We were attacked for being a foreign company and we lost a lot of business due to this slander. This frightened our staff and made many of our investors decide not to invest in Sri Lanka again. I am …
Sri Lanka protesters bring transport to near standstill
Shops, offices and schools closed and transport came to a near standstill in Sri Lanka on Friday amid nationwide demonstrations against the government over its alleged inability to resolve the worst …
Sri Lanka protesters bring transport to near standstill
Shops, offices and schools closed and transport came to a near standstill in Sri Lanka on Friday amid nationwide demonstrations against the government over its alleged inability to resolve the worst …
Anti-government protest strike in Sri Lanka shuts schools, businesses
Thousands of shops, schools and businesses closed on Friday as public and private sector workers in Sri Lanka went on strike, demanding the president and the government step down for their mishandling …
National strike in Sri Lanka to demand govt step down
Sri Lanka’s bus and train networks ground to a halt while offices and factories were empty Friday in a nationwide strike demanding the government’s resignation over the island’s worsening economic …
Sharp price rises in essentials and shortages drastically hitting Sri Lankan workers and the poor
Workers from a range of industries spoke to WSWS reporters about the poverty they now face and voiced their anger against President Rajapakse and his big business government.
Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s Dollar Reserves Drop to Below $50 Mn
Predicting a doomsday scenario for crisis-ridden Sri Lanka, the island nation’s Finance Minister Ali Sabry said that the total foreign reserves have dropped even below $50 million and warned that the …
Sri Lanka Crisis Highlights: Pressure mounts on Sri Lanka leader to quit as crisis grows
Pressure mounts on Sri Lanka leader to quit as crisis grows Thousands of Sri Lankans rallied in the countrys main business district and Christian clergy marched in the capital to observe a day of …
Sri Lanka Crisis Highlights: Pressure mounts on Sri Lanka leader to quit as crisis grows
Pressure mounts on Sri Lanka leader to quit as crisis grows Thousands of Sri Lankans rallied in the countrys main business district and Christian clergy marched in the capital to observe a day of …
In Sri Lanka, Things Fall Apart
Against this dire background Sri Lanka’s 22 million people were anxiously preparing … even to farm off to their acolytes and business friends in the way of government contracts and import monopolies …