Sri Lanka
A rights group documenting alleged abuses in Sri Lanka has filed a criminal complaint with Singapore’s attorney general, seeking the arrest of former President Gotabaya...
Post resumes to Sri Lanka
The Cyprus post office on Friday said post has resumed to Sri Lanka. After suspending operations, it said all types of parcel can now be...
Sri Lanka puts emergency in place ahead of parliament’s vote for new president
Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe gazetted orders late on Sunday for a state of emergency in the crisis-ridden island nation, in an effort to head...
Sri Lankan president hands in resignation after fleeing to Singapore
Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa submitted a letter of resignation on Thursday, a spokesperson for the parliament speaker said, hours after fleeing to Singapore following...
Sri Lanka awaits president’s resignation after flight
Sri Lankans waited for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday, a day after he fled to the Maldives to escape a popular uprising...
Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives, protesters storm PM’s office
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on Wednesday,bringing to an apparent end his family’s near two-decade dominance of the country after a...
Postal services to Sri Lanka suspended
Postal services to Sri Lanka for all services except the Quickpost courier service are suspended with immediate effect and until further notice due to lack...
Sri Lanka stops fuel supply to non-essential services, shuts schools, urges work from home
Sri Lanka will shut schools and only allow fuel supplies to services deemed essential like health, trains and buses for two weeks starting Tuesday, a minister said, in...
Sri Lanka president declares state of emergency after day of protests
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency on Friday following a day of anti-government strikes and protests over the country’s deep economic crisis...
Sri Lanka PM expects police to investigate after anti-government protests turn deadly
Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday said he expects the police to investigate clashes between police officers and anti-government protesters that led to...