Sri Lanka Completes Controversial $1 Billion Port Deal With China
Sri Lanka on Saturday sealed a billion-dollar deal to let a Chinese state firm take over a loss-making port in ...
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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 Buddhist-majority island following repeated ...
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 gone ...
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 and ...
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 ...
Sri Lankan Embassies Sheltered Criminals
Sri Lanka's foreign minister on Friday accused the previous administration of using its embassies abroad as "safe houses" for murderers ...
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 war, flagging ...
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, blaming the then army ...
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 journalists and dissidents, a court ...
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 ...