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Six die, more than 15,000 affected by Sri Lanka storms
Over 15,000 people have been affected by heavy rains in Sri Lanka while six deaths have been reported, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) said on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka probes Swiss embassy staffer’s abduction
Sri Lanka’s foreign ministry said Thursday it was investigating a Swiss complaint that one of its embassy staff in Colombo had been abducted and forced to hand over sensitive information.
Rajapakse names brother Mahinda as new PM
Newly elected Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday named his brother Mahinda as Prime Minister, cementing the grip on power of a clan credited with crushing the Tamil Tigers a decade ago.
Rajapaksa wins Sri Lanka presidential elections
Gotabaya Rajapaksa storms to power but promised to be a president for all Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka steps up security on final day of polls campaigning
Police stepped up security across Sri Lanka on Wednesday over fears of violence on the final day of campaigning for the fiercely contested presidential election, officials said.
Top court blocks Sirisena’s bid to resume hangings
Sri Lanka’s top court on Tuesday effectively blocked a plan by the president to bring back hangings for the first time since 1976 before he leaves office next month.
Sri Lanka faces its costliest election
A record number of candidates for Sri Lanka’s presidential poll next month has led to the longest-ever ballot paper and the most expensive vote in the country’s history, the Election Commission said Tuesday.
Sri Lanka suspends two senior police officers over false terrorism warning
Sri Lanka’s police on Tuesday suspended two senior officers for falsely warning of a suicide attack similar to the Easter Sunday bombings that killed at least 258 people in April.
Sri Lanka to hold presidential polls on November 16
Sri Lanka’s Election Commission Wednesday announced it will hold presidential polls on November 16, nearly two months before the incumbent’s term ends.
Sri Lanka wants S’pore to extradite ex-central bank chief over scam
Sri Lanka will request the extradition of an ex-central bank chief in relation to a $74 million insider trading scam, the attorney-general said Monday, months after Colombo accused Singapore of sheltering him.
Sri Lanka court bans anti-Shiite demo
A Sri Lankan court Sunday banned two ultra-nationalist Buddhist organisations from demonstrating against a major Shiite holy day, the first on the island since the deadly Easter Sunday suicide bombings.
Kingdom to fast-track vital MoUs
Prime Minister Hun Sen and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena agree to speed up the signing of additional MoUs.
Cambodia, Sri Lanka expand ties
Cambodia and Sri Lanka expand cooperation in the sectors of education, culture, tourism, commerce and civil aviation.
Agreements expected with Sri Lanka
Cambodia and Sri Lanka are to sign two agreements today at the Peace Palace.
Cambodia, Sri Lanka to boost trade
Cambodia and Sri Lanka pledges to boost trade cooperation during a business forum held in Phnom Penh.
Sri Lankan President to visit Kingdom
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena is set to arrive in Phnom Penh today for a four-day state visit, his first to the Kingdom.
Sirisena wants death penalty for ‘terrorists’ behind Easter blasts
Sri Lanka’s president has demanded capital punishment for the “terrorists” responsible for the deadly Easter Sunday attacks just days after he blamed international drug dealers for the suicide bombings.
Sri Lanka arrests top cop and ex-defence chief
Sri Lankan police arrest their top commander and a former defence chief over failure.
Saudis extradite five Sri Lanka bombings suspects
Five Sri Lankans wanted in connection with the Easter bombings that killed 258 people were arrested in Saudi Arabia and extradited Friday, police and Interpol said.
Arrest of Sri Lankan Bomber’s ‘Friend’ Points to Daesh Presence in India
The arrest of a man in India’s Tamil Nadu state over his suspected links to the alleged mastermind of the 21 April terror attacks in Sri Lanka is a clear sign of Daesh’s* existence in India, according to Major General (Retired) Dhruv Chand Katoch, an Indian security expert.
Easter bombers on Sri Lanka payroll: Muslim leader
The Islamic extremists behind Sri Lanka’s deadly Easter bombings received funding from state intelligence services, a top Muslim leader told a parliamentary investigation.
Sri Lanka lawmakers defy Sirisena, resume probe
Sri Lanka’s parliament Tuesday defied President Maithripala Sirisena and resumed investigations into security lapses surrounding the Easter suicide bombings that killed 258 people, officials said, as a political crisis in the country deepened.
Modi visits site of Colombo Easter bombings
Modi makes an unexpected visit to a Colombo church bombed in Easter attacks.
Sirisena fires intelligence chief over testimony
Sri Lanka’s intelligence chief is sacked over security lapses before the bombings.
Sri Lanka Muslim ministers, lawmakers quit en masse
Sri Lanka’s Muslim ministers resign en masse over widespread hate attacks.
SIrisena ‘blamed’ over security lapses
Sri Lanka’s suspended police chief petitions the Supreme Court, accusing the President of failing to prevent the Easter bombings.
China’s debt trap? The true story of Hambantota port
The fate of Hambantota port, which the Sri Lankan government leased to a Chinese firm for 99 years, has been hotly debated since the launch of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Sri Lanka president vows to crush Islamist militants
Sri Lanka’s president vows to crush Islamist militants responsible for Easter bombings.
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.
