Sri Lanka

In a joint statement, UN agencies in Colombo said they had raised $79 million to feed the needy, but the growing number of poor people makes an additional $70 million necessary

Two charter flights carrying essential medicines donated by China arrived in Colombo, third consignment from China this year after the deliveries of June and September

Information and Communication Technology Agency will host World Entrepreneurship Week for the next three years until 2024, a global event that recognises and empowers entrepreneurs in every country through various initiatives

Sri Lanka's annual inflation rate soared to over 70% in August, with official data showing that food prices rose 84,6% from a year ago

On 23 September, the Sri Lankan government will inform all its external creditors about the deal agreed with the International Monetary Fund for economic recovery and the next steps in the debt restructuring process

The Welfare Benefit Board will introduce a system to identify those who are actually in need of financial assistance due to the current economic crisis, among the recipients of Samurdhi, Elderly and Physically Disabled benefits

India is likely to deliver a Dornier 228 military aircraft to Sri Lanka in the coming days, as part of the line of credit extended to the country

The government is cracking down on the organisers and participants of the protest movement, arresting several leaders of the demonstration, imposing travel bans on others and ordering the eviction of the last remaining protest tents

The country's severe economic crisis is driving women into prostitution after they lost their jobs in the textile industry; 22 million Sri Lankans are facing enormous hardship and prospects of poverty