Sri Lanka
30 Jul
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe discussed potential joint infrastructure projects, including building a land bridge across the Palk Strait, during an official visit to India.
9 Jul
The Dutch government has decided to return some 478 highly valuable and culturally significant artworks, which had been looted during the Dutch colonial era.
10 Jun
With the UN's refugee agency bureau on the verge of closing, those in limbo fear their already grave situation is about to get worse.
30 Mar
Sri Lanka's financial woes have caused severe food and fuel shortages, runaway inflation, and prolonged blackouts. The resulting public outrage forced then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country and resign.
6 Feb
Sri Lanka is experiencing its worst economic crisis since its independence. The tea industry, one of the most crucial pillars of the island nation's economy, is now facing a double whammy.
24 Oct 2022
“Around 6.3 million people in Sri Lanka are food insecure. That means they are not able to access nutritious diet on a regular basis, out of which around 5.3 million people are either reducing meals or skipping meals,” Abdur Rahim Siddiqui, WFP's Sri Lanka country director, said in an interview with VOA.
16 Sep 2022
Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in decades. Around 30% of Sri Lankans are coping with food insecurity, and one out of four are skipping meals regularly.
2 Sep 2022
The International Monetary Fund says a first agreement has been reached on a $2.9 billion loan to the bankrupt country. Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in more than 70 years.
29 Aug 2022
Double disappointment for Sri Lanka as the T20 cricket team is soundly beaten by Afghanistan, a month after losing hosting responsibilities of the Asia Cup tournament to the United Arab Emirates.
21 Aug 2022
Sri Lanka has granted permission for the Chinese space-tracking vessel Yuan Wang 5 to dock at a port that China runs. The Hambantota port is the southernmost in Sri Lanka and has raised the concern of India.
28 Jul 2022
Economic instability has Indian investors and exporters worried about receiving payments. The Indian government is doing what it can to help keep essential goods moving.
28 Jul 2022
As unrest over the economic crisis continues, lawmakers have extended the executive's emergency powers. Meanwhile, Singapore extended former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's permission to stay.