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Sri Lanka has reduced its food insecurity rate from 24% to 16%, according to Philip Ward, the newly appointed representative ...
Sri Lanka is running out of food, medicine, gas, and money — but the tourists just keep coming By Lina Batarags ...
Sri Lanka has approved a four-day workweek for public sector workers to help them cope with a chronic fuel shortage and encourage them to grow food, the government said.
Sri Lanka isn't anything like I was expecting! As a first-time visitor, I'm blown away by the landscape, food, history and ...
Powell opens door to rate cuts Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled the central bank could cut rates as soon as next ...
Until recently, Sri Lanka’s middle class, estimated by experts to be between 15 to 20 percent of the country’s urban population, generally enjoyed economic security and comfort.
As Sri Lanka's staple food, it points to further pressure on a country already struggling with its worst economic crisis in modern times, including runaway inflation and growing levels of ...
Sri Lanka’s most anticipated food industry event, Profood Propack & Agbiz 2025, began yesterday at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike ...
Sri Lanka offers a cautionary tale for countries struggling with inflation. Anger over fuel lines spilled into the streets and toppled a government. Will nationalism surge, or unity prevail?
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with journalist Sulochana Ramiah about Sri Lanka's protests, which have turned violent. The country is in crisis, with power blackouts and food shortages.
Sri Lanka is in the grip of multiple crises. In addition to a worsening COVID-19 situation, the country is grappling with an economic crisis, and food and fuel shortages. The military is at the ...