Embattled leaders in hiding, Sri Lankans ask: What’s next?
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s political and economic crisis offered a peculiar tableau Sunday after a day of high drama: The protesters were everywhere, cooking in the…
‘The family took over’: how a feuding ruling dynasty drove Sri Lanka to ruin
COLOMBO: Dilith Jayaweera can still recall the moment he realised Sri Lanka was hurtling, unstoppably, towards financial ruin. It was around October 2021 and Jayaweera,…
Sri Lanka’s crisis and the power of citizen mobilization
CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE By Bhavani Fonseka Sri Lanka is facing an exceptional political and economic crisis that has sparked months-long protests across the…
Meet the fact-checkers decoding Sri Lanka’s meltdown
NEW YORK: In the evening of May 3, the atmosphere at Galle Face Green, an esplanade along the coastline of Sri Lanka’s capital city of…
Sri Lankans in Australians won’t send money to struggling friends and family fearing it will fall into the wrong hands
MELBOURNE: Sri Lankans living in Australia are refraining from sending desperately-needed funds to struggling friends and family back home, fearing money will never end up…
India says it will extend full support to Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: India has assured Sri Lanka of full assistance and said it may ‘consider ‘further financial assistance’ to help the island tide over the unprecedented…
Rear Admiral Upul De Silva appointed Navy Chief of Staff
COLOMBO: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed Rear Admiral Upul De Silva as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy, effective from June 21,…
Who is pouring oil on the flames in Sri Lanka?
CHINA GLOBAL TELEVISION NETWORK By Feng Guoquan BEIJING: Sri Lanka is in a dire situation. Known as the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean,” the country…
Dr. Shafi returns his salary arrears to the Ministry of Health to purchase medicines
COLOMBO: Dr. Seigu Shihabdeen Mohammad Shafi, a specialist in the obstetrics and gynecology unit of the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital, who was sent on compulsory leave…
Significant meeting between US and Chinese ambassadors to support Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: In a significant development, Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenhong held a meeting with US Ambassador Julie Chung on June 13, during which both envoys reiterated…