Man commits suicide in front of house of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.