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Uditha Jayasinghe
A worker carries sacks of onions at a market as it rains in Colombo on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 24, 2026
From Buenos Aires to Colombo, discontent simmers under the surface of rebounding economies
Reforms that restored investor confidence and stabilized public finances have yet to improve living standards for many.
Villagers gather around the body of a wild elephant that died after eating an explosive device locally known as "Hakka Patas" in Ambanpola, Sri Lanka, in July 2025.
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife
Oct 15, 2026
In Sri Lanka, human-elephant conflict takes deadly toll
An average of 138 people have been killed in encounters with the animals each year in Sri Lanka since 2019
Drivers wait in a line to refuel their auto rickshaws in Biyagama on the outskirts of Colombo on March 15.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Apr 11, 2026
Iran war leaves crisis-scarred countries counting the cost
Sri Lanka, Egypt and Pakistan ?belong to ?a group of crisis-scarred countries that analysts fear have been thrust back toward?trouble amid rising energy costs.
Motorists queue up to refuel their vehicles outside a petrol station in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 1, 2026
Asia barters for scarce energy as Iran crisis throttles supply
The race for alternative supply has hotted up as China, the world’s second-largest economy, imposed fuel export bans.
An employee works at a bar in the City of Dreams, an integrated resort that includes Sri Lanka's first high end casino, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 26, 2025
Sri Lanka rolls the dice on casinos to power post-crisis tourism boom
The success of the casino strategy is crucial for President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who completes one year in office next month.
An Israeli volunteer helps farmers from Kibbutz Beeri, Israel — near the border with Gaza — to pick avocados from their land on Nov. 15.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 24, 2023
Thousands of Sri Lankan workers to depart for Israel despite war
The Sri Lankan workers will join some 9,000 compatriots already in Israel, working in farming and care for the elderly.
A farmer tries to beat out a fire in abandoned farming land amid a drought in Anamaduwa, Sri Lanka.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 30, 2023
Drought deals second blow as Sri Lanka struggles back from crisis
The southwest monsoon farmers rely on for the summer harvest was scant this year because of the El Nino weather pattern
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and his Sri Lanka counterpart, Ali Sabry, during a joint news conference in Colombo on Saturday
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2023
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka invites Japan to resume investment
The South Asian island nation is working to restructure its massive debt to continue a $2.9 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 28, 2022
India makes inroads into Sri Lanka under China’s long shadow
Taking advantage of northern Sri Lanka’s proximity to India, new endeavors could help New Delhi balance China’s infrastructure projects in the south of the island.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 7, 2022
With an IMF deal in hand, Sri Lanka now courts China and India
To get debt to a sustainable level, Beijing, New Delhi, Tokyo, multilateral organizations and global asset managers must all swallow losses.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 17, 2022
Sri Lanka faces looming food crisis with stunted rice crop
Across rice farms on this Indian Ocean island, a bleak picture is emerging that the summer harvest could be as low as half that of previous years, according to experts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 22, 2022
Sri Lankan forces raid anti-government protest camp as new president takes office
Media footage showed soldiers in riot gear and armed with assault rifles tearing down the camp, set up in April by protesters enraged with the country’s economic collapse.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 15, 2022
Sri Lankan president hands in resignation after fleeing to Singapore
The announcement triggered jubilation in the commercial capital Colombo where protesters massed outside the presidential secretariat, defying a citywide curfew.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 13, 2022
Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives amid protests as economic crisis spirals
The president’s flight brings an end to the rule of the powerful Rajapksa clan that has dominated politics in the South Asian nation for the last two decades.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 31, 2022
Drivers in Sri Lanka queue 12 hours for fuel amid worst economic crisis since 1948
Gas prices have soared 259% since October 2021 as the government slashed subsidies to try and stabilize a teetering economy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2022
Ranil Wickremesinghe named Sri Lankan PM for sixth time amid crisis
He replaces the president’s brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa, who resigned amid deadly street protests.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 11, 2022
Sri Lanka protesters call for new government a day after clashes kill eight
Sri Lanka has been suffering its worst economic crisis in history, with a severe shortage of foreign exchange stalling essential imports, including drugs and fuel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 18, 2022
Sri Lanka’s reluctance to tap IMF helped push it into an economic abyss
Faced with a rapidly deteriorating economic environment, the government chose to wait, instead of moving quickly and seeking help.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Apr 13, 2022
Drugs running out and surgeries canceled as Sri Lanka’s health system buckles
Under the weight of the island nation’s worst economic crisis, the health care system is close to collapse.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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