“The official number of people who died in the collapse of the mountain of dead garbage is 24”. Sri Lankan police spokesman Priyantha Jayakody reported […]
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Sri Lanka, hired two executioners: hangings return after 43 years
Sri Lanka has recruited two executioners and is preparing to carry out four hangings for drug offences, the first in 43 years, when a moratorium […]
Partnership between Sri Lanka, India and Japan for a port terminal in Colombo
Sri Lanka today announced a partnership with India and Japan to build a terminal dedicated to deep-water container ships in the port of Colombo, near […]
Sri Lanka closes schools
Sri Lanka on Monday ordered the closure of schools, just a week after they reopened, due to an upsurge in cases of coronavirus in the […]
Tensions between Muslims and Buddhists
The Sri Lankan government on Sunday ordered that a mosque be destroyed and rebuilt elsewhere because Buddhist monks threatened to demolish it, believing it was […]
Three men arrested for posing, bare buttocks, in front of sacred Buddhist site
Sri Lankan police have arrested three men who had photographed themselves half-naked in front of a sacred site, the BBCreports. Pidurangala Rock, from which the […]
Sri Lanka reinstates ban on selling alcohol to women
March back in Sri Lanka on the sale of alcohol to women over the age of 18. Just two days after the ban was lifted […]
Unesco could remove Sri Lankan temple from World Heritage
unesco is concerned about the poor conservation of the World Heritage-listed Golden Temple of Dambulla in Sri Lanka, which could be removed from the list […]
Sri Lanka secures schools ahead of reopening on Monday
Tens of thousands of Sri Lankan security forces were busy securing the country’s public schools on Sunday before they reopened on Monday, measures decided after […]
Social networks blocked after anti-Muslim violence
Sri Lankan authorities announced on Monday that they had blocked some social networks and messaging apps, including Facebook and WhatsApp, following violence against mosques and […]