Dimuthu Attanayake is an independent journalist and a researcher from Sri Lanka, covering business, tech, social issues, and environment. She was one of the 12 international journalists shortlisted for Thomson Foundation's Young Journalist Award in 2018. Previously, she worked as a big data researcher for LIRNEasia, and has also served as a Business Adviser for an Australian aid programme.
Sri Lankan families are still waiting for their loved ones to come home, 15 years after they surrendered to government forces during the last stages of the country’s civil war.
New Delhi has never had a better opportunity to tighten its grip on its island neighbour, analysts say, amid a flurry of business deals involving Indian companies.
Sri Lanka’s 2020 decision to drop a light rail project financed by Japanese companies led to friction between the countries, amid Colombo’s pivot to China.
The free trade pact offers tariff concessions over a 15-year period, and could be a catalyst for Sri Lanka’s objective of joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s JVP has long been anti-India. But New Delhi looks ready to set that aside as the political coalition he leads hones in on crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s presidency.
Sri Lankans are concerned their lives ‘may be threatened’ and help will not be readily available in an emergency as the country does not have a mission in Yemen.
India’s rush of energy and maritime deals with Sri Lanka are part of a strategy to boost its presence as the ‘strongest player’ in the South Asia region, analysts say.
Some experts also caution of lower barriers of entry to Sri Lanka’s power and energy markets for foreign firms, in view of the stability of the nation’s political future.
The cash-strapped South Asian nation is closing its banks from Thursday to begin a restructuring process linked to the US$2.9 billion loan it received from the IMF earlier this year.
Global economic shocks that decimated apparel demand prompted factories to lay off workers in an industry that accounted for half Sri Lanka’s export revenue in 2022.
Families, survivors urge ‘deserving punishment’ for perpetrators, as evidence suggest authorities had intelligence on potential attacks at least two weeks in advance.
Sri Lanka has been waiting since September for the IMF loan, which would give it foreign exchange funds to purchase sorely-needed goods and ease inflation.
Rohingya advocates fear that interest in the group is waning, as regional authorities were slow to respond to rights groups’ multiple calls for help and information on vessels.
More than one-third of the island nation’s families are going hungry. Its economy is shrinking. But Colombo can’t get its bailout until Beijing gives it financing assurances.
Fishermen are still finding plastic in fish from the Singapore-registered vessel carrying chemicals, plastic pellets that caught fire and sank near Sri Lanka, but there’s been little compensation so far for the ‘developing’ tragedy.
Ranil Wickremesinghe’s first budget as president had to meet conditions laid out by international body, but many believe he is not doing nearly enough to deal with economic crisis still affecting millions.