COLOMBO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The worst drought in five years has pushed 900,000 people in Sri Lanka into “acute food insecurity”, the World Food Programme (WFP) says. An unpublished survey ...

RAJANGANAYA, Sri Lanka, May 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In mid-April, at the same time of year as their families have done for generations, Sri Lanka's paddy farmers started cultivating their ...

Rice shortages in Sri Lanka have disrupted the Hindu Thai Pongal celebrations, hindering the preparation of traditional dishes during the festival. The harvest festival Hindus celebrate on Jan. 14 ...

In this 2014 file photo, a view of the water marker on the dried out bottom of a lagoon in Katharagama, Sri Lanka, is seen. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte PERIYAKULAM, Sri Lanka, Oct 5 (Thomson Reuters ...

A price cap on the retail price of rice has triggered economic instability, causing supply shortages. Government moves have failed to solve the crisis. The Consumer Protection Authority has reported ...