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World Published 20 Feb, 2025 11:28am

Sri Lankan train derailed after smashing into elephants

Videos showed one elephant standing guard over an injured youngster beside the tracks

Life & Style Published 28 Dec, 2023 02:23pm

Shakira’s hometown pays huge tribute to Grammy-winning singer

Colombia-born, Grammy-winning singer Shakira has been honoured with a 6.5 meter (21 feet) bronze statue in her...

Sports Updated 11 Sep, 2023 10:29pm

Asia Cup 2023: India beat Pakistan by 228 runs in high-voltage match

Kuldeep Yadav bags five wickets

Sports Updated 27 Aug, 2023 08:43am

Pakistan whitewash Afghanistan 3-0 to top ODI rankings

Pakistan were at number two in ICC ODI rankings before series but 3-0 triumph lifted them above Australia

World Published 04 Jan, 2023 05:53pm

Bankrupt Sri Lanka to hold first polls since crisis

Island nation defaulted on its $46 billion external debt in April, which followed months of acute shortages

World Published 03 Sep, 2022 03:53pm

Ousted Sri Lankan leader faces arrest calls after return

Rajapaksa was driven in a security convoy to a new official residence in Colombo

World Published 02 Sep, 2022 11:34am

Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s deposed president to return home

'He [Gotabaya Rajapaksa] has been living in a Thai hotel as a virtual prisoner and was keen to return,' says defence official

Business & Economy Published 01 Sep, 2022 11:47am

IMF agrees to $2.9b bailout for bankrupt Sri Lanka

22m people are in the grip of worst economic crisis after running out of dollars

World Published 09 May, 2022 03:17pm

Sri Lanka imposes curfew in capital after 20 injured in clashes

Clashes break out between rival political camps in Colombo as island nation faces worst economic crisis in history

World Published 01 Apr, 2022 06:05pm

Economic crisis: Sri Lankan security forces deployed in Colombo after night of violence

COLOMBO: Security forces were deployed across the Sri Lankan capital on Friday after protesters tried to storm the...

Business Published 19 Aug, 2021 09:33am

Sri Lanka becomes first in Asia to raise interest rates since pandemic

By Swati Bhat and Chris Thomas The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) became the first in Asia on Thursday to raise...

World Published 14 Mar, 2021 12:20pm

Sri Lanka to ban burqa, shut many Islamic schools, minister says

Minister for public security Sarath Weerasekera told a news conference he had signed a paper for...