Former Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa will return next week Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa will return to the island nation next week after fleeing in July ... Published 17 Aug, 2022 03:08pm
World Bankrupt Sri Lanka seeks urgent help to feed children COLOMBO: Sri Lanka issued an urgent appeal on Monday to tackle rapidly spreading malnutrition among children as its... Published 01 Aug, 2022 03:25pm
World Sri Lanka president seeks unity government to save economy COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s new president Ranil Wickremesinghe has formally invited MPs to join an all-party unity... Published 01 Aug, 2022 05:54am
World Sri Lanka President says it’s not right time for Rajapaksa to return after fleeing country: WSJ Sri Lanka's new president Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday it was not the right time for former president... Updated 01 Aug, 2022 01:17am
World Sri Lanka president seeks unity government to save economy COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s new president Ranil Wickremesinghe has formally invited MPs to join an all-party unity... Published 31 Jul, 2022 03:27pm
World China defends military ship’s planned visit to Sri Lanka BEIJING/NEW DELHI: China said on Friday it hoped “relevant parties” would refrain from interfering with its... Published 30 Jul, 2022 03:39am
Business & Finance WB refuses new funding for bankrupt Sri Lanka COLOMBO: The World Bank said Friday it would not offer new funding to Sri Lanka unless the bankrupt island nation... Published 30 Jul, 2022 03:39am
Sports De Silva ton sets Pakistan monumental chase in second Test GALLE: Dhananjaya de Silva struck a century as Sri Lanka handed Pakistan a mammoth victory target of 508 before bad... Updated 27 Jul, 2022 05:16pm
World Singapore extends stay of Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa COLOMBO/SINGAPORE: Singapore has permitted former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to stay in the island... Published 27 Jul, 2022 11:56am
Sports Shafique stars as Pakistan complete record chase to win in Galle GALLE: Abdullah Shafique hit an unbeaten 160 as Pakistan chased down a record target of 342 at Galle to win a tense... Updated 20 Jul, 2022 03:00pm
World Wickremesinghe, a wily political survivor, elected Sri Lanka's president COLOMBO: Ranil Wickremesinghe, a lawyer who served as Sri Lanka's prime minister a record six times, has finally ... Updated 20 Jul, 2022 02:10pm
Sports Uncertainty surrounds Pakistani team’s tour of Sri Lanka ISLAMABAD: Uncertainty surrounds Pakistan’s tour of Sri Lanka after a state of emergency was declared in the ... Published 14 Jul, 2022 05:00am
Pakistan Imran foresees a ‘Sri Lanka-like crisis’ LAYYAH/BHAKKAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief and former premier Imran Khan Tuesday warned of a ‘Sri... Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:48am
World Sri Lanka: timeline of a crisis COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is mired in a deep political and economic crisis and on Saturday the country’s president was... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
Business & Finance IMF tells bankrupt Sri Lanka to tackle corruption, raise taxes COLOMBO: Sri Lanka should stamp out corruption and substantially raise taxes to rescue its economy, the ... Published 01 Jul, 2022 06:13am
Markets Bankrupt Sri Lanka opens oil market to foreign firms COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka announced Tuesday it was opening its oil market to foreign competition, a day after... Published 29 Jun, 2022 05:44am
World Crisis-hit Sri Lanka just days from running out of fuel COLOMBO: Sri Lanka expects to run out of fuel in days, prompting the government to close schools in Colombo and... Published 27 Jun, 2022 06:45pm
World Crisis-hit Sri Lanka shuts schools, urges work from home to save fuel COLOMBO: Troops in Sri Lanka handed tokens on Monday to people queueing for petrol amid a severe fuel shortage in ... Updated 27 Jun, 2022 01:46pm
Opinion Our situation is not much different from Sri Lanka’s? It was not very long ago that Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said the government would try its level best ... Published 27 Jun, 2022 06:06am
Markets Bankrupt Sri Lanka seeks discounted Russian oil COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Sunday announced sending ministers to Russia and Qatar to try and secure cheap... Updated 27 Jun, 2022 01:23am
World Sri Lanka banks on ‘Casino King’ to woo investors COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s president Friday appointed the island’s biggest casino operator Dhammika... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
World Another member of Sri Lanka’s ruling clan quits COLOMBO: Another member of Sri Lanka’s ruling family quit public office on Thursday, denying responsibility for an... Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am
World Sri Lanka detains Russian aeroplane COLOMBO: A Russian-operated aeroplane was seized in Sri Lanka Thursday shortly before it was due to return to Moscow... Published 02 Jun, 2022 09:20pm
Markets Sri Lanka to default on debt, no money for fuel COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is expected to be placed into default by rating agencies on Wednesday after the non-payment of... Published 19 May, 2022 05:29am
Sports Mushfiqur ton guides Bangladesh to lead over Sri Lanka CHITTAGONG: Mushfiqur Rahim struck his eighth Test century and became the first Bangladeshi to pass 5,000 runs as... Updated 18 May, 2022 06:31pm
Business & Finance Former PM whisked to navy base: Sri Lanka central bank chief threatens to quit COLOMBO/ WEERAKETIYA, (Sri Lanka): Sri Lanka’s central bank governor said on Wednesday he would quit within weeks... Published 12 May, 2022 05:40am
Sports ODIs scrapped from Pakistan's tour of Sri Lanka Both teams will now play two Tests after hosts request removal of limited-overs series Published 10 May, 2022 05:29pm
World Shots fired from Sri Lanka PM's residence COLOMBO: Shots were fired from inside the Sri Lankan prime minister's official residence Monday, as thousands of... Published 09 May, 2022 11:02pm
World Sri Lanka police tear gas student protesters outside parliament COLOMBO: Police fired tear gas on students attempting to storm Sri Lanka’s parliament Thursday as the protesters... Published 06 May, 2022 05:03am
Sports Sri Lanka name 18-member squad for Bangladesh tour COLOMBO: Dimuth Karunaratne will lead Sri Lanka's 18-man squad in Bangladesh for the two-match Test series starting... Published 04 May, 2022 11:54am