Fuel shortages are rising worldwide, and some countries have started rationing fuel. Wartime rationing offers a model for ...

Sri Lanka on Sunday (March 15, 2026) switched to a digital QR code-based system to ration fuel sales, a move authorities described as a “precautionary measure” amid persisting uncertainty in West Asia ...

Sri Lanka has introduced a four-day work week to conserve fuel to prepare for a prolonged war in the Middle East. The government is also suspending all public ceremonies and asking civil servants to ...

The government is also encouraging remote work wherever possible. Sri Lanka has moved to a four-day workweek as part of emergency measures to conserve fuel reserves amid a deepening global energy ...

A U.S. submarine attacked an Iranian warship, which sank in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sri Lanka, on Wednesday, bringing the West Asian conflict closer to the Indian subcontinent. At least 83 ...

Sri Lankan police repatriated 125 people to China suspected to be involved in ‌telecom fraud, China's Ministry of Public Security said on Thursday, adding that the move comes after deepening law ...

On Day 32 of the Middle East conflict, the fallout continues to ripple across economies far beyond the immediate region.

Amid the ongoing Middle East crisis, Sri Lanka has declared every Wednesday a public holiday to conserve fuel as the island nation grapples with possible shortages following the US and Israel’s war ...

Sri Lanka has introduced a four-day working week and a work-from-home mandate to conserve dwindling fuel and gas reserves amid supply disruptions caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran. Officials said ...

The decision, which was announced earlier this week, has been made as the country prepares for prolonged conflict in the Middle East, with Iran showing no signs of unblocking the key maritime passage ...

The passing of Fr. Aloy Pieris S.J. marks the end of a rare and remarkable chapter in the intellectual and spiritual life of Sri Lanka. I knew Fr. Aloy not merely as a name of global academic stature, ...

The island off the southern tip of India that is today the nation of Sri Lanka was, from 1802 to 1948, a colony in the British empire known as British Ceylon. During this time, British settlers ...