A quarter of households in Sri Lanka are headed by women, yet there is no comprehensive national strategy to address their needs, particularly during times of crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 4 May, Fathima Rinoza, a 44-year-old mother of three from Sri Lanka's minority Muslim population, was admitted to hospital with a suspected case of Covid-19. Fathima, who lived in the Sri ...

Protesters took to the streets to push for a change in policy A remote island has been chosen by Sri Lanka's government for the burial of Covid-19 victims from the minority Muslim and Christian ...

Persistent deficits made it difficult for Sri Lanka to meet its debt obligations, and the COVID-19 pandemic worsened the nation’s economic outlook. Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian ...

during a curfew amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 1, 2020. Colombo, Sri Lanka - The government also said that for the first time ever ...

Sri Lanka 's president said on Monday that he had replaced a health minister who previously promoted potions and magic water as cures for COVID-19, reported AFP. Pavithra Wanniarachchi had ...

High debt, shortsighted economic policies and tourism revenue losses from the COVID-19 pandemic plunged Sri Lanka into its ...

Nimesha, 49, is contesting for the Socialist Party of Sri Lanka and one of about 8,000 candidates in the poll, which comes ...

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