.
Sri Lanka: Devastating crisis for children, a ‘cautionary tale’ for South Asia
New York: Staple foods have become unaffordable, warned UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, George Laryea-Adjei on Friday, who pointed out that severe malnutrition in crisis-wracked Sri Lanka was already among the highest in the region.
Sri Lanka suffered loss of USD 6.9 mn in fertiliser deal with China
Colombo: Sri Lanka's exchequer suffered a loss of USD 6.9 million over the deal signed with China as the stock of fertiliser was rejected in December 2021 over reports that it contained harmful bacteria, media reports said on Friday.