This article by Nimaya Dahanayake originally appeared on Groundviews, an award-winning citizen journalism website in Sri Lanka. An edited version is published below as part of a content-sharing ...

Sri Lanka is dismantling its own food security at seed level, says Anuka De Silva, an agroecological farmer and land rights ...

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Economic crisis strains family elderly care systems Large numbers of older workers lack pensions Some turn to begging, charities to cope COLOMBO, Feb 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Kiri Banda ...

COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's first leftist president has surprised investors by embracing pro-market reforms in his first year, and plans fresh steps to boost investment and energy supplies after ...

Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power (NPP) government, led by the charismatic President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, entered office in late 2024 at a turning point in the country’s economic history. Sri ...

Economic recovery at core of presidential election battle Millions still struggle to make ends meet after crisis Meltdown pushed millions more into poverty by 2023 COLOMBO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Sri ...

Susikala was working as a daily wage earner at a flower garden in Hatton, a hilly area in central Sri Lanka, when in April 2022 the government defaulted on its debt. The default sent the economy into ...

By bno - Mumbai bureau Sri Lanka’s recent floods have delivered one of the most widespread economic disruptions the country ...

Sri Lanka is confronting a growing humanitarian crisis following the country’s worst flooding in decades, with the World Food Programme (WFP) warning that families remain at risk of hunger and disease ...