Sri Lankan President to appoint new PM, cabinet this week; Pope calls for leaders to respect human rights
Colombo/Weerakeiya, Sri Lanka Reuters Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said on Wednesday he would appoint a new Prime Minister and cabinet this week, after his elder brother and former premier Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned following deadly violence in the country. The new prime minister and cabinet will command a majority in the 225-seat parliament, Rajapaksa said, […]
In Sri Lanka, as economic crisis worsens, two men die waiting in queue for fuel
Colombo, Sri LankaReuters Sri Lankan police said on Sunday two men collapsed and died while waiting in separate queues to secure fuel amid sky-rocketing prices leading to record inflation. The men, in their seventies, died while they were waiting for petrol and kerosene oil in two different parts of the country, said police spokesman Nalin […]
Amid COVID surge, some Sri Lankans opt for cardboard coffins when cremating loved ones
Colombo, Sri LankaReuters At a factory in Sri Lanka’s Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia city, workers use staples and glue to assemble long cardboard boxes which will be used as coffins for some the country’s coronaviurs victims. The coffin is made out of recycled paper and costs a sixth of the cheapest wooden casket, according to 51-year old […]
Price of marriage pushes land out of reach in Sri Lanka
Sainthamaruthu, Sri LankaThomson Reuters Foundation It was another day of agony for Rizeena, as she waited with her family at their home in eastern Sri Lanka to meet yet another potential husband for her sister – the 46th time they have tried to find someone to marry her in the past decade. Most of these […]