While 80% of Sri Lanka’s poor still live in rural areas, the poverty rate in urban areas has tripled since ... His government, while facing growing public criticism over inadequate action ...

We warmly welcome you to Kandy Sri Lanka ... timecities will face unprecedented policy challenges. Urbanization also means greater pressure on land and housing as well as all the networked ...

Sri Lanka has made encouraging progress in reducing ... and an unduly large public sector. Addressing these issues will be critical for bringing all Sri Lankans out of poverty and ensuring a ...

Although Sri Lanka ... poverty will benefit the poor children who have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. This article highlights some of the education-related difficulties faced ...

COLUMBO: About a quarter of cash-strapped Sri Lanka's population was living in poverty despite the economy making a "remarkable recovery" from its worst financial meltdown, the World Bank said on ...

Factbox-What Are the Five Key Issues ... climb out of poverty. IMF PROGRAMME, DEBT RESTRUCTURING The four-year IMF bailout programme, secured in March last year, has helped Sri Lanka build up ...

Violet Mary, a 32-year-old Sri Lankan ... in Sri Lanka, experts say, and the economic woes are exacerbating inequalities in a nation where one in two women face period poverty.