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'We have defeated terrorism of the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam), but we have not been able to defeat their ideology,' Sirisena said. (Photo: AP | File)

Tamil separatist-extremists regrouping abroad, warns Sri Lanka President

Maithripala Sirisena said govt forces had failed to quash the Tamil rebels’ separatist ideologies despite military conquer.

21 May 2018 11:31 AM

The project was formally launched after a visit to Colombo by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2014 but work was suspended by the new administration. (Photo: File)

China clears USD 1 billion road in Sri Lanka, countering India influence

Construction of the road linking the capital Colombo with the hill resort of Kandy had been delayed due to a lack of foreign funding.

15 May 2018 11:50 AM

Sri Lanka's new Law and Order Minister Ranjith Maddumabandara said no fresh incidents of violence has been reported from anywhere in the country. (Photo: AP)

No need to extend 'state of emergency' in Sri Lanka: Law and Order Minister

The 10-day 'state of emergency' in Sri Lanka will expire on Thursday, March 15.

13 Mar 2018 3:59 PM

Tensions between Muslim groups and the majority Sinhalese Buddhist community in the country have escalated since the end of the civil war in May 2009. (Photo: File)

Sri Lankan Prez Sirisena to appoint committee to probe anti-Muslim riots

Anti-Muslim riots, since Monday, have left two persons dead and damaged several homes, businesses and mosques in the Kandy district.

10 Mar 2018 5:26 PM

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena Saturday left on a foreign tour even as his country has been hit by communal violence that has killed at least two people. (Photo: File)

Prez Sirisena India bound amid Sri Lanka state emergency, violence

Mr Sirisena will be in India to attend the first conference of the founding members of the International Solar Alliance in New Delhi.

10 Mar 2018 4:25 PM

Muslim-owned businesses and religious sites came under attack from majority Sinhala mobs, forcing the government to enforce curfew. (Photo: AP/ Representational)

Sri Lanka president removes Prime Minister after communal riots

Mr Wickremesinghe's 11-day tenure as the law and order minister was marred by racial tension in the central district of Kandy since Monday.

08 Mar 2018 6:23 PM

The government order came as anti-Muslim rioting flared anew, with Buddhist mobs attacking mosques and Muslim-owned shops in at least two towns. (Representational Image/ AP)

Amid riots, Facebook, Whatsapp, others blocked across central Sri Lanka

Anti-Muslim riots began Monday after a Buddhist Sinhalese man died after reportedly being attacked by a group of Muslim youths.

07 Mar 2018 4:46 PM

Tension has been growing between the two communities in Sri Lanka over the past year, with some hardline Buddhist groups accusing Muslims of forcing people to convert to Islam and vandalising Buddhist archaeological sites. (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lanka declares 10-day emergency after Buddhist-Muslim clashes

Some Buddhist nationalist have also protested against the presence of Muslim Rohingya asylum-seekers from mostly Buddhist Myanmar.

06 Mar 2018 2:33 PM

'Saying -- resolve things internally -- is akin to asking us to escalate the revolt, which can lead to chaos. Maldivians see India's role positively: in '88 they came, resolved the crisis, and left. They were not occupiers but liberators. This is why Maldivians look to India now,' Nasheed tweeted on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

In a rebuke to China, ex-Maldives president urges India to act as 'liberators'

Nasheed, whose Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) functions from Colombo, had appealed for India's help on Tuesday.

07 Feb 2018 9:46 PM

Mohamed Nasheed, whose Maldivian Democratic Party functions from Colombo, asked for India's help. (Photo: AP)

Amid political crisis, Ex-Maldives President urges India to ‘act swiftly’

The archipelago was plunged into chaos on Thursday when the Supreme Court called for the release of 9 imprisoned opposition politicians.

06 Feb 2018 1:19 PM

Maithripala Sirisena said he had ordered Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera to revoke his decision last week to overturn the 1979 law prohibiting the sale of any type of alcohol to women. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lanka’s president reimposes ban on women buying liquor

'The idea was to restore gender neutrality,' ministry spokesman Ali Hassen said of the decision to roll back the ban.

15 Jan 2018 10:51 AM

A brawl over a traffic accident on Gintota, about 110 kilometres south of the capital Colombo, on Thursday descended into clashes between mobs from the majority Sinhalese and minority Muslim minorities. (Photo: AFP)

Communal riots in Sri Lanka put troop on high alert

Police said 19 people have been arrested in connection with the weekend riots and the authorities were looking for more suspects.

19 Nov 2017 4:25 PM

It was not clear what triggered the clashes, with accounts varying between a road accident and a land dispute. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Plagued with communal riots, Sri Lanka deploys troops, orders curfew

A brawl degenerated into street violence between two groups, majority Buddhist Sinhalese and minority Muslims.

18 Nov 2017 7:49 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena (Photo: PTI)

India plans to open an airport in Sri Lanka, near Chinese Belt and Road outpost

China runs the seaport in Sri Lanka's Hambantota town with a 99-year lease and was planning to expand its footprint with the refinery.

13 Oct 2017 1:00 PM

MP Namal Rajapaksa son of a former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lankan ex-president's son arrested for leading violent anti-India demonstrations

Rajapakse accused the government of trying to sell the airport named after his father to an Indian company at a rock bottom price.

11 Oct 2017 11:20 AM

About 250 students of a state-owned school carried the train of the 3.2-kilometre (two-mile) long saree worn by the bride as she and the groom walked down a main road in the central district of Kandy on Thursday, local media reported. (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lankan couple deploys 250 students to carry 3.2 km long saree, under probe

The students were from a school named after Central Province Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayaka who was a special guest at the wedding.

24 Sep 2017 6:12 PM

Swaraj discussed key aspects of bilateral relations with her Sri Lankan counterpart. (Photo: Twitter)

Sushma Swaraj meets Sri Lankan counterpart Tilak Marapana, discusses bilateral relations

Swaraj, who is here to attend the 2nd Indian Ocean Conference, met Foreign Minister Marapana on the sidelines of the two-day meeting.

01 Sep 2017 12:33 PM

The immigration department's investigation unit had been on the lookout for visa overstayers in the Northern Province, immigration officials said. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

27 Indians including 5 women arrested for visa overstay in Sri Lanka

Most of the 27 Indian nationals were arrested in Jaffna, the provincial capital where ethnic Tamils form a majority of the population.

20 Aug 2017 8:13 PM

Herath joins all-rounder Asela Gunaratne and Nuwan Pradeep who picked up injuries in the first and second Tests respectively. (Photo: AP)

Injured Rangana Herath out of 3rd Sri Lanka vs India Test

The 39-year-old spinner is out with a back injury which comes as a blow to their hopes of a consolation win.

08 Aug 2017 12:33 PM

Karunaratne scored his 13th Test half-century off 83 balls, while Mendis scored his 5th Test half-century off 53 balls. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lanka vs India, 2nd Test: Kusal Mendis, Dimuth Karunaratne lead fight back

Mendis and Karunaratne added 191 as the visitors could get only two wickets in the next two sessions.

05 Aug 2017 6:07 PM

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