Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Sri Lanka rations electricity as dollar crisis worsens

Sri Lanka Inflation

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka imposed electricity rationing Friday with the main power utility unable to buy fuel oil for its power stations as a result of the island’s worsening dollar crisis. Oil normally accounts for around nine per cent of electricity generation on the island, but a Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) official said the company had … Read more

Maldives Consider Islamic Funeral Rights For Sri Lankan Muslims

Sri Lankan Muslims Outcry

As the uproar about the cremation policy of Sri Lanka rises, Maldives says it is considering demanding the burial of Muslims who died of COVID-19. The social activists from the United Nations have condemned the move by the Maldives’ government considering the burial of the Muslims dying due to COVID-19 in Sri Lanka. It is … Read more