Sri Lanka's president spoke to Newsweek about disaster recovery following the cyclone and geopolitical relationships.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told Newsweek Cyclone Ditwah had been devastating as it overlapped with debt restructuring ...

Sri Lanka’s request for a Rapid Finance Instrument is being considered as a priority by the IMF in view of the recovery efforts after the devastating cyclone Ditwah, the global lender said Sunday ...

Cyclone-struck Sri Lanka’s Kandy district — the seat of the last Royal kingdom of Ceylon — suffered extensive damage and was the worst-hit by the Ditwah disaster, which has claimed a total of 618 ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake expressed gratitude to neighboring countries, notably India, for their swift assistance following Cyclone Ditwah. As the island grapples with severe flooding and ...

Mission Chief for Sri Lanka issued the following statement today: "In the wake of the devastating impact and widespread ...

Residents of Kithulbadde village in central Sri Lanka say they have been left in the lurch after last week's deadly cyclone ...

Rain forecasts on Dec. 4 raised fears of more damage in flood-hit Indonesia and Sri Lanka, after earlier deluges killed more ...

The attack on benefits for the poor is part of unprecedented attacks on living standards, as the government imposes the ...

More than 70 countries could follow Sri Lanka into default, says the United Nations. A combination of Covid, energy price hikes and government-mandated organic farming brought a popular tourist spot ...

Officials estimate the damage runs into billions of dollars, a headache for the island nation just recovering from an ...

When Denuwarage Kusumalatha (54) saw flood water reach her doorstep in the wee hours of Nov. 29, it was already too late. A ...