Tag: Sri Lanka economy
Stranded Ukrainians find comfort in crisis-hit Sri Lanka
Dozens of tourist-oriented businesses are advertising offers or assistance for stranded Ukrainians
Religious groups join protests in Sri Lanka over economic crisis
"A government that cannot provide food, fuel, gas, and electricity that people need cannot remain in power,” said a Christian group
Sri Lanka’s president offers to share power as protests escalate
Protests demanding the president's resignation grew over the worsening shortages of food, fuel, and medicines
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka declares 36-hour nationwide lockdown
The ire of a mob in the near-bankrupt country was directed on Saturday at a woman identified as a soothsayer
Sri Lanka’s Catholic bishops urge politicians to save nation from becoming...
It said that "the present government as well as those in the opposition … must adopt a conciliatory not a confrontational approach”
‘We need a national transformation or a new beginning’ — Sri...
He said the country is “in a hopeless situation,” adding that “it is the result of a series of wrong choices made by everyone
Plenty of fish but no catch as Sri Lanka economic crisis...
The crisis has left vessels without fuel to go to sea, and the repercussions are rippling down to dinner tables around the country
Economic crisis forces Sri Lankans to moonlight as prices soar
Sri Lankans are being forced to take on second jobs as millions struggle to survive the nation's worst economic meltdown since independence
Sri Lanka hospitals running out of life-saving drugs
The country's inflation hit a record 17.5 percent in February with food inflation hitting 25 percent
Sri Lanka deploys troops as fuel shortage sparks protests
The South Asian island nation is grappling with its worst economic meltdown in over seven decades