Sri Lanka’s Cyclone Ditwah Recovery: The President Stressed the Importance of Stable Housing Plans
Cyclone Ditwah has left Sri Lanka grappling with one of its most severe natural disasters in recent history. With many people lost their lives, missing, and over 1.5 million affected, the scale of devastation has triggered a nationwide response involving government agencies, private sector partners, and international donors. This article outlines the key recovery efforts, […]
IMF Signals Expanded Support as Sri Lanka Faces Severe Economic Shock After Cyclone
Economic implications, recovery priorities, and fiscal outlook Sri Lanka is once again confronting economic turbulence this time not from external debt markets or inflationary pressures, but from nature itself. The recent cyclone and severe flooding have disrupted daily life, forced mass displacement, damaged infrastructure, and halted business activity across several provinces. Early estimates from disaster-management […]
Sri Lanka’s Cyclone Ditwah Response: Infrastructure, Aswesuma & Mahapola Welfare, and the Urgency of Systemic Reform
Cyclone Ditwah has emerged as one of the most devastating climate events in Sri Lanka’s recent history. As of early morning December 4, 2025, official figures report 479 deaths, 356 people missing, and over 1.58 million individuals affected across all 25 districts. The government has declared 22 districts as national disaster-affected areas, triggering emergency protocols […]
Floods, Landslides & Urban Chaos: Why Sri Lanka Must Reinvent Its Disaster Infrastructure
Cyclone Ditwah has done more than disrupt daily life. It has exposed the fragility of Sri Lanka’s infrastructure a system that buckles under pressure, collapses under intense rainfall, and leaves communities stranded when they most need protection. Flooded highways, submerged neighbourhoods, collapsing bridges, and paralysed transport networks are no longer occasional disasters; they are predictable […]
Suwanda Industries (Cycle Pure Incense – Sri Lanka) Recertified as ZeroCarbon® Manufacturer for 2025
Suwanda Industries, known globally under the brand name Cycle Pure Incense, is proud to announce its recertification as a ZeroCarbon® Manufacturer for 2025. This marks another significant milestone in the company’s ongoing journey of environmental responsibility and purpose-driven business. As Sri Lanka’s only Carbon Neutral Manufacturer of Incense Sticks, this achievement reaffirms the company’s unwavering […]
Rebuilding After the Cyclone: Why Recovery Must Start With People, Not Projects
When a cyclone tears through a country, the immediate images are always the same; fallen trees, flooded homes, damaged roads, boats pushed inland, families sheltering in schools. But long after the water recedes and the news cycle shifts, the real recovery quietly begins in kitchens, shops, fields, classrooms, and tea stalls. It is a slow, […]
After Cyclone Ditwah: What Sri Lanka’s Disaster Readiness Really Reveals
Cyclone Ditwah will be remembered not only for the devastation it caused, but for what it exposed: Sri Lanka’s disaster-management machinery is still far from ready for a climate era defined by intense storms, unpredictable rainfall, and rapid-onset emergencies. The cyclone’s toll lives lost, homes destroyed, roads submerged, communities displaced reveals a reality that cannot […]
Sri Lanka Faces Severe Weather Emergency as Cyclone Ditwah Intensifies
As of November 28, 2025, Sri Lanka is confronting one of its most dangerous weather events in recent years. Cyclone Ditwah, currently located approximately 40 kilometres southwest of Trincomalee, has made landfall and is moving in a north-northwest direction. The Department of Meteorology has issued warnings of heavy rainfall, strong winds, and rising flood risks […]
Vehicle Import Demand and Exchange Rate Stability in 2025: A Public Perspective on Sri Lanka’s Economic Recovery
Sri Lanka’s economic recovery in 2025 is marked by cautious optimism. After years of volatility, the country is seeing signs of growth, supported by exports, tourism, and remittances. Yet one area drawing public attention is the rising demand for vehicle imports and the associated Letters of Credit (LCs), which have implications for exchange rate stability, […]
Assetline Finance Soars High, Nearing 40% Asset Growth During 1st Half of FY2025/26
Assetline Finance Limited, which forms the core financial services pillar within the David Pieris Group, reported a strengthened and increasingly resilient first-half performance for FY2025/26, with significant gains in asset growth, income enhancement, and core profitability for the six months ended 30 September 2025. Total assets expanded to Rs. 72,712 million, representing nearly 40% growth […]