Sri Lanka
UPDATE – Sri Lanka PM offers resignation after protesters storm president’s house
COLOMBO, July 9 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is willing to resign to make way for all-party government, his…
“Impossible situation” for Sri Lankans struggling for petrol
COLOMBO, June 29 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan doctors and other medical staff as well as teachers will take to the streets on…
Sri Lanka almost out of fuel
COLOMBO, June 26 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka is struggling to secure fresh fuel supplies, a top government minister said on Sunday, as…
Sri Lanka left with fuel stocks for around five days
COLOMBO, June 16 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's fuel stocks will last for about five more days, its power and energy minister said…
Sri Lanka is open to buying Russian oil, PM tells AP
COLOMBO, June 12 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as the nation faces shortages amid…
Thousands queue for petrol, gas in Sri Lanka amid warnings of food shortages
COLOMBO, May 20 (Reuters) - Thousands of people queued for cooking gas and petrol in Sri Lanka's commercial capital on Friday and…
Explainer: How Sri Lanka spiralled into crisis
Sri Lanka's economic crisis has turned into deadly violence. Eight people died and over 200 were injured on Monday, the country's powerful…
Sri Lanka protesters vow to continue anti-government campaign despite new PM
COLOMBO, May 13 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's new prime minister will begin forming a unity government on Friday, but his appointment has…
Many Sri Lankans flee capital as political leaders meet to seek solution to crisis
COLOMBO, May 12 (Reuters) - Many Sri Lankans thronged buses in the main city Colombo on Thursday to return to their hometowns…
Troops patrol streets of Sri Lanka
WEERAKETTIYA, Sri Lanka, May 11 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka has moved Mahinda Rajapaksa to a naval base for his safety after he…
Photo Story: Sri Lanka commemorates the Easter Sunday terrorist attack
Relatives of victims and survivors of the 2019 Easter Sunday attack light candles during the third anniversary commemoration in front of the…
Sri Lanka’s president will not resign despite protests
COLOMBO, April 6 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign, a minister said on Wednesday, despite demonstrations against his…