The total economic losses incurred are estimated to be around $6-$7 billion. This is more than the country’s foreign reserves ...

Officials estimate the damage runs into billions of dollars, a headache for the island nation just recovering from an ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s prime minister said late last month that the island nation’s debt-laden economy had “collapsed” as it runs out of money to pay for food and fuel. Short of cash to ...

South Asia Regional Director Imad Fakhoury has urged Sri Lanka to move beyond economic stabilisation and decisively enter a ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it expects Sri Lanka’s economic activity to take a hit following the widespread ...

Sri Lanka entered 2024–2025 with cautious optimism. After navigating one of the most severe economic crises in its ...

Disaster-hit Sri Lanka has unveiled a major compensation package to rebuild homes damaged by a deadly cyclone, even as the ...

Speaking to CNA Asia Now, WFP’s country director in Sri Lanka, Philip Ward, described the situation as “catastrophic”, with 1 ...

Rescue teams raced Wednesday to reach communities isolated by last week's catastrophic floods and landslides in Indonesia, ...

November to January are usually the busiest season for Herath Gedara Rohan Anil Kumara’s three-bedroom homestay in Sri ...

As Sri Lanka faces its worst economic crisis since independence, it is high time – not just for the Sri Lankan political elite, but the world at large – to reflect upon how the country got here.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s prime minister says the island nation’s debt-laden economy has “collapsed” as it runs out of money to pay for food and fuel. Short of cash to pay for imports of such ...