Tag: Sri Lanka economy

Among those injured in the violent dispersals of the demonstrations were Catholic and Anglican Church leaders

Sri Lanka has suffered months of blackouts and dire shortages of food, fuel and medicines in its worst economic crisis since independence

Months of blackouts and acute shortages of food, fuel and pharmaceuticals have seen widespread suffering across the South Asian island nation

Public anger has sparked sustained protests demanding the government resign over its mismanagement of the economic crisis

Regular blackouts, acute shortages of food and fuel and record inflation have sparked increasing public discontent in the country

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

“It is not part of any Lenten sacrifice or practice, but we have no gas to cook them,” said Sister Dulcie Peiris in Kandy

Part of the Lenten offerings will go to teachers who have dedicated their time to children especially in the midst of the economic crisis

The priest said the people “lost faith in the political class and its leaders” and the Catholic Church “is on the side of the people"