Sri Lanka

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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Funeral service for the three children of Asos owner, who were killed in Sri Lanka terror attack held

The billionaire behind online clothing retailer Asos and one of the UK’s largest private landowners bid farewell to three of his children at their funeral today. Anders Holch Povlsen, 46,…

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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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For Sri Lanka’s children, the deepest scars may not be physical

Of the more than 250 people who died in suicide attacks Easter morning, officials believe that as many as 50 were children. Dozens more were badly wounded. A 7-year-old in…

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Islamic State justifies Sri Lanka attacks, links them to Iraq and vows further revenge for loss of territory – al-Baghdadi in new video

The Islamic State group has released a video of a man it says is its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, vowing to seek revenge for its loss of territory. Five years…

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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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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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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and Newspaper Review Saturday April 27th

Good morning These are the morning headlines for Saturday in your daily morning briefing, based on a review of the main news outlets around the world. The Latest Malta Fire tore…

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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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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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Shooting breaks out in Sri Lanka during investigations on Easter bombings

Shooting has broken out between security forces and a group of men in eastern Sri Lanka during a search operation related to the Easter Sunday attacks, according to the Sri…

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Fears of reprisal attacks characterise Sri Lanka’s first weekend of religious services

The ongoing hunt for terrorist suspects in Sri Lanka, and fears of reprisal attacks, have cast a shadow over the country still reeling from the devastation of the Easter Sunday…

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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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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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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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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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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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Sri Lankan Easter bombings were in retaliation to New Zealand’s mosque attacks – State Minister

Sri Lankan State Minister said that the Sri Lankan bombings were in retaliation for New Zealand's mosque attacks. The Guardian reports "The Easter bombings in Sri Lanka that killed more…

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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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Protect believers – The Guardian view on religious freedom

The massacre in churches in Sri Lanka forms part of a global pattern of religious persecution and hostility. To target Christian churches on their holiest day of the year is…

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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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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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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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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and Newspaper Review

Good morning The latest from Sri Lanka, Northern Ireland, Ukraine and the headlines of Malta's front page stories in your morning briefing for Monday. The death toll in Sri Lanka…

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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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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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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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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and News Review

Good morning 52 persons have died and over 300 injured as a number of churches and hotels were targeted in explosions in Sri Lanka, while heavy bombing erupted in South…

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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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Four men arrested in terror probe at Luton Airport

Four men have been arrested on suspicion of belonging to a banned extremist organisation after arriving in the UK from Sri Lanka. Scotland Yard said the suspects, all Sri Lankan…

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Ian Paisely first MP to be recalled from Parliament after failing to declare holidays paid by Sri Lankan Government

The Telegraph reports that Ian Paisley could become the first MP recalled from Parliament under new legislation, after failing to declare luxury holidays paid for by the Sri Lankan government. Today a…

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