Coronavirus death toll in Sri Lanka reaches 850

World Bank Approves $50M for Sri Lanka’s Digital Push

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a USD 50 million project to support Sri Lanka’s digital transformation, focusing on modernising government services and strengthening the country’s digital economy. The Sri Lanka Digital Transformation Project will develop people-centric digital public infrastructure, including an integrated online portal for government services, secure data-sharing systems across state agencies, a digital locker for official documents, and a scalable g

22 Dec, 2025

Disaster Allowance Payments to Be Completed by Dec. 31

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has directed relevant authorities to ensure that government allowance payments to disaster-affected families are completed before December 31. The directive was issued during a special meeting held on Friday at the Presidential Secretariat to review district-level plans under the Rebuilding Sri Lanka programme and to assess challenges encountered during its implementation, according to the President’s Media Division (PMD). The discussion was attended by minis

21 Dec, 2025

Global Economists Call for SL to Pause Debt Repayments Post-Ditwah

A group of leading global economists, including Nobel laureate Joseph Eugene Stiglitz, has called for Sri Lanka’s debt repayments to be suspended as the country grapples with the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah. The appeal comes amid widespread devastation caused by the cyclone, which killed more than 600 people and destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes across the island. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake described the disaster as the “largest and most challenging natural disaster in our histor

23 Dec, 2025