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Sri Lanka Pressed Over Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes

Sri Lanka-based Western diplomats Thursday urged Colombo to investigate a wave of anti-Muslim violence in the...

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Sri Lanka’s Firebrand Buddhist Monk Goes Into Hiding

A controversial Sri Lankan Buddhist monk linked to a wave of hate attacks targeting the country's Muslim minority has...

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Sri Lanka Police ‘failing To Stop Anti-Muslim Attacks’

Rights groups accused Sri Lankan police Wednesday of failing to stop a wave of hate crimes against Muslim businesses...

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India Calls For Deeper Ties With Sri Lanka As China Looms

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared Friday his desire for a "quantum jump" in relations with Sri Lanka, as New...

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Sri Lankan Embassies Sheltered Criminals

Sri Lanka's foreign minister on Friday accused the previous administration of using its embassies abroad as "safe...

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Sri Lanka Signals Arrests Over High-Profile Killings

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said Wednesday he would not protect anyone guilty of murder during the civil...

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Sri Lanka Ex-Leader’s Brother Shifts Blame For Killings

The brother of Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapakse denied Tuesday involvement in war-era death squads,...

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Sri Lanka Ex-Leader’s Brother ‘led Death Squad’

Former Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapakse's brother Gotabhaya directed a top-secret death squad which targeted...

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Sri Lanka To Honour $12 Bn Debt Despite Dispute

Sri Lanka Monday vowed to honour government bonds of up to 1,780 billion rupees ($11.86 billion) even as the central...