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A porter carries sacks of imported food items at a market place in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Economics
Sri Lanka’s financial crisis is impacting families across the economic spectrum
People wait in a queue expecting to buy cooking gas near a distribution center in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Food
A community kitchen in Colombo feeds Sri Lankans in need
An auto rickshaw driver pushes his vehicle next to a banner that says only those vehicles with QR codes will be given fuel at a fuel station in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Energy
Amid fuel crisis in Sri Lanka, bicycling is no longer a ‘poor person’s mode of transport’
Double the usual number of fishing boats are seen at the Dikkowita Fisheries Harbor, a main harbor in the Colombo area of Sri Lanka
Economics
Sri Lanka’s fuel shortage is hurting the country’s fishing industry
cars in line
Energy
Sri Lankans wait in line for days to refuel their vehicles amid shortages, economic crisis
woman in blue dress
‘We are ready to face any violence’: Protesters in Sri Lanka brace for a crackdown
Sri Lankan fans take a selfie during a cricket match with Australia in Colombo.
Sports
‘An air of hope’: Sri Lankans see cricket as a welcome distraction from the country’s economic, political woes
A large cargo ship is shown smoking and sinking into the ocean.
Top of The World
Sri Lanka faces an environmental disaster
Violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump storm the US Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
Global Politics
‘Even if a coup fails, it still damages your government’: What the US can learn from Sri Lanka’s coup attempt
Crowds holding candles and rosaries pray in the week following the Easter Sunday suicide bombings in Sri Lanka. 
Conflict & Justice
Sri Lanka remains wary of more attacks, but churches begin to rebuild
A man waves a backhoe as it lifts dirt to drop onto four caskets laid out in a row
Sri Lanka mourns with mass funerals
church in sri lanka
Conflict & Justice
Who are Sri Lanka’s Christians?
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe steps onto stage in front of colorful mural with black fist symbols
Global Politics
Sri Lankans denounce the ‘coup’ and constitutional crisis
A rose is lit by a candle as survivors, local residents and visitors gather for a ceremony for victims of the 2004 tsunami in Ban Nam Khem, a fishing village destroyed by the wave. Survivors of Asia's 2004 tsunami and relatives of its 226,000 victims crie
Environment
Survivors will never forget the day the tsunami hit
Development & Education
Human rights in Sri Lanka take center stage at the United Nations
Sri Lanka declares end to civil war
Arts, Culture & Media
Sri Lanka Opens First Highway
Global Politics
Is The War Over? Ambassador Robert Blake on Sri Lanka
Global Politics
The Tamil Tigers: Defeated at Last?
Global Politics
Tragedy in Sri Lanka: The Diaspora Is Watching
The High Cost of Sri Lanka’s 25-year Civil War
Another chapter in the long civil war in Sri Lanka
Arts, Culture & Media
Sri Lankan Independence Day marred by violence
Business, Economics and Jobs
Civilians caught in crossfire of Sri Lankan civil war
Sri Lankan government launches offensive against Tamil tigers
Arts, Culture & Media
A lovers’ park in Sri Lanka
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo answer
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo quiz
Global Politics
Sri Lanka Tamils claim persecution
Conflict & Justice
How wars end In Sri Lanka