Gotabaya Rajapaksa was forced to step down in 2022 as Sri Lanka faced its worst economic meltdown, with foreign reserves plummeting and the nation running out of dollars to finance imports of essentials such as food, fuel, and medicines.
Professor Emeritus, I M Dharmadasa Sheffield Hallam University, UK This article summarises the history of solar energy development in Sri Lanka that I have been involved with, over the past 40 years and my thoughts on the present situation in the country.
Sri Lanka's consumer price inflation dropped to minus 2% year-on-year in December after easing to minus 1.7% in November, official data showed on Tuesday, as the country posted a strong rebound from its worst financial crisis in decades.
School development officers protested on Monday in front of the Colombo Fort railway station, demanding integration into the state teachers’ service.
A rare migratory bird has been spotted in Sri Lanka recently. Birdwatcher Moditha Kodikara Arachchi says he spotted the bird one
India and Sri Lanka achieved their second wins in Group A of the Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup with easy victories over Malaysia and West Indies, respectively, in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.While Sri Lanka's win was an all-round show in the first game,
The Irrigation Department reports that persistent heavy rainfall across Sri Lanka has caused most of the major and medium-sized reservoirs under its management to overflow
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s leftist government asked former presidents, including the once-powerful Rajapaksa brothers,
The prohibition of an IYSSE lecture at Peradeniya University was followed by a blanket ban on all student meetings on or off campus, which sets a dangerous precedent for all universities.
Ltd., a leader in maritime HR and a strong advocate for gender diversity, recently launched the ‘She Can Sail the Seas’ initiative, a transformative program aimed at creating new opportunities for women in Sri Lanka’s maritime industry.
The government has procured 350 units of high-resolution cameras and fingerprint scanners for its Sri Lanka Unique Digital Identity project.
A deflationary environment in Sri Lanka is expected to continue in early 2025, according to the central bank governor, highlighting a change in scenario for the South Asian nation that had struggled with high prices during an unprecedented economic crisis.