In a candid conversation with Newsweek in the stately bilateral meeting room at the President’s Secretariat in Colombo, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake laid out the realities his nation faces in ...

Torrential downpours and high winds struck large parts of the island nation as Cyclone Ditwah churned northwest toward India. By Pamodi Waravita and Mujib Mashal Pamodi Waravita reported from Colombo, ...

Urgent Structural Reforms and Efficient Public Spending Key for Long-Term Growth COLOMBO, October 7, 2025—Sri Lanka’s recent economic performance has been strong. Despite this, the recovery remains ...

Tens of thousands of civilians died amid Sri Lanka’s defeat of separatists in 2009. Some Israeli military strategists see it as a campaign to be emulated. For many people around the world, the memory ...

Sri Lanka considering Sinopec's demand to sell more fuel locally Sri Lanka to raise capacity of separate state-run refinery Sinopec, Indian, Qatari firms interested in expansion project COLOMBO, Sept ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- A passenger bus veered off a road and plunged into a precipice in a mountainous region in Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and injuring 16 others, a police spokesman said Friday. The ...

A bus fell about 500 meters off a mountainside in central Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and injuring 18, several of whom remain in critical condition. One survivor said they heard the bus driver ...

Authorities in Sri Lanka said 16 people, including five children, were injured in the Sept 4 crash AP Photo/Prasanna Pathmasiri Fifteen people have died, and 16 others are injured — including five ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A passenger bus veered off a road and plunged into a precipice in a mountainous region in Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and injuring 16 others, a police spokesman said Friday.