Sri Lanka's economy grew at a slower-than-expected 1.8% in the fourth quarter of the 2021 financial year, taking its full year growth to 3.7%, data from the government's statistics department showed ...

Sri Lanka ends 2021 with foreign currency reserves in hand (US$1.6 billion) to support a month of imports. For much of the year, a shortage of dollars saw uncleared essential imports piling up at the ...

Last spring, Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa put a ban on agrochemicals. His goal was an ambitious one: to transform Sri Lanka into the first nation with 100-percent organic agriculture. Less ...

COLOMBO, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Workers' remittances, a major source of foreign exchange in Sri Lanka, dropped to a 10-year low at $5.49 billion in 2021, central bank data showed on Friday, as the country ...

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s 2019 election manifesto promised ‘Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour’. Professionals for a Better Future (Viyathmaga) were to implement his programs, which would achieve ...

Mrs. Sri Lanka 2020 has agreed to relinquish her title after being arrested for tearing Mrs. Sri Lanka 2021′s crown from her head during a pageant earlier this week. Caroline Jurie, who won the ...

1. Human Rights Watch submits the following information regarding Sri Lanka’s implementation of recommendations accepted through its third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in 2017, and information ...

In March 2021, the UN Human Rights Council, responding to continuing abuses and the failure of accountability in Sri Lanka, mandated the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to collect ...

Weligama is the latest hip destination for tourists in Sri Lanka with aspirations to become the South Beach of the country. The beach resort area has seen an influx of boutique hotels, restaurants and ...