Dramatic footage of plumes of smoke billowing from a cargo ship shows an incident in 2017, contrary to social media posts that falsely linked it to a Huthi attack in the Arabian Sea, as the rebels targeted commercial shipping following the outbreak of the Gaza war. The video shows a fire that engulfed a massive […]
Sri Lanka has asked Russia to allow its former soldiers fighting in Moscow’s war against Ukraine to return home voluntarily, the government said Thursday. An official delegation held two days of talks in Moscow this week where it called for compensation for 17 Sri Lankans killed in fighting, Colombo’s foreign ministry said in a statement. […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced a debt restructuring deal with countries including India, France, Japan and China in a televised address to the nation Wednesday. The agreement marks a key step in the country’s economic recovery after defaulting on debt repayment in 2022. Sri Lanka is under an International […]
Sri Lankan Facebook users have recirculated an old photo of a corroded water pipe in Thailand alongside a false claim that it was taken in the island nation. The image was first shared online by Thai users complaining about the condition of the kingdom’s water pipes in 2016 — which Thai authorities said have since […]
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Sri Lanka has closed schools as heavy rain triggered floods and mudslides in many parts of the island nation, leaving at least 10 people dead and six others missing, officials said. The education ministry announced that the reopening of schools would depend on how the weather develops. Since Sunday, heavy downpours have hit many parts […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka and Russia are starting talks Thursday to resolve the issue of Sri Lankans fighting alongside Russians in the war against Ukraine, after at least 16 people were reported missing in action. Junior Foreign Minister Tharaka Balasuriya said that the Sri Lankans, mostly retired soldiers, had been duped into […]
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s half-century-old decision to end a territorial dispute with Sri Lanka over a tiny island has become a hot-button election issue, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s party accusing the rival Congress of compromising fishermen’s rights. A 1976 agreement barred Indian fishermen from waters around the 285-acre (115-hectare) island in the Palk […]
A 19-year-old student from Sri Lanka has been charged with stabbing to death six people he lived with in Canada, including four children from a Sri Lankan family. Ottawa police chief Eric Stubbs said an “edged weapon” or “knife-like object” was used by the suspect, who was identified as Febrio De-Zoysa. He has been charged […]
Sri Lankan authorities said it would scrap free long-term visas for Russian and Ukrainian tourists. The move followed controversy caused by a Russian-organized “whites only” party. Russian tourists have been a major boost to the struggling Sri Lankan economy. Sri Lanka has scrapped free long-term visa extensions for Russians and Ukrainians who headed to the country […]
The party may be over for thousands of Russian tourists who moved to Sri Lanka amid the war in Ukraine. Authorities in the South Asian island nation said this week they were canceling long-term tourist visa extensions — a move that coincides with outrage over what appeared to be a “whites only” event organized by […]