The island nation of Sri Lanka is located in the Indian Ocean south of the subcontinent of India. It is an incredibly beautiful island with beautiful mountains and beaches, tea plantations, a rich ...

The U.S. sent military aircraft and personnel to Sri Lanka and pledged $2 million to assist recovery efforts after a devastating tropical cyclone hit the island nation last month. Heavy rains from ...

In a candid conversation with Newsweek in the stately bilateral meeting room at the President’s Secretariat in Colombo, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake laid out the realities his nation faces in ...

Washington, DC: Mr. Evan Papageorgiou, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief for Sri Lanka issued the following statement today: "In the wake of the devastating impact and widespread ...

Numbered white cards placed alongside the bones mark how many skeletons have been found since digging began in May of this year, reviving decades-old allegations of wartime atrocities and cover-ups.

Nov. 28 (UPI) --Soldiers in Sri Lanka worked to rescue hundreds trapped by flooding Friday because of Cyclone Ditwah, which has killed at least 69 people, with another 34 missing. Helicopters and ...

Torrential downpours and high winds struck large parts of the island nation as Cyclone Ditwah churned northwest toward India. By Pamodi Waravita and Mujib Mashal Pamodi Waravita reported from Colombo, ...

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Sri Lanka is to take out a yuan-denominated loan equivalent to $500 million to resume a stalled highway project, according to the president’s senior economic adviser. The construction of Sri Lanka’s ...

The ex-leader, Ranil Wickremesinghe, was arrested amid government investigations into widespread bribery and graft. By Pamodi Waravita and Anupreeta Das A former Sri Lankan president who helped to ...

In 2024, the Sri Lankan government revoked the protected status of an ecologically important mangrove forest in Vidattaltivu, in the island’s north, to facilitate the development of an aquaculture ...