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Female-headed households are particularly vulnerable in Sri Lanka. (Twitter/@sarojpathi)

Families reduce food given to children: Hunger crisis in Sri Lanka deepens

2 min read . 03 Mar 2023

Loans of more than $59 billion from Chinese institutions to projects in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries have been renegotiated since the Covid breakout.

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0 min read . 26 Nov 2022

Sri Lanka is facing runaway inflation, unsustainable debt and a hamstrung tourism sector

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0 min read . 27 Aug 2022

Ajit Doval, national security advisor. Photo: Hindustan Times

NSA Doval to arrive in SL on Friday to participate in regional maritime dialogue

1 min read . 26 Nov 2020

Indian and Sri Lankan navies to carry out 3-day military drill from tomorrow

1 min read . 18 Oct 2020

Firefighting efforts by Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Sri Lanka ships, tugs and ETV Ocean Bliss reduced fire considerably onboard MT New Diamond. ICG handed over 2200 kgs dry chemical powder to Sri Lankan authorities at Trincomalee on Tuesday, to augment aerial firefighting efforts. (ANI Photo)

Indian and Sri Lankan navies to carry out 3-day military drill beginning Monday

1 min read . 18 Oct 2020

Sri Lankan health officials take swab samples from employees of the Colombo municipal council to test for COVID-19 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, (AP)

Sri Lanka orders closures to contain virus

1 min read . 09 Oct 2020

Sri Lankan State Minister of Coconut Arundika Fernando

Sri Lankan minister climbs tree to address public on shortage of coconuts

1 min read . 19 Sep 2020

Leading Indian IT company HCL sets up 1st development centre in Lanka

Leading Indian IT company HCL sets up 1st development centre in Lanka

1 min read . 08 Sep 2020

In this photo provided by Sri Lanka Air Force, tug boats and ships battle the fire on MT New Diamond in the Indian Ocean (AP)

Fire onboard oil tanker off Sri Lanka's coast completely extinguished : Navy

1 min read . 07 Sep 2020

Tug boats and ships battle the fire on MT New Diamond (PTI)

Fire on oil tanker off Sri Lanka extinguished after 3 days

1 min read . 06 Sep 2020

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa (AP)

Sri Lanka to ban imports of plastic goods to protect elephants

1 min read . 28 Aug 2020

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa greets ruling party lawmakers as he departs along the well of the parliament after delivering his policy speech in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. AP/PTI(AP20-08-2020_000144B) (AP)

Sri Lanka will adopt India first approach: Foreign Secretary Jayanath Colombage

2 min read . 26 Aug 2020

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa greets ruling party lawmakers (AP)

Sri Lanka president vows to scrap reforms limiting his power

2 min read . 20 Aug 2020

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapakse gestures as he arrives for the new cabinet swearing-in ceremonya at the Buddhist Temple of the Tooth in the ancient hill capital of Kandy, some 116 km from Colombo on August 12, 2020. - Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa retained the powerful defence portfolio and gave other key jobs to his close family in a 26-member cabinet appointed on August 12. (Photo by LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI / AFP) (AFP)

Sri Lankan government moves swiftly to roll back 19 Amendment

1 min read . 19 Aug 2020

Sri Lanka plunged into darkness for 7 hrs after power outage hits entire nation

1 min read . 17 Aug 2020

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and PM Mahinda Rajpaksa (AP)

Three Rajapaksas sworn into new Sri Lanka Cabinet after election

1 min read . 12 Aug 2020

Sri Lanka election: Early results show Rajapaksa clan heading for landslide win

Sri Lanka election: Early results show Rajapaksa clan heading for landslide win

1 min read . 06 Aug 2020

Green energy projects make up over a fifth of India’s installed power generation capacity . (AFP)

India to set up solar power park in Sri Lanka

1 min read . 24 Jul 2020

Sri Lankan auto rickshaw driver Prasad Dinesh (AP)

First COVID patient in Sri Lanka censured as Superspreader, clarifies ordeal

5 min read . 15 Jul 2020

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