Following years of conflict in Sri Lanka, HI implemented a project with the support of the US Department of State to increase the involvement of women, especially women with disabilities, in the country’s reconciliation process. The civil war [1] that raged in Sri Lanka for more than 20 years resulted in the deaths of more than 70,000 people and the disappearance of thousands more. Today, nine years after the end of the conflict, a process of national reconciliation is under way in the country. However, very few women are involved in this…
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They could not save their baby’: the human cost of Sri Lanka’s fuel crisis
It was, said the doctor, an avoidable delay that would haunt these parents for ever. When their two-year-old daughter first refused to eat, then began to go yellow with the signs of jaundice and then fell into a seizure, Kanchana and her husband, living in the Sri Lankan region of Haldummulla, knew she needed urgent medical care. But they faced a terrible obstacle. Sri Lanka is in the grip of the worst economic crisis in its history, declaring bankruptcy and with no foreign reserves left to pay for imports. As…
Read MoreAustralia players raise ethical concerns over cricket tour to Sri Lanka
Australia’s cricketers have raised ethical concerns about touring Sri Lanka but will support a decision from officials to proceed with next month’s tour. Australia are due to fly out to Sri Lanka next week, with the island country in the midst of an economical crisis and political unrest. Sri Lanka was placed under a curfew early this month after protests turned deadly, and while those have been lifted rising inflation and shortages of key resources remain problematic. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/may/25/australia-players-raise-ethical-concerns-over-cricket-tour-to-sri-lanka
Read MoreNo new financing for Sri Lanka without macroeconomic policy framework – WB
The World Bank on Tuesday said it is not planning to provide any new financing to cash-strapped Sri Lanka until an adequate economic policy framework has been put in place. In a statement, the multilateral development bank said it was repurposing resources from previously approved projects to help the Sri Lankan government pay for some essential medicines, temporary cash transfers for poor and vulnerable households, and other support. It said recent media reports had inaccurately stated that the World Bank planned to provide Sri Lanka with a new bridge loan…
Read MoreHow hubris and Covid transformed Sri Lanka from ‘donor darling’ to default
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Read MoreKrrish case against Namal Rajapaksa: CID seeks AG’s advice
The CID conducting investigations against Hambantota District Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa, concerning alleged misappropriation of Rs.70 million belonging to Krrish Company yesterday informed Court that they have sought Attorney General’s advice regarding possible future legal action into the matter. Accordingly, Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage fixed the case for September 21. MP Namal Rajapaksa was present in court in connection with the case filed for allegedly misappropriating Rs.70 million granted by Indian Real Estate Company Krish Lanka Pvt. Ltd, for the development of rugby in Sri Lanka. The prosecution alleged that…
Read MoreSri Lanka PM to take over as finance minister too
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will take charge as finance minister as well, the president’s office has announced, and will lead talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the crisis-hit nation seeks a bailout. “Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as finance, economic stabilisation and national policies minister before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa this morning,” a statement from the president’s office said on Wednesday. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/5/25/sri-lanka-pm-to-take-dual-charge-of-finance-minister
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