Asia Sri Lanka 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
Asia Sri Lanka Sri Lanka's garment exports continued their downward trend, falling 20% year-on-year to $330,95 million, according to data compiled by industry body Joint Apparel Association Forum
Asia Sri Lanka Some 40 government hospitals across the country have been closed and other 100 hospitals are likely to close soon for various reasons, including the departure of doctors for foreign countries, retirements, transfers and resignations from their posts
Asia Sri Lanka The country has started planning to recruit graduate teachers and teaching assistants to fill vacancies in Tamil language schools
Asia Sri Lanka President Wickremesinghe issued an extraordinary gazette notification declaring the postal service an essential public service, as postal workers in the country went on strike against the decision to turn post offices in Nuwara Eliya and Kandy into hotels