Politics
Catastrophe foretold and the state looked away
By Vox Civis Three months before his election as President last year, Anura Kumara Dissanayake made a striking promise at a public rally....
Sri Lanka
Widespread power outages affect 25% of CEB’s 7 million consumers
Nearly 200,000 electricity consumers across Sri Lanka are currently without power due to widespread disruptions caused by severe weather, the Ceylon Electricity Board...
Sri Lanka
Vegetable shortages loom as floods devastate farmlands
A shortage of vegetables is expected nationwide after widespread flooding and landslides destroyed plantations and submerged key agricultural regions, officials and industry sources...
Sri Lanka
Floods isolate Sri Lanka hospitals; staff and patients running low on food
Hospitals across several flood-hit districts are struggling to support stranded staff and patients as food supplies dwindle and access routes remain cut off,...
