Tag: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka bans face coverings in wake of Easter bombings
Sri Lanka has banned all kinds of clothing that cover the face and prevent identification, such as niqabs and burqas,…
Father, 2 brothers of Sri Lanka suicide bombings mastermind killed in gun battle
The father and two brothers of the suspected mastermind of Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings were killed when security forces…
Death toll in Sri Lanka attacks hits 290
By Isa Isawade Official death toll of the Sunday suicide attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka has soared…
Easter Bombings: Christians afraid to attend church in Sri Lanka
The Members of Sri Lanka’s Christian minority are now reportedly afraid to go to church after deadly attacks that hit…
Ousted Sri Lanka prime minister reinstated
Sri Lanka’s sacked Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe has been reinstated, a legislator said, ending a 51-day political crisis in the…
Sri Lanka’s President delays reconvening parliament
Sri Lanka’s President, Maithripala Sirisena, has delayed recalling parliament by two more days, amid growing political uncertainty after the sacking…
Sri Lankan president cancels parliamentary suspension after protests
President Maithripala Sirisena of Sri Lanka cancelled his three-week suspension of parliament on Thursday, amid a political crisis triggered by…
Supporters of Sri Lanka’s ousted PM protest
Thousands of supporters of Sri Lanka’s ousted prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe protested in the capital Colombo on Tuesday as political…
Sri Lanka heavy rains: 12 killed, over 69,000 affected
Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Center (DMC) on Thursday said 12 people had been killed and over 69,000 affected from the…
Adverse weather kills 8 in Sri Lanka
Eight people were killed and over 30,000 affected as strong winds and heavy rains lashed out across Sri Lanka over…
Sri Lanka looks to grant visa free entry to tourist friendly nations
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed a taskforce to study the possibility of granting visa free entry to…
Sri Lanka sounds “red alert” on rat fever
Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry has issued a “red alert” on rat fever in several districts across the island in the…
Sri Lanka: Viral flu kills 14 children
Sri Lanka’s Health Officials on Thursday said 14 children had died from a viral fever which was spreading in Southern…
Chickenpox shuts down Sri Lankan university faculty
An outbreak of chickenpox on Thursday forced Sri Lanka’s Rajarata University to shut down academic activities of the agriculture faculty…
New child-killing virus hits Sri Lanka’s south
Sri Lanka’s health officials on Thursday warned that a new virus affecting children was spreading in the island’s south and…