- Children, Food security, Global development, Malnutrition, Poverty, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka
No milk, no eggs, small hope: fears rise for Sri Lanka’s malnourished children
Close to half the crisis-hit country’s under-fives go hungry and one in five suffer from wasting. Mothers tell…
- Animals, Business, Conservation, Environment, Fishing, Fishing industry, Marine life, Oceans, Plastics, Pollution, Shipping industry, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Wildlife, World news
‘Nurdles are everywhere’: how plastic pellets ravaged a Sri Lankan paradise
The country’s golden beaches have turned black as debris released from a sunken ship continues to wreak enviro…
- Environment, Oil spills, Pollution, Shipping industry, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, World news
Sri Lankans face up to ‘unmeasurable cost’ of cargo ship disaster
Fishing communities fear for future as oil, plastic and toxic chemicals devastate ecosystemUntil last week Luc…
- Education, Global development, Menstruation, Poverty, Society, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Women
‘They use old cloths’: Sri Lanka to give schoolgirls free period products
In a country where women often still resort to rags as sanitary towels, campaigners are trying to break down a…
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Spice of life: how turmeric became the ‘new gold’ for Sri Lanka villagers
Turmeric is synonymous with Sri Lankan cuisine and an import ban is helping boost production after the ravages…