Tag: Sri Lanka

Fuel shortages are forcing some people to use firewood, raising fears about the nation’s forests and its plans to switch to renewables

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo condemned as “unacceptable and an immoral response” reports that goons have been used to quell protests

Dozens of tourist-oriented businesses are advertising offers or assistance for stranded Ukrainians

"A government that cannot provide food, fuel, gas, and electricity that people need cannot remain in power,” said a Christian group

The ire of a mob in the near-bankrupt country was directed on Saturday at a woman identified as a soothsayer

The crisis has left vessels short of fuel in the ocean, and the repercussions are rippling down to dinner tables around the country

The country's inflation hit a record 17.5 percent in February with food inflation hitting 25 percent

The South Asian island nation is grappling with its worst economic meltdown in over seven decades

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa decreed that the animal be declared a "national treasure" and ordered its remains be preserved

The country's top health official said the bodies of virus victims could now be handed over to relatives for burial at any cemetery