Sri Lanka to resume debt restructuring talks with China

The Hague ?people?s tribunal? urges justice for Lasantha

By Easwaran Rutnam A series of civil society-led hearings culminated in The Hague with justice being sought over the murder of journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge as well as journalists in Mexico and Syria. Lasantha’s daughter Ahimsa Wickrematunge tweeted saying the ‘People?s Tribunal’ at The Hague found the Government of Sri Lanka guilty of her father Lasantha Wickrematunge?s murder. “The People?s tribunal has achieved justice for my father which the Government of Sri Lanka failed to do in 13

20 Sep, 2022

Food insecurity in Sri Lanka forcing families to borrow food

The food insecurity in Sri Lanka is forcing some families to borrow food, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said. WFP said that the food security situation in Sri Lanka remains unstable. More than one-third of the population is now facing acute food insecurity, according to WFP?s August remote household food security surveys ? which is a concerning increase compared with June. Sri Lanka continues to grapple with its worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. As record h

20 Sep, 2022

Ranil says Sri Lanka is broke as a country

President Ranil Wickremesinghe says Sri Lanka is broke as a country. He said that Sri Lanka will need 25 years from now to 2048 to repay what Sri Lanka has borrowed. ?It?s not a secret that we are all broke as a country. We have to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps. We have already started discussions with the IMF and staff level agreement is there. We have to talk to India, China and Japan and to the private creditors. While we look at our issues of debt, we also have to repay what we have

20 Sep, 2022