Sri Lanka's finance minister quits one day after joining
Apr 06, 2022, at 03:21 am
Colombo: Amid a deepening economic crisis and growing public unrest, Sri Lanka's finance minister Ali Sabry has resigned a day after being sworn in.
Sri Lanka crisis: Students march to PM Mahinda Rajapaksa's house in rain as protests spiral
Apr 06, 2022, at 03:10 am
Colombo/IBNS: The Sri Lankan crisis spiralled on Tuesday with the Mahinda Rajapaksa government temporarily shutting down embassies in Australia, Norway and Iraq.
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says won’t step down
Apr 05, 2022, at 11:15 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed senior party leaders that he will not step down from the Presidency but will hand over the government to whoever holds 113 seats in Parliament.
Over 40 MPs desert Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Apr 05, 2022, at 10:30 pm
Colombo: More than 40 MPs have deserted Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's coalition government deepening the political crisis in a country which is reeling under the worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948.
Sri Lanka violence: 36-hour curfew lifted
Apr 04, 2022, at 07:32 pm
Colombo/UNI: The 36-hour curfew in Sri Lanka, which was imposed amid anti-government protests, was lifted on Monday.
Sri Lankan crisis: Cabinet ministers resign en masse
Apr 04, 2022, at 02:22 pm
Colombo: The worsening economic crisis in Sri Lanka saw cabinet ministers resigning en masse after protests over the government's handling of the situation, BBC reported on Monday.
Man commits suicide in front of house of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Apr 04, 2022, at 02:40 am
Colombo: A 53-year-old man committed suicide in front of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house in Mirihana.
Social media blocked in Sri Lanka amid 36-hour curfew to stem protests
Apr 03, 2022, at 04:19 pm
Colombo/IBNS: Battling the nationwide protest amid a massive economic crisis, the Sri Lankan government has blocked access to all social media sites in its latest bid to quell agitation against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Sri Lankan imports increase 23.1 pct in January 2022
Apr 03, 2022, at 04:01 am
Colombo: Sri Lanka's imports grew 23.1 per cent in January 2022, compared to January 2021, the latest data released by the central bank showed.
Sri Lanka imposes 36-hour curfew
Apr 03, 2022, at 03:14 am
Colombo/UNI/Xinhua: Sri Lanka declared an islandwide curfew from 6 pm Saturday to 6 am Monday as the country faced a severe power crisis and rising inflation.
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after unrest over economic crisis
Apr 02, 2022, at 06:14 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday declared a state of emergency providing the security forces with sweeping powers a day after hundreds of people protested outside his residence amid an unprecedented economic crisis.
Hundreds protest outside Sri Lanka President's residence amid economic crisis
Apr 01, 2022, at 05:27 am
Colombo/IBNS: People in Sri Lankan capital Colombo, suffering from a massive economic crisis, erupted in protest on Thursday evening, reports said.
Sri Lanka: Amid deepening economic crisis, Lankans escape to India for survival
Mar 24, 2022, at 03:52 am
As Sri Lanka grapples with acute shortages of energy and essential goods amid its worst economic crisis, the country's people are fleeing to neighboring India for survival.
Sri Lanka: Education Ministry says it will go ahead with exams amid paper shortage
Mar 21, 2022, at 10:15 pm
Colombo: The Sri Lanka Education Ministry has announced it will conduct examinations for senior school students as planned despite an earlier decision to cancel it due to a paper shortage in the country.
Sri Lanka: 32 school children hurt as bus hits tree
Mar 18, 2022, at 09:06 pm
Colombo: At least 32 school children were hurt when the vehicle in which they were travelling crashed into a tree in Walasmulla in southern Sri Lanka on Friday, media reports said.
Sri Lanka: UN rights chief welcomes reform but concerns remain
Feb 27, 2022, at 12:01 am
New York: Sri Lanka has taken steps towards legal, institutional and security sector reforms, but more action is still needed, according to a report issued on Friday by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, which examines developments over the past year.
Sri Lanka heads towards humanitarian crisis as economic woes mount
Jan 26, 2022, at 11:29 pm
The Covid-19 pandemic has left Sri Lanka in a deep economic crisis, pushing at least half a million people into poverty amid soaring inflation that has forced a large chunk of the population to cut down on food and fuel requirements.
Chinese company intensifies fight with Sri Lanka over rejected fertiliser
Jan 04, 2022, at 10:40 pm
Colombo: A Chinese fertiliser company has intensified its fight with Sri Lanka over rejection of its fertiliser shipment by Colombo and has even proposed imposing tough economic and trade sanctions, the Daily Mirror reported.
Sri Lanka’s exports to China, Hong Kong declined: Expert
Dec 28, 2021, at 12:36 am
Colombo, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka’s trade with China, including tea shipments, has moved downward in 2020, experts said.
Trial of accused in Sri Lankan man's lynching to be held in jail
Dec 12, 2021, at 02:03 am
Sialkot (Pakistan)/UNI: The Punjab government and the prosecution have decided to conduct the trial of the suspects arrested in the brutal lynching of Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara in jail.
Pakistan: In Sialkot lynching new video shows victim's colleague trying to save Sri Lankan man
Dec 05, 2021, at 10:25 pm
Islamabad/UNI: A new video of Sialkot lynching incident has surfaced showing that a fellow worker had tried to save the victim from the mob.
Sri Lanka bans fertilizers from China after finding it contaminated
Oct 26, 2021, at 05:54 am
Sri Lanka has barred a Chinese ship carrying desperately needed organic fertiliser which experts said was tainted with harmful bacteria, media reports said.
Sri Lanka to obtain USD 500 million loan from India to buy fuel: Report
Oct 19, 2021, at 01:05 am
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has sought a loan facility of USD 500 Million from India to purchase fuel, media reports said on Monday.
World Bank agrees to lend USD 100 mln to Sri Lanka for COVID-19 battle
Sep 23, 2021, at 10:46 pm
Colombo/Xinhua: The World Bank has agreed to give a 100-million-US dollar loan to support Sri Lanka's efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19, local media reported here Thursday.
World Bank agrees to lend USD 100 mln to Sri Lanka for COVID-19 battle
Sep 23, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Colombo/Xinhua: The World Bank has agreed to give a 100-million-US dollar loan to support Sri Lanka's efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19, local media reported here Thursday.
41 Pakistani prisoners convicted in Sri Lanka in drug smuggling cases
Aug 13, 2021, at 05:14 am
Islamabad High Court recently summoned the interior secretary in a case pertaining to 41 Pakistani prisoners who were awarded sentences in drug smuggling cases in Sri Lanka recently.
Sri Lanka's Christian clergy seek actions from government in 2019 Easter attack case
Jul 14, 2021, at 11:46 pm
Christian clergy in Sri Lanka have written a letter to Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapksa demanding answers and action in the 2019 Easter Sunday attack which killed 259 people, mostly minority Christians, in the country. They have given a month’s time to the government to take action against those responsible for the bombings.
Bangladesh eagerly waiting for preferential trade agreement with Sri Lanka
Jul 12, 2021, at 04:01 am
Bangladesh is eagerly awaiting a preferential trade agreement with Sri Lanka for a mutually beneficial and robust trade relationship between the two countries supported adequately by strong shipping connectivity, according to its envoy. With the trade volume between the two countries still quite low, Bangladeshi High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Tareq Md Ariful Islam feels some kind of facilitation was necessary to take bilateral trade to the next level.
Sri Lanka extends all types of visas to foreigners for another 30 days
Jul 10, 2021, at 02:05 am
Colombo: Sri Lanka has extended the validity period of all types of visas for foreigners currently staying in the country till 8 August, considering the ongoing restrictions on international travel.
Don’t harass online bloggers, amend terrorism act: Former Sri Lankan PM
Jul 05, 2021, at 02:42 am
Colombo: Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has asked the government to introduce an amendment to the country's notorious Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) so that the act could not be used for arresting people for making posts on social media.