Sri Lanka

As the June 12 deadline approaches, the ministry will likely receive a wide array of ideas. The challenge will be synthesizing them into a coherent, actionable medium- to long-term strategy that delivers the 20 per cent target without compromising growth or equity.

As scooters and motorbikes hit the roads in the coming months and years, they will carry more than just health workers – they will transport hope, expertise, and care to the doorsteps of countless Sri Lankan families.

This proposed overhaul of Sri Lanka’s Environmental Act represents one of the most ambitious and unyielding ecological policy shifts in the nation’s history.

As Sri Lanka navigates post-economic challenges and evolving social norms, addressing teenage pregnancy requires balancing cultural sensitivities with evidence-based interventions.

As the civilian landowners of Thaiyiddy vow to continue their monthly protests in the shadow of the newly built vihara, their struggle illuminates the enduring resilience of the Sri Lankan Tamil community.

To ensure the new laws do not remain merely symbolic, the CEA has initiated a massive recruitment drive, onboarding 281 new environmental officers to fill a critical staffing void that had persisted for nearly a decade.

While international charitable organizations and foreign aid have provided some temporary relief through donations of medicine and supplies, experts agree that short-term charity cannot replace a functioning national pharmaceutical supply chain.

Sri Lanka has successfully navigated its way out of the darkest days of sovereign default, rebuilding a foundation of stability. However, as the World Bank’s latest assessment makes clear, this recovery remains deeply uneven.