Tag: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Strategic Push to Export Skilled Labour

International Labour Migration CIR Web Editor -
Sri Lankan labour migration to Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries is a cornerstone of the Sri Lankan economy, employing...

Sri Lanka’s emergence as a cybercriminals paradise spells doom for national security

FOCUS CIR Web Editor -
Speed Read Following the recent crackdowns on international gangs engaged in cybercrimes, experts are warning against existing regulatory gaps that...

As El Niño whiplashes, Sri Lanka braces for scorching dry spell

Big Story CIR Web Editor -
Speed Read As El Nino scorches Sri Lanka, electricity generation may drop by 127 gigawatt-hours Sri Lanka could face hotter and...

‘We escaped at midnight’: How debt bondage traps Sri Lanka’s Malaiyaha Tamil tea workers

FOCUS CIR Web Editor -
Speed Read: Tea workers allege debt bondage and restrictions on movement in Sri Lanka's private estates. Amnesty International documents labor abuses...

From Sri Lanka to Gaza’s waters: Sameera’s chilling account of detention, defiance and hope

Big Story CIR Web Editor -
After days in detention and treating injured activists with improvised medical supplies, a mother of two, humanitarian worker and...

Displaced Asian cybercrime operatives find a new operational home in Sri Lanka

FOCUS CIR Web Editor -
Speed Read In coordinated cybercrime raids conducted within 24 hours, authorities have arrested more than 220 foreign nationals in Sri...

Sri Lanka hit by fuel storage capacity, not supply

Insight CIR Web Editor -
Speed read Sri Lanka’s fuel system is constrained by limited storage capacity, not supply, with only about 150,000 metric tons...

Toxic fallout: Mercury fears, substandard coal and a governance crisis converge at Norochcholai

Developing Story CIR Web Editor -
Speed read Mercury(hg) concerns linked to substandard coal at the Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant have raised fears of toxic exposure,...

Easter 2019: A tragedy foretold and still unresolved

Explainers CIR Web Editor -
Seven years ago, on 21 April 2019, sun dawned to just another Sunday. Churches in Sri Lanka were crowded...

Sri Lanka’s Bumpy Road to a Political Reset

Electoral Integrity CIR Web Editor -
Sri Lanka is navigating a fragile political transition following a period of unprecedented economic collapse and public unrest that...

Energy minister under fire as NPP confronts first no-confidence motion over corruption charges

Explainers CIR Web Editor -
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s ruling National People’s Power (NPP) government is confronting its first major test of political credibility,...

From maritime tensions to economic recovery: Can Sri Lanka navigate the next decade?

Interview CIR Web Editor -
Speed Read: Sri Lanka’s relationship with neighboring India remains central to regional stability but cannot come at the expense of...