#Cyclone Ditwah
FAO appeals for US$ 16.5 million in international assistance for Sri Lanka
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has appealed for US$ 16.5 million in international assistance to support the early...
Geopolitical and domestic challenges for Sri Lanka in 2026
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham The people of Sri Lanka have entered the new year in a precarious situation, facing enormous challenges in rebuilding the...
Sajith opposes proposed electricity tariff hike
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa says the people struggling due to the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah have been slapped with increased fuel prices...
Bouquets outnumber brickbats in AKD’s performance
By Col R Hariharan The year 2025 will be remembered in Sri Lanka for Cyclone Ditwah, which struck the Sri Lanka coast towards the...
Moving forward from Ditwah: Understanding the scale, impact and road to recovery
By Hirun Matheesha Rajapaksha The most devastating natural disaster to hit Sri Lanka in decades, Cyclone Ditwah, has forced the country into its...
Debt suspension could derail Sri Lanka’s economic recovery – Harsha
A senior Sri Lankan opposition lawmaker warned that renewed calls to suspend external sovereign debt repayments in the wake of Cyclone Ditwah could...
Floods cause Rs. 7.6 billion in losses to fisheries sector
Cyclone Ditwah related flooding has caused more than Rs. 7.6 billion in losses to the country’s fisheries sector, with aquaculture bearing the brunt...
NPP Govt urged to seek international help to recover remains from landslides
Sri Lanka’s Office of Missing Persons (OMP) has called on the government to seek international expertise to recover bodies buried in landslides and...
