The Latest Breaking News from Sri Lanka

Sri Lankans protesting for days near the president’s office have criticized a lack of progress in finding those responsible for the deaths of more than 260 people in Islamic State-inspired bombings on Easter Sunday three years ago, adding the pressure on the government already embroiled in a deep economic crisis

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will suspend share trading for all of next week to avoid a possible stock market collapse, as its economic crisis deepens and protests against the government spread.

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin makes request to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

At an auspicious time early on Thursday, Dilani Jayaratne lit a small wood fire to boil a small pot of milk to mark the start of Sri Lanka's New Year.

The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) affirmed on Wednesday that the debts other countries owe it are “sovereign.” It referred to Sri Lanka’s announcement of defaulting on its $51 billion external debt. The Fund is one of the entities that lend to the Sri Lankan government, which has…

Sri Lankans are sharing milk rice and oil cakes to celebrate their traditional new year opposite the president’s office where they have camped out for a sixth day demanding his resignation over the worst economic crisis in memory

Strongman Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s position looks weak amid an economic crisis that threatens to turn into starvation

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Colombo has reached out to Delhi and Beijing for $3 billion in ‘bridge finance’

India is willing to commit up to another $2 billion in financial assistance to Sri Lanka while also supporting the island nation with food and fuel, five sources told Reuters, as New Delhi tries to regain ground lost to China in recent years.