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    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Zeinab Badawi
      On Sri Lanka’s 75th birthday, the future looks bleak

      A country that once had one of the highest living standards in south Asia is mired in economic crisis

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      Sri Lanka to slash size of its military by a third by 2024

      Government seeks to cut cost of bloated armed services in wake of country’s financial crisis

    • Saturday, 31 December, 2022
      Travel
      The big hotel openings of 2023

      From Rome’s ‘most luxurious hotel ever’, to tented suites in Bhutan and Christian Louboutin’s Portuguese retreat

    • Wednesday, 28 December, 2022
      News in-depth
      Sri Lanka farmers count the cost of government fertiliser ban

      South Asian island nation relies on international aid to stave off starvation

    • Monday, 17 October, 2022
      Books
      Shehan Karunatilaka scoops Booker Prize for genre-busting second novel

      Judges praise ‘hilarious audacity’ of Sri Lankan’s ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’

    • Thursday, 13 October, 2022
      Crisis-hit Sri Lanka snaps up cheap Russian oil

      Emerging economies exploit price discounts forced on Moscow over invasion of Ukraine

    • Friday, 7 October, 2022
      HTSIHTSI’s 12 top picks from a year in travel
      The mystery and magnetism of Geoffrey Bawa

      Architect William Smalley journeys to Sri Lanka to further understand the father of tropical modernism

    • Friday, 7 October, 2022
      Sri Lanka debt talks with China a test of creditor appetite for bailout

      Crisis-hit Colombo needs commitments from big lenders to unlock IMF rescue package

    • Friday, 30 September, 2022
      The idyllic beach resort run by Sri Lanka’s bloated military

      The army has so little to do that soldiers are running hotels and restaurants

    • Friday, 23 September, 2022
      Sri Lanka aims for rapid progress in talks with creditors

      Finance ministry and central bank launch debt negotiations with ambitious timeline to unlock IMF bailout

    • Thursday, 1 September, 2022
      IMF reaches preliminary deal on $2.9bn Sri Lanka bailout

      Funds contingent on Colombo securing debt relief and undertaking reforms

    • Tuesday, 30 August, 2022
      Sri Lanka raises taxes in effort to secure IMF bailout

      President Ranil Wickremesinghe outlines measures in first budget as country seeks path to recovery

    • Wednesday, 10 August, 2022
      ReviewTheatre
      Counting and Cracking review — epic family drama plays out against Sri Lankan political strife

      At the Edinburgh International Festival, S Shakthidharan’s story weaves together modern life and historical pain

    • Monday, 1 August, 2022
      Anjali Garg
      Sri Lanka’s crisis highlights the importance of budget transparency

      To avoid civil unrest, governments should discuss spending decisions with the public

    • Sunday, 31 July, 2022
      Sri Lanka’s president warns IMF loan agreement pushed back until September

      Ranil Wickremesinghe blames delay on mass demonstrations against economic mismanagement

    • Thursday, 28 July, 2022
      Megan Greene
      Trouble is coming for emerging markets beyond Sri Lanka

      There’s a long list of highly indebted countries that look vulnerable when choosing between paying creditors or food and fuel

    • Wednesday, 27 July, 2022
      Behind the Money podcast17 min listen
      Is Sri Lanka’s economic crisis a canary in the coal mine?

      The south Asian nation is facing dire fuel and food shortages amid ongoing economic and political crises. What does that mean for the rest of the world?

    • Wednesday, 27 July, 2022
      News in-depth
      The white elephants stoking fury over Sri Lanka’s debt crisis

      The Rajapaksas lavished spending on vanity projects that are rotting away in the heat

    • Friday, 22 July, 2022
      Henry Paulson
      Planting trees is not a panacea — we need to save existing forests

      Stopping deforestation is complicated but more important than making pledges that have mixed results

    • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
      Sri Lanka police clear protest site stoking fear of more unrest

      IMF talks at risk as security forces raid Presidential Secretariat hours after Wickremesinghe sworn in as president

    • Wednesday, 20 July, 2022
      Sri Lanka MPs risk renewed unrest by electing unpopular PM as president

      Ranil Wickremesinghe must regain public trust while pushing through reforms needed for IMF bailout

    • Wednesday, 20 July, 2022
      News in-depth
      No food, no fuel and no jobs: the economic catastrophe engulfing Sri Lanka

      Workers at Colombo’s once thriving Pettah bazaar say their families have been forced to skip meals

    • Tuesday, 19 July, 2022
      Sri Lanka opposition forces unite ahead of presidential vote

      Tensions high as parliament dominated by ousted Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s party set to pick new leader

    • Monday, 18 July, 2022
      FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
      Sri Lanka picks a new leader

      Nearly half a trillion dollars were wiped from once high-flying financial technology companies

    • Sunday, 17 July, 2022
      Interview
      Sri Lanka opposition leader calls on IMF for ‘humane’ treatment

      Sajith Premadasa faces uphill battle in vote to pick new president on Wednesday

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