The Latest Breaking News from Sri Lanka

Kayleigh Fraser, who is originally from St Andrews, Fife, claims she was told to hand over the travel document by six immigration officers, who turned up at her door on Tuesday.

Since the Latin American debt crisis of the 1980s, sovereign-debt crises have become a regular occurrence for emerging and developing economies. Today, Sri Lanka needs a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after defaulting on its foreign debt in May, and a growing number of low-income countries are facing…

A wrestler, a judoka and a judo coach have vanished from their accommodation in Birmingham

After three members of the 161-strong Sri Lankan team at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham mysteriously vanished, West Midlands Police have confirmed that two have been safely located

TUI cancelled holidays to Sri Lanka this week through to late August due to ongoing political instability in the country, with the Foreign Office warning Brits not to travel

Arrest is part of an ongoing crackdown against people protesting against the government over island’s economic crisis.

Sri Lanka is in a moment of challenge and crisis but has an opportunity to create a more democratic and inclusive government, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday.

An international human rights group says Sri Lanka’s government is using emergency laws to harass and arbitrarily detain protesters who are seeking political reform and accountability amid the island country’s economic crisis

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