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Sri Lanka’s estimated poverty (share of the population living on less than $3.65 a day) remains stubbornly high, affecting as ...
Despite recent claims by some researchers suggesting that Sri Lanka’s population is entering a phase of long-term decline—due ...
Sri Lanka has recorded a sharp rise in fatal road accidents in the first half of 2025, with police statistics showing 1,274 fatal crashes resulting in 1,351 deaths between January 1 and June. ..
Sri Lanka's main Tamil party, ITAK, has called on the government to expedite the investigation of a suspected mass grave at ...
Every nation, in every region of the world, has to take a decision: either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.”– ...
Sri Lanka has achieved progress in smoking control, with an adult smoking prevalence of 8.7% — well below global averages and ...
The debt situation among a majority of the population in Sri Lanka is yet in a bad condition due to poor financial literacy ...
When the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) arrived in Sri Lanka on July 30, 1987, New Delhi did not expect to be embroiled in a bloody conflict with the ...
In a year marked by both progress and disparity, the global renewable energy sector witnessed a record-breaking addition of ...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is warning that debt is the main factor of vulnerability in the population. The causes include the 2022 economic crisis, rising inflation, unemployment, ...
Staff at Media Empowerment for a Democratic Sri Lanka never expected their small initiative to become the target of the kind ...
Melco's $1.2 billion City of Dreams Sri Lanka opens August 2, 2025, featuring South Asia's largest casino & luxury hotels, ...