sri lanka

Rajapaksa flees as protesters storm president’s house, set fire to PM’s residence

The island nation has been crippled by a shortage of foreign exchange

Energy minister says petrol reserves are about 4,000 tonnes, just below one day's worth of consumption

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

The countries include South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini, Colombo

SLPA says it signed an agreement with Adani Group to build new terminal next to Chinese-run jetty at port in Colombo

The winner of the Mrs Sri Lanka pageant, Pushpika De Silva, filed a complaint against Jurie

Monks start journey with a visit to Lahore Museum which houses some of the finest remains of Gandhara civilisation

Thanks Sri Lankan government for issuing official notification

‘I enjoyed welcoming hospitality’ and ‘gala dinner’, tweets premier

FM says Pakistan has transformed its geo-political priorities into geo-economic priorities

FM urges further strengthening multifaceted cooperation between the two countries

PM will meet with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Premier Mahinda Rajapaksa during his two-day official visit

PM says his visit to island nation aims at strengthening trade and economic ties through enhanced connectivity

Move aimed at resolving technical issues pending between two trading partners

Held in the north Arabian Sea, the exercises were also attended by the aerial assets of Pak Navy and Air Force

PM Imran, who will be visiting the country later this month, welcomes the move

Minister who was among thousands, defying SOPs, to consume syrup made by a 'holy man' was hospitalised with the virus

Reduces cess rate to Rs30 per kg from Rs160 per kg

Two countries have enjoyed cordial relations based on trust, mutual respect and close cooperation, says FO

So far at least 15 coronavirus victims have been cremated including a 20-day-old baby

Indian met dept issues a “red” warning to parts of the southern states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala

Clashes start after inmates protest against infected prisoners being transferred from other facilities

The Sri Lankan franchise has the likes of Mohammad Amir, Colin Ingram and Lasith Malinga in their squad

They were meant to carry used mattresses but had also contained hospital waste, officials say

The T10 League is also likely to be postponed till January

Officials work to assess any damage to the environment from the incident

The South Asian island country begins towing the tanker after it began drifting towards land

Rajapaksa thanks Imran for his congratulatory call on election victory

The South Asian country of 21 million lifted its coronavirus lockdown in late June

The 25-year-old cricketer will be examined by the doctor and produced before a magistrate later on Sunday

The islanders made four changes to the team for the final that lost to India

The island nation imposed the lockdown on March 20 and lifted it gradually over the past two months

We take a look at the key talking points from the memorable victory

A Sports Ministry official confirmed that an investigation had been initiated on the matter

Sri Lanka lost the match at Mumbai's Wankhede stadium by six wickets

The country now has 1,859 confirm cases of Covid-19

England were scheduled to play Tests in Galle and Colombo in March

At least 50 citizens return to the country

Navy personnel had been infected with virus while recently searching for suspected patients, says Army Commander Silva

The South Asian country has so far confirmed 59 coronavirus patients while over 230 are under observation