Sri Lanka schools were forced to close due to poor air quality in the country. The poor air quality was caused by weather conditions and pollution.

While Sri Lanka’s economy has been hammered by the COVID-19 pandemic, with its once lucrative tourism revenues dropping from $5.6 billion in 2019 to $1.08 billion in 2020, its economic woes are ...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's cabinet has approved a US$46.5mil proposal to construct or repair over 14,000 houses in the island country as part of a national plan to enhance access to housing at the ...

The bulk of Sri Lanka’s poor people are daily wage earners, and they are among the hardest hit.” Sri Lanka sank into a financial crisis after the Covid-19 pandemic decimated tourism and ...

Under the IMF’s stringent conditions, ordinary Sri Lankans face exorbitant increases in the cost of living. In sharp contrast ...

Sri Lanka: Urban poor deprived of proper housing. Priyadarshana Meddawatta. 30 March 2010 ... Real Estate Exchange Ltd (REEL), which managed the project, defined its aim as follows: ...

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 ...

As per studies based on the national poverty line, the number of poor in Sri Lanka has increased from 3 million to 7 million during 2019-2023. According to the international poverty line, the number ...

Sri Lankan president, prime minister agree to step down after massive protests 00:25. Colombo, Sri Lanka — President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to resign in the coming days, the speaker of ...

A year after angry Sri Lankans stormed the president's residence and forced his ouster during a meltdown of the economy, the island's streets are calm, there are no serpentine queues at fuel ...

COLOMBO, July 5 (Reuters) - A year after angry Sri Lankans stormed the president's residence and forced his ouster during a meltdown of the economy, the island's streets are calm, there are no ...