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Sri Lanka soldiers authorized to use necessary force to prevent destruction: Army
Sri Lankan soldiers had been authorized to use necessary force to prevent destruction of property and life, the country’s army said in a statement on ... World News -
Sri Lanka probes possible oil slick off sinking ship
Sri Lanka announced an investigation Thursday into a possible oil slick reported off its west coast where a container ship is submerged after burning ... World News -
Sri Lankan police arrest ‘exorcist’ after child killed in ritual
Sri Lankan police on Sunday arrested a self-proclaimed exorcist after a nine-year-old girl she had beaten as part of a ritual died.The unidentified ... World News -
Sri Lanka lifts COVID-19 victim burial ban
Sri Lanka will begin giving permission for Muslims who die of COVID-19 to be buried, the prime minister said Wednesday, following an outcry over a ... Coronavirus -
Sri Lanka pulls out of Japan-India port agreement
Sri Lanka said Tuesday it had pulled out of an agreement with Japan and India to develop a deep-sea container terminal viewed as an effort to counter ... World News -
Sri Lanka tightens foreign exchange controls amid worst GDP decline
Sri Lanka on Monday ordered tight foreign exchange controls after announcing a 3.9 percent contraction in the economy that accentuated concerns over ... Financial Markets -
India, Sri Lanka seek closer military ties to counter China
Sri Lanka and India vowed to strengthen military ties and widen maritime links with neighboring countries after security talks, the president’s ... World News -
Sri Lanka lifts ban on drones imposed after Easter deadly attacks
Sri Lankan authorities have lifted a ban on drones that was imposed after the Easter Sunday attacks that left more than 263 people dead in the Indian ... World News -
Sri Lanka arrests Swiss Embassy worker who claimed abduction
Sri Lankan police on Monday arrested a Swiss Embassy employee who has said she was abducted, held for hours, sexually assaulted and threatened by ... World News -
Sri Lanka suspends parliament ahead of snap polls
Sri Lanka’s new president suspended parliament for a month from Tuesday ahead of snap elections he wants to call in March to consolidate his ... World News -
Sri Lanka President warns West investment needed to keep China at bay
Sri Lanka’s new president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has warned India and Western nations that his country will be forced to seek finance from China ... Business -
Sri Lanka president to call snap parliamentary election in March
Sri Lanka’s new president said Friday that he will call a snap parliamentary election in March following his sweeping victory at the weekend. ... World News -
Rajapaksa claims victory in Sri Lanka election
Sri Lanka’s former wartime defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa has won the presidency with a clear majority, his spokesman told AFP on Sunday, ... World News -
Voting begins in Sri Lanka presidential election
Sri Lankans trickled into polling centers early on Saturday to choose a new president for the island-nation still struggling to recover from Easter ... World News -
Polls close in Sri Lanka presidential poll marred by violence
Polls have closed in Sri Lanka where elections were held on Saturday for a new president of the tourism-dependent island nation still struggling to ... World News -
US says Sri Lankan army chief appointment will curtail cooperation
Sri Lanka’s appointment of a war veteran accused of serious human rights violations as head of its army will significantly curtail US security ... World News -
A record 35 candidates vie for Sri Lanka’s presidency
A record 35 candidates filed nominations Monday for next month’s Sri Lankan presidential election, but the present incumbent has opted not to ... World News -
Sri Lanka president abandons re-election bid
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has decided not to stand for re-election in November polls as the politically influential Rajapakse family ... World News -
Pakistan cricket chief wants teams to return to his country
The return of one-day international cricket to Pakistan after a 10-year absence due to a terrorist attack on a team bus has coincided with a renewed ... Sports -
Three more elephants killed in Sri Lanka, bringing toll to seven
Wildlife officials found three more dead wild elephants in central Sri Lanka Saturday, raising the number believed to have been poisoned by angry ... Variety -
UN suspends Sri Lanka peacekeepers over new army chief appointment
The United Nations has suspended Sri Lankan troops from peacekeeping duties after Colombo ignored repeated warnings and appointed a general accused of ... World News -
Four elephants found dead of suspected poisoning in Sri Lanka
Four elephants were found dead Friday in central Sri Lanka, with police suspecting the animals were poisoned by angry villagers.Nearly 200 elephants ... Variety -
Misbah says top Sri Lanka players should not have pulled out
Pakistan’s head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq says Sri Lanka’s top players should have come for the limited-overs series in ... Sports -
Sri Lanka cricket team warned about Pakistan terror threat
The Sri Lankan cricket board says it has been warned about a possible terrorist threat during its planned tour of Pakistan and called for a ... Sports -
Sri Lankan Islamic clerics seek clarity on face veil ban
Islamic clerics in Sri Lanka asked Muslim women on Tuesday to continue to avoid wearing face veils until the government clarifies whether they are ... World News -
Sri Lanka ends emergency four months after Easter attacks
Sri Lanka has ended a four-month state of emergency declared after Easter suicide bombings by extremists that killed 258 people, officials said Friday ... World News -
General accused of war crimes appointed Sri Lanka army chief
A general accused of war crimes was Monday appointed Sri Lanka army chief, as the US warned his selection undermined efforts to ensure accountability ... World News -
Sri Lanka gives free visa to boost tourism after bomb blasts
Sri Lanka says it will give one-month free visa on arrival to visitors from nearly 50 countries in its latest effort to revive the island nation&rsquo ... Travel and Tourism -
Muslims rejoin Sri Lanka cabinet after Easter bombings
Sri Lanka’s Muslim ministers who resigned en masse in the wake of the deadly Easter Sunday bombings have rejoined the government, officials said ... World News -
Sri Lanka on alert as Buddhist hardliners hold meeting after Easter attacks
Police lined the streets of the Sri Lankan highland town of Kandy on Sunday and the army was on standby as hardline Buddhist monks gathered for their ... World News