15

Jun

Photo Story – Captain of the MV X-Press Pearl ship arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department in Sri lanka

Sri Lankan Prison guards escort arrested Captain of the burnt ship MV X-Press Pearl, Tyutkalo Vitaly (C) who is to be arraigned before the Colombo High Court in Colombo, Sri…

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02

Jun

Disaster feared as chemical cargo ship sinks off Sri Lanka

A cargo ship carrying tonnes of chemicals is sinking off Sri Lanka's west coast, the country's government and navy said on Wednesday, in one of Sri Lanka's worst-ever marine disasters.…

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26

May

UPDATED: Photo Story: Container ship on fire off the coast of Sri Lanka

A handout photo made available by the Sri Lankan Air force Media shows the Singapore-registered container vessel MV X-Press Pearl on fire, nine nautical miles northwest of Colombo port in Colombo, Sri…

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21

Apr

Sri Lanka reports six cases of blood clots among AstraZeneca vaccine recipients, 3 dead

Sri Lanka has found six cases of blood clots among recipients of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, three of whom have died, Health Minister Pavithra Waniarachchi told parliament on Wednesday. Nearly…

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18

Apr

Photo Story – Traditional Sinhala and Tamil New year rituals in Sri Lanka

A Sri Lankan Buddhist monk applies drops of herbal oil on an elephant as part of a Sinhalese and Tamils New Year ritual at the Kotte Temple in Colombo, Sri…

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23

Mar

Photo Story – Protest against deforestation in Sri Lanka

Supporters of the People's Liberation Front wear mock oxygen tanks and masks during a protest against ecological degradation, on the occasion of World Water Day in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 22…

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07

Mar

Photo Story: Catholics in Sri Lanka demand justice over Easter Sunday bomb attacks

A Sri Lankan female Catholic devotee wears a black face mask with the phrase in Sinhalese 'Justice for the Easter Sunday Attacks' during mass at the St. Anthony’s Shrine in…

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01

Mar

Photo Story: Sri Lanka – India Air Show rehearsals

Sri Lankan Air Force soldiers stand guard as the Indian air force helicopter display team perform during the rehearsal on Sri Lanka air force 70th-anniversary air show in Colombo, Sri…

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06

Sep

Photo Story: Fire on MT New Diamond extinguished

A handout photo made available by the Sri Lankan Air Force Media shows the coast guard ships and fireboats battling to extinguish the fire on the Panama-flagged crude oil vessel MT New Diamond off…

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04

Sep

Sri Lanka tows supertanker away from coast after fire

Sri Lanka began towing a fully loaded supertanker that had caught fire off its east coast after it began drifting towards land, a spokesman for the navy of the Indian…

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04

Sep

Fire rages on supertanker off Sri Lanka, one crewman presumed dead

A Filipino crew member missing from a supertanker that caught fire off the Sri Lankan coast is presumed dead, a spokesman for the navy of the Indian Ocean nation said…

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07

Aug

Sri Lanka president’s group wins big majority in parliament polls

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's party and its allies won an overwhelming two-thirds majority in a parliament election, results showed on Friday, giving him the power to enact sweeping changes…

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05

Aug

Sri Lankans, wearing masks, flock to voting centres for parliament election

Sri Lankans lined up before polling stations opened on Wednesday, wearing masks and social distancing, to elect a new parliament that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa hopes will clear the way for…

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22

Apr

Sri Lanka commemorates first anniversary of Easter Sunday bombings

Church bells have rung out across Sri Lanka, marking one year since 269 people were killed by a group of suicide bombers. Nine suicide bombers detonated their devices in six…

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16

Apr

Photo Story: Life in Sri Lanka amid coronavirus curfew

Two daily-wage workers wear protective face masks as they walk in front of a mural during an island-wide curfew, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan government has implemented an…

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28

Dec

The Year in Pictures – April: Multiple blasts in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday

Sri Lankan police investigate the scene after an explosion hit Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 21 April 2019. Several explosions h​it churches during Easter services and luxury hotels in…

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17

Nov

Sri Lanka’s Premadasa accepts defeat at presidential poll

Sri Lanka’s ruling party presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa on Sunday accepted defeat in the presidential poll and congratulated his rival former wartime defense chief, Gotabaya Rajapaksa. “It is my privilege…

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17

Nov

Vote counting begins in presidential election in Sri Lanka, various violent incidents reported

Vote counting began in Sri Lanka after polls closed on Saturday for 16 million eligible voters looking to choose their new president. Polls closed at 5 p.m local time (1130 UTC)…

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13

May

UPDATED: Religious tension escalates in Sri Lanka, social media networks blocked

  Police have imposed a curfew in the Sri Lankan town Chilaw after a dispute between Christians and Muslims, that began on Facebook, turned violent. In the meantime, Sri Lankan…

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05

May

People in Sri Lanka asked to hand in knives and camouflaged military uniforms

Sri Lankan authorities have called on the public to surrender swords and large knives amid heightened security concerns following the deadly Easter Sunday attacks. Police said knives used for legal…

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03

May

For a second consecutive week… churches in Sri Lanka cancel Sunday mass

  For a second consecutive week, Sri Lanka's Catholic churches have cancelled Sunday mass in the capital Colombo , citing foreign intelligence warnings of threats to worshippers in the wake…

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29

Apr

Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka start to leave impact on tourism

Sri Lankan Airlines' chief executive Visual Gunatilleka said on Monday that the carrier had a 10 percent increase in cancellations last week and expects that number to go up. He…

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29

Apr

Face coverings in Sri Lanka banned after Easter Sunday attacks

Sri Lanka has banned face coverings in public, following the suicide attacks on Easter Sunday that killed at least 250 people and injured hundreds. President Maithruipala Sisirsena said he was…

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27

Apr

Catholic Church in Sri Lanka cancels all Sunday Mass

  The Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Ranjith announced that the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has cancelled all Sunday Mass until further notice following the Easter Sunday bombings. The Archbishop…

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27

Apr

Six children among those found dead after fierce firefight in Sri Lanka

The bodies of 15 people, including six children, were discovered at the site of a fierce overnight gun battle on the east coast of Sri Lanka. The gun battle between…

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25

Apr

Mysterious blast in Sri Lanka

A Sri Lankan police spokesman also said there was a so-far unexplained explosion in a town east of the capital but there were no casualties. It was not a controlled…

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24

Apr

Sri Lanka investigates ISIS ties to Easter bombings

Sri Lankan authorities are investigating what role international terrorist networks may have played in a string of suicide bombings Easter Sunday after the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the gruesome…

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24

Apr

Controlled explosion by police in the Sri Lankan capital causes panic

Sri Lanka's defence minister said that a blast that occurred in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Wednesday morning  was a controlled explosion by a special police task force. The…

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24

Apr

Sri Lanka ‘bombing mastermind’ identified

  Sri Lankan intelligence has named the mastermind behind the Easter Sunday attacks as Moulvi Zahran Hashim, an extremist local cleric who incited his followers to violence with fiery sermons…

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23

Apr

Isis claim responsibility for Easter Sunday attacks… Footage emerges of one of the Sri Lankan terrorist entering a church

Isis have just claimed Sunday’s suicide attacks in Sri Lanka, claiming they were the work of “fighters of the Islamic State” via their Amaq news agency. The group did not…

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23

Apr

Mass funerals in Sri Lanka as death toll surpasses 300 persons

  Sri Lanka has held its first mass funeral as the country marks a day of mourning for the victims of Sunday's bomb blasts. Earlier, a moment of silence was…

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22

Apr

Another bomb explodes next to a church in Sri Lanka

  A fresh explosion has rocked the Sri Lankan capital Colombo as bomb squad officials were trying to defuse a device. The explosion took place near St Anthony’s Shrine in Sri Lanka, one…

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22

Apr

UPDATED: The Sri Lanka Bombings: Children of Asos owner among the foreign victims

Anders Holch Povlsen, Denmark’s richest man and Asos owner, has said three of his children were killed in the Easter Sunday terror attacks in Sir Lanka. Anders Holch Povlsen's four…

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22

Apr

UPDATED: Sri Lankan bombing investigation concentrates on little known Islamist group

  As the death toll from the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka continues to increase, reports are indicating that investigators are focusing on the National Thowheeth Jama'ath, a little-known…

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22

Apr

Death toll soars to 290 after Sri Lankan attacks

  The death toll in Sri Lanka has reached 290 after a wave of blasts hit churches and luxury hotels across the country on Easter Sunday. The death toll could…

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21

Apr

UPDATED: The Sri Lanka Bombings: What we know so far

Update: A string of eight devastating blasts, including suicide attacks, struck churches and luxury hotels frequented by foreigners in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing 215 people and shattering a…

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21

Apr

The Sri Lanka explosions in photos

At least 207 people have been killed and 450 hurt in explosions at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka. At least eight blasts were reported. Three churches in Negombo, Batticaloa…

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21

Apr

UPDATED: Churches and hotels across Sri Lanka hit by bomb blasts… at least 200 dead…country rocked by eighth blast

More than 200  people have died and nearly 300 were injured in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday when three churches and four hotels and a zoo were hit by explosions.…

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