The simultaneous provincial wheat-release programme may ease some pressure on millers, but bakers say the benefit will only reach them if official roti rates are adjusted accordingly.
Launched in 2023 amid the aftermath of Sri Lanka’s unprecedented economic turmoil, Aswesuma represented a targeted overhaul of the country’s social protection system.
According to the poll conducted in June 2026 and involving over 26,000 respondents across the European Union, 29 per cent of Europeans believe their personal standard of living will decline over the next five years.
As Sri Lanka’s economy stabilises under the new government, a looming El Niño threatens to reignite food inflation and test hard-won gains.
Sri Lanka, still...