Sri Lankans News

Debt-stricken Sri Lanka has marked its 77th independence anniversary with a military parade, while the country’s newly elected president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, pledged to heal Sri Lanka's economic woes by the end of his five-year term

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party’s power in Thursday’s parliamentary election to help him implement his election pledges to solve the country’s economic woes and foster good governance

Voting has ended in Sri Lanka’s presidential election as it seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting political upheaval

Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country

Sri Lankans who usually vote along religious and ethnic lines will be keeping another factor in mind when they vote Saturday on a new president

Sri Lanka prepares to elect a new leader, Namal Rajapaksa is running for president. The 38-year-old is the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the nephew of the ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Namal Rajapaksa is presenting himself as an agent of change, but many see his bid for presidency as an attempt by the controversial political dynasty to regain power. By mid-2022, the clan's political career seemed in ruins. Some of its members were forced into hiding in military camps after angry protesters stormed their residences. Others simply gave up their seats in the government as people blamed them for hurtling the country of more than 20 million people into an economic crisis.

Sri Lanka will hold its presidential election Sept. 21 in a crucial vote that will decide the future course of the South Asian nation still struggling to recover from its economic collapse in 2022, which provoked mass protests and forced the former pre...

Indian Navy warship INS Teg is actively engaged in a search and rescue operation off the coast of Oman after an oil tanker capsized on July 15. As of now, the mission has successfully rescued eight Indian nationals and one Sri Lankan from the stricken vessel. The Indian Navy continues to search for additional crew members who remain missing. The operation was launched immediately after the tanker capsized, with INS Teg deploying advanced equipment and personnel to locate and assist the remaining crew. The Navy has coordinated with local Omauthorities and international maritime agencies to enhance the search efforts.

Nine crew members were rescued and another died as teams searched for others after an oil tanker capsized this week off the coast of Oman, according to the country's state news agency

schedule of India's upcoming white-ball tour of Sri Lanka has been revised, and the start of the contest pushed back by a day to July 27, the BCCI said on Saturday. The Indians will be touring the island nation later this month for three T20 Internationals and as many ODIs. Originally, the first match — a T20 International — was to be played on July 26, but it will now be held on July 27, followed by the remaining two T20 games on July 28 and July 30, with all the ties to be played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. The ODis, initially scheduled to start on August 1, will now begin on August 2, followed by the remaining matches on August 4 and August 7, with all the games to be held at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Ranil Wickremesinghe announced a development on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), sharing that the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has approved the launch of Starlink's satellite internet services in the country, contingent on a two-week public consultation period.

handler of the four of its nationals who were arrested at Ahmedabad airport in India for their alleged links with the banned Islamic State (ISIS) outfit, according to a media report. The Criminal Investigation Department in Colombo arrested Gerard Pushparaja Osman, the Daily Mirror portal reported.

Sri Lankan government on Thursday said that four of its nationals arrested in India last week by the authorities in Gujarat for links with the Islamic State terror group have no record of being "religious extremists" but drug addicts. Speaking to reporters in the Eastern town of Ampara, Secretary of Defence Kamal Ginaratne said that the Sri Lankan authorities were also asked to check on the background of those arrested in India and accordingly after a probe it has been found that they are into drugs. «We are currently investigating them. We have found them to be severely addicted to drugs. They are not religious extremists,» Gunaratne said responding to a question. He said that the Sri Lankan authorities have arrested more of their associates but it won't be right to reveal any more details on them as the investigation is going on.

The International Monetary Fund says the economic situation in debt-stricken Sri Lanka is improving gradually from the country's worst economic crisis two years ago

Maldives has deported 186 foreigners, including 43 Indians, after accusing them of committing crimes like visa violations and drug offences, according to a media report. The highest number of people deported was from Bangladesh. At least 83 Bangladeshis were deported followed by 43 Indians, 25 Sri Lankans and 8 Nepalis. The date of their deportation is not yet known, Male-based news outlet Adhadhu reported. The deportations come as efforts are underway in the Maldives to shut down businesses operated illegally.

Cricket World Cup is over and four teams remain in the running for the title. It's India vs. New Zealand and South Africa vs.

statue captures Sachin Tendulkar in the dynamic act of executing a cricket stroke. The legendary cricketer used this shot frequently to smash over 34,000 runs in both Test and One Day International (ODI) matches. Sachin Tendulkar is the only batter in the history of cricket to slam 100 centuries.

The only bright spot for Sri Lankans on the day of the final of the Asia Cup was the announcement from the Asian Cricket Council that the hardworking ground staff and curators at Pallekele and Colombo would receive a bonus of $50,000. That was the best spent Rs 42 lakh in a tournament that ended in an onfield damp squib.Mohammad Siraj was simply irresistible, hitting the exact lines and lengths in an early spell that ripped out the heart of the Sri Lankan batting. Jasprit Bumrah opened the door, winkling out a wicket in the first over, but it was Siraj who put in a barnstorming performance. The signs were there in his first over, when he worked over Kusal Mendis, beating the bat with four consecutive deliveries without drawing the edge. Even as Mendis lived dangerously, Pathum Nissanka paid the price,opening the face of the bat while playing towards off for Ravindra Jadeja to come in and take a sharp catch low and to his right.

India vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 2023 Finals: Rohit Sharma-led Team India stunned the defending champions Asia Cup in the final match of the tournament. It all happened so fast, courtesy of Mohammed Siraj's pace attack that the opponents didn't get the time to realize what was happening with them. Mohammed Siraj petrified Sri Lanka's batting order with his magical spell of 6/21 and many batters will reconsider their skills after today's final.

Sri Lanka’s Parliament approved an anti-corruption legislation as the island nation attempts to overcome an unprecedented economic crisis

economy has been growing steadily for a decade, last year by 4.7%. In 2010 GDP per person, adjusted for prices, was 53% of the EU average; by 2021 it was 74%. Meanwhile the population shrank from 23.2m in 1990 to 19m today.