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Sri Lankan vegetable and fruit sellers wait for buyers at a market place in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Photo: AP)

Easter Day attacks endanger Sri Lanka economic recovery

They have devastated Sri Lanka's vital tourism industry, source of jobs for many, and are hindering foreign investment.

30 July 2019 3:37 PM IST

When the nets are full of garbage, they are put in special garbage-collecting trucks. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Parts of illegal waste sent from UK offloaded to India, Dubai: Sri...

Sri Lanka's pushback comes as Indonesia and the Philippines also returned shipments of foreign rubbish to their ports of...

27 July 2019 1:07 PM IST

All public church services were cancelled after the Easter Sunday bomb blasts. (Photo: AP)

Lankan Easter attacks inspired from Jihadi group, no IS link:...

President Maithripala Sirisena has said the attacks were the work of international drug dealers to sabotage his...

25 July 2019 3:32 PM IST

The monk, who heads the Asgiriya Chapter, one the largest and oldest Buddhist chapters in Sri Lanka, went on to call for a boycott of Muslim-owned restaurants, based on rumour that Muslim restaurants served their Buddhist customers food spiked with sterilisation medication. (Photo: AP)

Attackers of Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings were inspired by ISIS

NTJ leader Zahran Hashim made a video with fellow NTJ members pledging allegiance to ISIL leader Abu Bakr Al-Bagdadi.

25 July 2019 8:58 AM IST

While the visa category used by numerous IT professionals from India among others was discontinued in 2010, the applicants are eligible to apply for permanent residency in Britain if they meet the necessary requirements. (Photo: File/Representational)

Lanka includes India, China in free visa on arrival that stopped after...

Tourism industry officials said there have seen 70 per cent cancellations of prior bookings after the attacks.

24 July 2019 3:51 PM IST

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (Photo: AFP)

New laws will be introduced to prevent terrorism: Sri Lanka PM...

The Islamic State group also claimed responsibility for the attacks.

22 July 2019 4:05 PM IST

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lanka PM to appear before Parliamentary committee to probe Easter...

PM said that the government hopes to adopt laws to curb terrorism while looking forward to working with international...

13 July 2019 4:00 PM IST

The boat belongs to the Maharashtra government and was carrying several senior officials of the state government, including state chief secretary. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Alerted by India, Lankan coast guard intercepts boats carrying drugs...

According to Indian intelligence agencies, this drug business is a major source of income for ISI and they use this in...

11 July 2019 9:44 AM IST

Representative Image. (Photo: AFP)

Post easter attacks, Sri Lanka to slash airline charges to help boost...

Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka sharply declined in June, dealing a severe blow to the tourism industry.

10 July 2019 6:36 PM IST

Sirisena on Friday said that Jayasundara had resigned but he never sent the letter and remained in his official residence. (Photo:AP)

10 fundamental rights petitions filed in Sri Lankan SC against death...

The petitioners argued that it would result in the violation of fundamental rights as established in Article 12 (1) of...

1 July 2019 6:19 PM IST

A traumatised young Malian plucked out of the sea off Tunisia after clinging for two days to debris from an inflatable which sank told Thursday of how more than 80 migrants are feared drowned. (Photo: AFP/ Representational Image)

Tamil toddlers moved to remote island detention centre in Australia

The family's neighbours from rural Queensland have campaigned for them to stay.

31 Aug 2019 2:50 PM IST

There was a continuous exchange of fire between the terrorists and police personnel. (Photo: ANI)

Man suspected to have terror links nabbed in Kerala

He is being interrogated by top police officials at a police guest house in the city.

24 Aug 2019 7:56 PM IST