Officials on Tuesday said Sri Lanka has taken steps to establish housing projects exclusively for expatriate workers. Sri Lanka’s Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara said the project was jointly implemented by the Bureau of Foreign Employment and…
Cyclonic storm forecasted in Sri Lanka
A low-level atmospheric disturbance that developed over the southeast Bay of Bengal area will gradually develop into a low-pressure area turn into a cyclonic storm within the next few days in Sri Lanka. The country’s Department of Meteorology made the…
Sri Lanka to get first tranche of $2.9b bailout in two days: IMF
Sri Lanka will get the first $330m tranche of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout package in the next two days, says the global lender, putting the onus on the cash-strapped country to rein in its debt to sustainable levels.…
Sri Lanka raises objections to sanctions imposed by Canada on 2 ex-presidents
Sri Lanka on Wednesday raised strong objections with Canada over a decision to impose sanctions on two former Sri Lankan Presidents. Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said that he raised Sri Lanka’s concerns at a meeting with Canada’s acting high commissioner…
Elephant injures 17 after going on rampage during religious festival (Metro)
More than a dozen people were injured after an elephant ran amok at a religious festival in Sri Lanka. At least 17 worshipers were hurt at the Kotte Rajamaha Vihara temple on Saturday night when the huge animal suddenly bolted.…
Muslims rejoin Sri Lanka cabinet after Easter bombings (Guardian)
Sri Lanka’s Muslim ministers who resigned en masse in the wake of the deadly Easter Sunday bombings have rejoined the government, officials said Tuesday, after police cleared them of any involvement with Islamists. Nearly 100 people linked to a local…
Sri Lanka attacks: India arrests man ‘linked to Easter Sunday bomber’ (BBC)
Indian anti-terrorism investigators have arrested a man with alleged links to the suicide bomber who planned Sri Lanka’s deadly Easter Sunday attacks. Investigators said Mohammad Azharuddin, 32, was friends on Facebook with Zahran Hashim, the alleged ringleader of the attacks,…
Cricket World Cup: Pakistan v Sri Lanka delayed by rain (BBC)
Rain delayed the start of the World Cup match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Bristol. The square remained covered at the scheduled start time of 10:30 BST, and further rain is expected. BBC Weather’s Lucy Martin told BBC Test…
Sri Lanka bans face coverings after attacks (BBC)
Sri Lanka has banned face coverings in public, following a spate of suicide attacks on Easter Sunday that killed at least 250 people and injured hundreds. President Maithripala Sirisena said he was using an emergency law to impose the restriction…
Sri Lanka attacks: Bomber ‘studied in UK and Australia’ (BBC)
One of the attackers behind the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka studied in the UK, officials say, as further details on the bombers emerge. The country’s deputy defence minister said the bomber studied in the UK before doing a…
