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Sri Lankan authorities seal state-run coal procurement firm’s headquarters amid alleged irregularities

April 12, 2026 admin

Sri Lankan authorities sealed the state-owned Lanka Coal Company’s headquarters in Colombo amid accusations of supplying low-grade coal, causing massive losses to the island nation, officials said. The Crime Investigation Department (CID) sealed the office on Saturday (April 11, 2026) following a complaint filed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s Secretary, demanding a probe into all…

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Sri Lanka raises fuel prices by 25% as war bites

March 22, 2026 admin

An employee collects cash after filling petrol in a motorbike at a filling station in Wellawatte on the outskirts of Colombo on March 16, 2026. Last week, the government ordered an 8% increase in retail fuel prices and introduced rationing to limit consumption. | Photo Credit: AFP Sri Lanka raised fuel prices by 25% on…

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Iran Israel War | Sri Lanka hospital releases rescued 22 Iranian sailors

March 8, 2026 admin

In this photo released by Sri Lankan President Media Division, Sri Lankan Navy sailors rescue Iranian sailors from IRIS Dena warship after their ship sank outside Sri Lanka’s territorial waters, near Galle, Sri Lanka. | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka discharged from hospital 22 Iranian sailors who were plucked from life rafts after their warship…

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Sri Lanka to treat Iranian sailors according to ‘international law’

March 7, 2026 admin

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar with Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath, Mauritius’ Minister of Foreign Affairs Dhananjay Ritish Ramful, and Australia’s former Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne during the session ‘Heart of the Seas: The Future of the Indian Ocean’ at Raisina Dialogue 2026, in New Delhi on March 7, 2026….

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Sri Lanka rescues 32 sailors from sunk Iranian warship, recovers ‘few bodies’

March 4, 2026 admin

An ambulance enters Sri Lanka’s southern naval head quarters in Galle on March 4, 2026, to pick up Iranian sailors rescued from Iranian frigate Iris Dena that was sunk off their island earlier in the day. Sri Lanka rescued 32 “critically wounded” sailors aboard the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena, which sank on March 4, just…

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Monks criticise Sri Lankan Govt over ‘organised campaign to sully Buddhism’

February 21, 2026 admin

Article 9 of the country’s constitution warrants the head of state and the government to foster Buddhism, the religion of 74% of the population, while preserving the rights of other religions. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters A section of the powerful Buddhist clergy in Sri Lanka has criticised the government over what they termed an…

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He always wanted us to attack: Shanaka on Rathour

February 5, 2026 admin

Sri Lanka’s captain Dasun Shanaka plays a shot during the third T20 cricket match between England and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, on February 3. 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka on Thursday lauded batting consultant Vikram Rathour for his “value addition” ahead of the T20 World Cup, saying his…

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Asalanka leads Sri Lanka in ODI series against England

January 21, 2026 admin

Sri Lanka’s captain Charith Asalanka. | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka named a 17-member squad led by Charith Asalanka on Wednesday (January 21, 2026) for a three-match ODI tournament against England, the first home series in just over seven years. The opening game will be on Thursday (January 22) with the second on Saturday (January…

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Cyclone Ditwah damage in Sri Lanka | Kandy’s long path from wreckage to recovery

December 19, 2025 admin

It was C. Nithsara’s first bath in 12 days. Wrapped in a white bodysuit, with large black dots marked on his forehead and cheek — believed to ward off the evil eye — the two-month-old bounced gently on his grandmother’s lap, flashing a wide grin at visitors, blissfully unaware of the storm that had destroyed…

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Sri Lanka set to regain economic output lost to crisis, says Dissanayake

November 7, 2025 admin

Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake presents the budget for 2026 next to Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya inside the Parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on November 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Sri Lanka has nearly completed its debt restructuring process and is set to regain the economic output it lost to the 2022 financial…

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