sri lanka

Prime minister's office says a government-ordered petrol shipment would arrive on July 22

Sri Lanka has been rocked by protests due to an unprecedented financial crisis

Analysts say economic mismanagement weakened public finances, leaving national expenditure in excess of its income

People can be detained for up to 24 hours without warrants while private property can be searched by force

Lawmaker opened fire and critically wounded two people blocking his car

IMF has said that Sri Lanka's debt needs to be put on a sustainable path before it could make new loans to Colombo

Island nation has run out of dollars to procure vital imports of food and fuel, triggering weeks of demonstrations

Island nation is grappling with its worst economic downturn since independence with regular blackouts

President Rajapaksa made the request during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Colombo

Ambassador Wijewickrama says 99 per cent Pakistanis expressed condolences, sympathies with Sri Lankan victim’s family