Senior US officials arrived in Sri Lanka on a four-day visit Sunday (26) to find ways to help the island nation in the throes of an unprecedented economic crisis and severe shortages of essential supplies, as the energy minister warned that…
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Sri Lanka's Parliament has cancelled its remaining sittings for the week to save fuel, officials said Thursday (23), with a disastrous economic crisis rapidly depleting the island nation's already scarce petrol supplies
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Sri Lanka’s debt-laden economy has “collapsed” after months of shortages of food, fuel and electricity, its prime minister told lawmakers Wednesday (22), in comments underscoring the country’s dire situation as it seeks help from…
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Bankrupt Sri Lanka will reserve a portion of its scarce fuel supplies for the cremation of Buddhists, whose funeral rites have been disrupted during a dire economic crisis
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Crisis-hit Sri Lanka announced weekly fuel quotas for motorists on Sunday (12), as an acute shortage worsened and longer queues formed outside the few pumping stations still operating
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Without sufficient food reserves or currency to import more, Sri Lanka looks set to face unprecedented food shortages. But how did the South Asian country get into this situation, and how can they get out of it?
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Sri Lanka’s prime minister said Tuesday (7) that the United Nations has arranged a worldwide public appeal to help the island nation’s food, agriculture and heath sectors amid serious shortages caused by its worst economic crises in recent…
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Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is seeking urgent United Nations help to build a stockpile of essential foods, the prime minister's office said Friday (3), after authorities warned of looming starvation
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Sri Lanka seeks to secure around $5 billion in funding this year to cover repayments for fuel imports and other items bought through credit lines, and another $1 billion to bolster its foreign reserves, the prime minister's office said on…
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At a high level, it is the Rajapaksas and their close advisors such as Dr P.B. Jayasundera who are responsible for avoiding and delaying IMF and debt restructuring until it was too late. At a level below, it is the members of the MB…
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