Sri Lanka
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
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.…
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…
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 hit…
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…
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.…
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,…
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…
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…