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

Sri Lanka welcomes first tourist plane after lifting travel ban amid COVID-19

Sri Lanka uplifts travel ban

Sri Lanka has opened its borders for international tourists after a ban of more than nine months amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. According to the media reports, the authorities of the Indian Ocean island nation closed the two main international airports during the first wave of the coronavirus. Recently the government has introduced a pilot … Read more