At least two people were killed and another two were injured as heavy rains and winds lashed many parts of Sri Lanka the past two days. Dozens of houses were damaged by falling trees and several ...

By Adam Nossiter A.T. Ariyaratne, a Sri Lankan who fought to alleviate the terrible living conditions of his country’s rural poor ... shelters and rebuild houses and schools.” ...

BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka -- As the sun sizzled over small, run-down houses in the eastern Sri Lankan town of Batticaloa, a 35-year-old mother struggled to keep her newborn baby cool in the front room ...

Food, healthcare and house rental costs are high and still ... the cost of living is very high and incomes have not kept up. The bulk of Sri Lanka’s poor people are daily wage earners, and ...

Chris lives with his wife and two grown daughters in a beautiful modern house that he built in the suburbs of Colombo ... and credit cards are over-drawn. Sri Lanka, based on the National Consumer ...

The economic and political crisis in Sri Lanka has affected almost every home in the country ... including tea in the rice cooker. However, for houses with arrears in electricity bills from the ...

The IMF programme in Sri Lanka is devastating the common people of Sri Lanka ... The impact these years will have on the health of our children is unimaginable. Houses do not have electricity or ...

which has ruled Sri Lanka for most of the past two decades but is accused by protesters of dragging the country into chaos through poor management and alleged corruption. The president's older ...

As Australia's new government launches tough measures to halt asylum seekers arriving on boats, some dirt-poor ... houses, and bought vehicles for their parents and other family members left ...

Food, healthcare and house rental costs are high and still ... the cost of living is very high and incomes have not kept up. The bulk of Sri Lanka’s poor people are daily wage earners, and ...

Food, healthcare and house rental costs are high and still ... the cost of living is very high and incomes have not kept up. The bulk of Sri Lanka’s poor people are daily wage earners, and ...