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Keywords: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is receiving a wave of international assistance after catastrophic floods and landslides left more than 330 people dead and hundreds missing across the island. The disaster, triggered by severe weather linked to Cyclone Ditwah, has affected over a million residents and caused widespread destruction......
Sri Lanka is grappling with widespread devastation following the passage of Cyclone Ditwah, which has claimed at least 159 lives and left 203 people missing, according to the island’s Disaster Management Centre. The cyclone has displaced approximately 833,000 people, with an additional 122,000......
Severe flooding and landslides triggered by a week of relentless rainfall have left at least 31 people dead in Sri Lanka, according to the country’s Disaster Management Centre. The central regions, already vulnerable during the monsoon season, were hit particularly hard as soil saturated by days......
Colombo, October 22, 2025 — A Sri Lankan local politician was shot dead on Wednesday during a public meeting in the southern coastal city of Weligama, police said. The gunman, who opened fire multiple times before escaping, remains at large. The victim, Lasantha Wickramasekara, 38, was the head......
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the second review of Sri Lanka's $2.9 billion bailout package, marking a crucial step for the island nation’s recovery. Despite signs of stabilization, the global lender cautioned that Sri Lanka’s economic outlook remains fragile and......
In a nation grappling with a severe economic crisis, the election of Anura Kumara Dissanayake as Sri Lanka's first president with Marxist leanings has ignited hopes for profound change. Dissanayake's call for unity, clean politics, and pro-people economic reforms resonates with the 22 million......
Sri Lanka's newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Harini Amarasuriya, an opposition lawmaker, as the country's first female prime minister in 24 years. This historic appointment comes at a time when Sri Lanka is grappling with an unprecedented economic crisis, and the......
Sri Lanka is poised for a historic presidential election on September 21, with an unprecedented 39 candidates approved to contest for the nation's highest office. This record-breaking number of contenders, surpassing the previous high of 35 in 2019, reflects the complex political landscape as the......