Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sri Lanka needs well-designed political and economic policy changes for long-term recovery

The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues. 

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Sri Lanka urges US House committee not to process with “inaccurate” resolution

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Environmentalists move Sri Lankan Supreme Court against government, operators over ship fire

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Sri Lanka becoming land of auction, alleges opposition leader

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Sri Lanka opposes resolution presented in US House ‘influenced” by LTTE sympathisers

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'Conspiracy theories' about Sinopharm vaccine delayed rollout in Sri Lanka

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Even $100 billion can’t compensate for environmental damage caused by ship fire: Sri Lankan minister

Even if Sri Lanka gets $100 billion as compensation the amount can’t compensate the environmental damage, Sri Lankan Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said on the incident of fire on MV-X pearl ship

MV-X Pearl Press ship, which caught fire off Sri Lankan coast, is now sinking

MV-X Pearl Press, the Singapore flagged container ship that caught fire two weeks ago in Sri Lankan waters, is now sinking, the Sri Lankan Navy said in a statement on Wednesday. The ship still contains oil containers; however, there is no report of the oil spill so far

Sri Lanka to fix transponders to boats for better monitoring

Sri Lanka has decided to fix transponders in 4,200 multi-day ocean-going boats which will help them to track them through a vessel monitoring system

Sri Lankan president directs officials to get 600,000 doses of Astra Zeneca at any cost

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Government plans to sell prime land in Colombo to foreigners, alleges opposition Sri Lankan MP

A Sri Lankan lawmaker belonging to an opposition party has alleged that the Rajapaksa government is planning to sell another 200 acres of prime land to foreigners, adding that it has already been passed by the cabinet

Sri Lanka to keep away from foreign loan-funded schemes, but bullish on China-backed Port City

The Sri Lankan government has decided to keep away from expensive foreign loan-funded schemes in the future to avoid the external debt trap, but was bullish on the China-backed Colombo Port City project which, an official said, could rope in huge foreign direct investment

Sri Lankan nurses to go on two-day strike

Amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic, nurses in Sri Lanka have decided to go on a two-day strike from today, a move that could seriously affect the country’s COVID-19 response

Former Sri Lankan PM calls for special laws to control Covid crisis

Former Sri Lankan prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for special legislation to control the COVID 19 pandemic, suggesting opposition leaders should also be consulted by the government on the draft

Sri Lankan PM orders relief to fishermen affected by MV-X Press Pearl fire incident

The fire on the MV-X Press Pearl ship off the Sri Lankan coast, which raged for days, has affected scores of daily fishermen on Sri Lanka’s Uswetakeiyawa coast

Sri Lanka policies on preventing suicides and controlling pesticide use get Future Policy Award

The Future Policy Award 2021 organized by the World Future Council has nominated two Sri Lankan policies this year for the award: the control of pesticides and prevention of suicides