Colombo: News
10 Jun 2025
KeralaFires, explosions persist aboard ship off Kerala coast; 18 rescued
The Indian Navy's INS Surat has successfully rescued 18 crew members of a Singapore-flagged container vessel that caught fire on June 9, while 4 remain missing.
11 May 2025
Sri LankaSri Lanka bus accident leaves 8 dead, over 30 injured
Eight people were killed and over 30 injured in a horrific bus accident in Sri Lanka's mountainous central region.
05 Apr 2025
Sri LankaIndia, Sri Lanka sign landmark defense pact
India and Sri Lanka signed their first-ever defense cooperation pact, a landmark in their diplomatic ties.
14 Nov 2024
Sri LankaWho is Chanu Nimesha, Sri Lanka's 1st transgender parliamentary candidate
Chanu Nimesha, a 49-year-old Socialist Party of Sri Lanka member, is making history as the country's first openly transgender parliamentary candidate.
07 Mar 2023
Sri LankaChina backs Sri Lanka, clears way for IMF's $2.9B bailout
China has assured Sri Lanka a two-year moratorium for 2022 and 2023, paving the way for the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) $2.9 billion bailout.
21 Aug 2022
Sri LankaIMF to visit Sri Lanka on Wednesday to assess debt
A team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be visiting Sri Lanka this week to assess the island nation's total external and internal debt.
22 Jul 2022
Sri LankaSri Lanka crisis: Military uses force against protesters, dismantles tents
Hundreds of Sri Lankan army personnel and police stormed the major anti-government demonstration camp in the capital city, Colombo, on Friday.
15 Jul 2022
SingaporeRanil Wickremesinghe takes oath as Acting President of Sri Lanka
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday took oath as Acting President of Sri Lanka after Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation was officially accepted.
12 Jul 2022
Sri LankaAirport authorities block ex-FM Basil Rajapaksa from leaving Sri Lanka
Former Finance Minister of Sri Lanka, Basil Rajapaksa, attempted to flee to Dubai in the early hours of Tuesday amid a wave of protests but was unsuccessful after the airport's immigration officials blocked him.
10 Jul 2022
Sri LankaSri Lankan Army chief seeks public support to maintain peace
Seeking the public's support to maintain peace in the country, Sri Lankan Chief of Defence Staff, General Shavendra Silva, on Sunday said an opportunity to resolve the current political crisis in a peaceful manner is now available.
09 Jul 2022
Sri LankaSri Lanka crisis: Ranil Wickremesinghe quits as PM
In a significant but expected development, Ranil Wickremesinghe has resigned as Sri Lanka's Prime Minister, paving way for an all-party administration to take charge.
09 Jul 2022
FacebookSri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees official residence amid protests
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa allegedly abandoned his official residence in Colombo on Saturday as demonstrators broke into the house, AFP reported.
03 Apr 2022
Sri LankaSri Lanka economic crisis: Over 600 held for violating curfew
More than 600 demonstrators were arrested in Sri Lanka's Western Province for violating a countrywide curfew of 36 hours, news agency PTI reported.
02 Apr 2022
Sri LankaSri Lanka: Emergency declared after unrest over economic crisis
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency on Friday, a day after hundreds attempted to storm his house in protest of the country's unprecedented economic crisis.
10 Feb 2022
Sri Lanka5 things to do in Colombo
Colombo is the capital and the economic hub of Sri Lanka.
25 Apr 2019
ISISWealthy Muslim family behind Sri Lanka attack that killed 359
Locals of Dematagoda, a quiet suburb in Sri Lankan capital Colombo, had no clue that a wealthy family in the neighborhood was planning something sinister behind closed doors.
22 Apr 2019
Sri LankaSri Lanka: Bomb explodes in van near Colombo church
On Monday evening, a bomb exploded in a van near Colombo's St Anthony's Church, which was gutted during Sunday's attack.
22 Apr 2019
Tamil NaduJihadist group Thowheed Jamath is responsible for Sri Lanka attacks
Reportedly, the Sri Lankan government has held jihadist group Thowheed Jamath responsible for Sunday's attack in the country that killed 290 and injured close to 500 people.
22 Apr 2019
Sri Lanka#SriLankaAttacks: Suicide bomber queued for breakfast, then set off blast
Minutes before he ticked off a bomb at Sri Lanka's Cinnamon Grand hotel on Easter Sunday, the suicide bomber stood in a queue for breakfast buffet, reports AFP.
16 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaMaldives leader Abdulla Yameen blames defeat on 'disappearing ink'
Outgoing Maldives President Abdulla Yameen has told the Supreme Court that disappearing ink and specially treated ballot papers were to blame for his heavy election defeat last month.
26 Sep 2018
Sri LankaColombo: Indian arrested over plot to assassinate Sri Lanka President
An Indian national who was aware of an alleged plot to assassinate the Sri Lankan President, Maithripala Sirisena, has been arrested.
08 Mar 2018
Cricket: News, Stats and more!Nuwan Thushara: The Lasith Malinga 2.0
Lasith Malinga's pin-point yorkers, colored curly hair and his uncanny sling bowling action make him one of the memorable cricketers to have graced the sport.
