Sri Lanka crisis

A general view of fishing trawlers parked at Negombo's "Lellama" fishery harbour during the sunrise, as fishermen and their families struggle due to a lack of diesel and a price hike over the last few months amid the country's economic crisis, in Negombo, Sri Lanka, April 16, 2022. Picture taken April 16, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
South Asia

Life 'very hard' for Sri Lanka fishermen in financial squall

People shout slogans against Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and demand that Rajapaksa family politicians step down, during a protest amid the country's economic crisis, at Independence Square in Colombo, Sri Lanka.(REUTERS)
Global Economy

Sri Lanka asks IMF for rapid financial assistance

Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Glasgow in 2021.Photographer: Andy Buchanan/Pool/Getty Images
Analysis

Sri Lanka must show IMF sustainable debt plan for emergency aid

Sri Lanka fuel prices up ahead of IMF talks
Global Economy

Sri Lanka fuel prices up ahead of IMF talks

Is Nepal heading down Sri Lanka’s path?
South Asia

Is Nepal heading down Sri Lanka’s path?

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in the financial district of lower Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in New York City, US, April 26, 2020/ Reuters
Global Economy

Sri Lanka debt restructuring could take months: S&P

Sri Lanka’s high commissioner Milinda Moragoda met finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photo: Sri Lanka high commission/HT
South Asia

Sri Lanka seeks India’s help to secure bridge financing amid economic crisis

Mahinda Rajapaksa. Photo: Collected
Politics

Sri Lanka PM ready for talks on day 5 of protest near president's office: Report

Hashini Wijesekera. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

Sri Lanka: The island on a deadline

General view of a protest area, dubbed the Gota-Go village, where people are gathering in opposition to Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa near the Presidential Secretariat is seen, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 11, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
South Asia

A small tent camp in Sri Lankan city becomes focus of national protests

Government Medical Officers' Association members walk with placards protesting against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa after his government lost its majority in the parliament during a demonstration near the parliament building in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo
South Asia

Drugs running out, surgeries cancelled as Sri Lanka's health system buckles

FILE PHOTO: People walk past the main entrance of the Sri Lanka's Central Bank in Colombo, Sri Lanka March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Global Economy

Sri Lanka to temporarily suspend foreign debt payments: Central bank governor

A protestor holds a Sri Lankan national flag in front of the Presidential Secretariat during a protest against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
South Asia

Sri Lankan parties want interim govt with new PM as IMF talks loom