Sri Lanka

Tear gas, water cannon fired on protesting Sri Lankan students
Hundreds of students march in Colombo to demand release of activists arrested during last year’s anti-gov’t protests.
Published On 7 Jun 2023
Row around Sri Lanka’s holiest tree shows how fake news travels
Claims of 5G mobile signals harming Sri Maha Bodhi also illustrate the reverence in which the country holds the tree.
Published On 7 Jun 2023
Sri Lanka cuts interest rates for the first time in three years
Move signals change of course to fuel a rebound in the economy as the island recovers from worst ever financial crisis.
Published On 1 Jun 2023
From: Witness
No Place Like Home: Tracing roots from Norway to Sri Lanka
Lost between two continents, Priyangika starts a quest to uncover the truth about her adoption.
Video Duration 47 minutes 24 seconds
Published On 31 May 2023

In annual report, rights group says ‘killing spree’ was led by countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

Credit line is part of about $4bn in emergency assistance extended by India during peak of Sri Lanka’s crisis last year.

US to deny visas to North Western Province governor and ex-navy chief Wasantha Karannagoda and his wife.

Thousands march to demand government uncover who real conspirators were behind attacks that killed nearly 270 people.

It remains uncertain whether China, Sri Lanka’s biggest bilateral creditor, will join the initiative launched by Japan.

A record number of developing nations are at risk of a debt crisis, as ballooning inflation escalates borrowing costs.

Sri Lanka’s central bank is considering criminal charges against those accused of running a fake crypto scheme.

Energy minister says different categories of petrol and diesel to be sold at 8 percent to 26 percent lower prices.

Ranil Wickremesinghe says his government will kick off next round of talks with creditors in the third week of April.

The bankrupt nation faces a tough road ahead.

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