Sri Lanka president vows to crush Islamist militants
Sri Lanka’s president vows to crush Islamist militants responsible for Easter bombings.
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Forging cohesive societies
In the aftermath of such violence, the very best of humanity was on display, manifested in the outpouring of assistance and compassion for those who were injured and for the loved ones of those killed.
Sri Lanka nabs 23 over anti-Muslim attacks
Sri Lankan police arrest 23 people in connection with a spate of attacks on Muslims.
Sri Lanka blocks FB and WhatsApp
Sri Lanka blocks access to Facebook and WhatsApp after a posting sparked anti-Muslim riots across several towns.
Sri Lanka fears more terror attacks
Investigators have dismantled a major part of the network linked to Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings.
Curfews in Sri Lanka to stem tensions
Sri Lanka clamped curfews to contain religious tensions as the authorities prepared to reopen schools.
Sri Lanka experts still trying to identify blasts’ dead
The nauseating smell of death that infested the streets around Colombo’s morgue after Sri Lanka’s devastating Easter attacks has finally dispersed.
Sri Lankan Muslim women shun veils
Religious tensions and a government ban on covering the face since the Easter Sunday suicide attacks have forced conservative Muslim women in Sri Lanka to shun veils, head scarves and long robes in public.
Sri Lanka braces for more attacks
Sri Lankan security officials warns that the Islamist militants behind Easter attacks were planning more attacks imminently.
Father and brother of Easter blasts’ mastermind killed
The father and 2 brothers of the suspected mastermind of Sri Lanka’s attack are killed.
Sri Lanka marks week since Easter blasts
Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic leader condemns the attacks as “an insult to humanity”.
Sri Lanka churches halt public services
Sri Lanka’s Catholic churches suspended all public services over security fears.
Asia’s Christians face increased political violence
The persecution of Christians across the world is on the rise, just like the politicisation of religion. But in the wake of the terror attacks in Sri Lanka, experts are warning against proclaiming a war between faiths.
More Easter blasts arrests
A Sri Lankan security dragnet hunting those responsible for the horrifying bombings has scooped up a further 18 suspects.
PM tells forces to be vigilant against terror
PM offers his condolence to Sri Lanka over the deadly terrorists bombings.
Easter blasts dead mourned
Sri Lanka begins a day of national mourning to honour more than 300 people killed in suicide bomb blasts.
Tourists flee Sri Lanka, as travel industry faces uncertainty
Tourists are scrambling to flee Sri Lanka and cancelling holidays after a string of deadly suicide blasts that have sparked concerns the lucrative tourism industry could be sent into a tailspin.
Sri Lanka blasts death toll rises to 290
The death toll from bomb blasts that ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka rose dramatically yesterday to 290 – including dozens of foreigners – as police announced new arrests over the country’s worst attacks for more than a decade.
More than 200 killed in Sri Lanka Easter blasts
A series of 8 devastating bomb blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches.
Government achievements praised in Sri Lanka
CPP’s Central Committee says a delegation to Sri Lanka was successful.
CPP sends delegation to attend meetings in Sri Lanka
A delegation to Sri Lanka for two international meetings to discuss social security.
Sri Lanka declares UNESCO site Sigiriya as polythene free
Sigiriya, located in central Sri Lanka has been declared a polythene free zone.
Sri Lanka: An ideological power struggle
The ideological moorings of leaders in Sri Lanka, as they struggle for power, are as important as the strategic stakes of China and India in the Indian Ocean island state, writes PS Suryanarayana.
Sri Lanka conducts test run on China-funded railway line
The Sri Lankan Ministry of Transport conducts a test run along the new railway line.
Dengue kills 52 and affects over 48,000 people in Sri Lanka
Fifty-two people have died and over 48,000 affected by the dengue virus in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka gets new cabinet line up
Sri Lankan President appoints a new 30-member cabinet after the reinstatement of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Sri Lankan ex-president named opposition leader
Sri Lankan former President is appointed as leader of the opposition at parliament.
Wickremesinghe returns as Sri Lanka PM as crisis nears end
Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s prime minister.
Sri Lankan president assures to solve political crisis in 7 days
Sri Lankan President assures that the political crisis would be solved in seven days.
Sri Lanka’s crisis of democracy
Through three decades of post-independence civil unrest, Sri Lanka operated as a flawed yet commendable democracy. But in the past month, the country’s politicians have unleashed a democratic crisis and become a laughing stock.
