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Non-essential petrol sales halted for two weeks in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has suspended sales of fuel for non-essential vehicles as it faces its worst...
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Sri Lanka hikes fuel prices as US delegation arrives
Sri Lanka hiked fuel prices on Sunday (Jun 26), creating further pain for ordinary people...
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Asalanka's 110 betters Warner's 99 as Sri Lanka clinch series
Sri Lanka 258 all out (Asalanka 110, de Silva 60, Marsh 2-29, Cummins 2-37, Kuhnemann...
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Sri Lanka schools, government offices to shut as transport grinds to halt
Sri Lankan authorities on Friday (Jun 17) announced a two-week shutdown of government offices and...
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Sri Lanka hit by power cuts after key union goes on strike
Swathes of Sri Lanka were hit by electricity cuts on Thursday (Jun 9) after a...
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Crisis-hit Sri Lanka set for uneasy 'economic war cabinet'
Sri Lanka was set to form a new cabinet on Monday (May 16) as bitter...
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Sri Lanka's ruling Rajapaksa family in fight for survival as crisis worsens
His beloved villa has been daubed in graffiti by protesters, and a museum dedicated to...
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Mahinda flees to Navalbase as Rajapaksa houses burnt
A massive protest began in front of Trincomalee naval base in eastern Sri Lanka on...
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Curfew in Sri Lanka after day of deadly unrest
Sri Lanka deployed thousands of troops and police on Tuesday (May 10) to enforce a...
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IMF urges Sri Lanka to tighten monetary policy, raise tax to address debt woes
Sri Lanka must tighten monetary policy, raise taxes and adopt flexible exchange rates to address...
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Sri Lanka crisis: One killed after police fire live bullets at protesters
Outrage has erupted over the death of a Sri Lankan man who was killed when...
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Sri Lanka fuel prices up ahead of IMF talks
A key fuel retailer in Sri Lanka raised prices by up to 35 per cent...
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Sri Lanka parliament reconvenes after state of emergency
Sri Lanka's parliament will convene on Tuesday (Apr 5) in its first session since a...
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Sri Lankan ministers offer to resign as economic crisis escalates
The son of Sri Lanka's prime minister resigned from the cabinet on Monday (Apr 4)...
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Crisis-hit Sri Lanka deploys troops to quell protests
Troops armed with sweeping powers to detain suspects were deployed in Sri Lanka Saturday, hours...
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Sri Lanka raises fuel prices amid a surge in global commodity costs
Sri Lanka raised fuel prices by more than 40 per cent after a currency float...
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Wizz Air Abu Dhabi launches low-cost flights to 'world's emptiest airport' in Sri Lanka
Travellers heading to Sri Lanka will soon be able to fly from the UAE capital...
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Crisis-hit Sri Lanka asks China to restructure its debt
The president of crisis-hit Sri Lanka has asked China to restructure its debt repayments as...
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Rohit Sharma takes over from Virat Kohli as India T20 captain for New Zealand series
Rohit Sharma was named the new captain of India's T20 side, replacing Virat Kohli, the...
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Jos Buttler hailed as 'best in the world' after record century against Sri Lanka
It’s Jos Buttler’s T20 World Cup, and everyone else is just playing in it.After his...
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Theekshana spins Sri Lanka to comprehensive win
An all-round display from Sri Lanka was too much for Namibia to handle, with Dasun...
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Calls to prayer from Sri Lanka's Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque provide comfort amid Covid lockdown
The narrow streets of the Pettah market in Sri Lanka’s commercial capital of Colombo are...
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Sri Lanka ends work-from-home option despite COVID-19 surge
Sri Lanka announced Friday (Jul 30) it was ending its work-from-home option for civil servants,...
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Dhawan, Kishan, Shaw lead Sri Lanka rout after Kuldeep, Chahal shine
India 263 for 3 (Dhawan 86*, Kishan 59, Shaw 43) beat Sri Lanka 262 for...
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Sri Lanka ship fire causes significant damage, says UN office
The US representative in Sri Lanka said the sinking of a container ship that caught...