Sri Lanka

WEERAKETTIYA - Sri Lanka's president urged citizens on Wednesday (May 11) to reject what he called attempts to foment racial...

COLOMBO — Sri Lanka gave emergency powers on Tuesday (May 10) to its military and police to detain people without warrants,...

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's prime minister resigned on Monday (May 10) to make way for a unity government that would try...

COLOMBO - Many schools in Colombo were shut and several train stations deserted on Thursday (April 28) as teachers and train...

COLOMBO — Crisis-hit Sri Lanka has paid for two Russian cargoes to Suek AG's Singapore unit through a telegraphic transfer,...

COLOMBO — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will consider providing quick financial assistance to debt-burdened Sri Lanka following representations by...

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's worst economic crisis has triggered an unprecedented wave of spontaneous protests as the island nation of...

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa revoked a state of emergency late on Tuesday (April 5) after dozens of lawmakers...

COLOMBO - Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a nationwide public emergency late on Friday following violent protests over the...

Police imposed an overnight curfew in several parts of Sri Lanka's main city of Colombo early on Friday (April 1)...