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Plenty of fish but no catch as Sri Lanka economic crisis...

The crisis has left vessels short of fuel in the ocean, and the repercussions are rippling down to dinner tables around the country

Sri Lanka hospitals running out of life-saving drugs

The country's inflation hit a record 17.5 percent in February with food inflation hitting 25 percent

Sri Lanka deploys troops as fuel shortage sparks protests

The South Asian island nation is grappling with its worst economic meltdown in over seven decades

Sri Lanka’s most sacred elephant dies aged 68

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa decreed that the animal be declared a "national treasure" and ordered its remains be preserved

Sri Lanka ends widely condemned Muslim burial policy

The country's top health official said the bodies of virus victims could now be handed over to relatives for burial at any cemetery

Sri Lanka runs out of fuel as dollar crisis worsens

Many commuters were seen using their own motorcycles and small cars Wednesday after bus operators warned of drastically scaled back schedules

Sri Lankan court acquits security officials over Easter attacks

They were accused of failing to act on warnings of an imminent attack given by foreign intelligence agencies

Cardinal Ranjith says human rights worsening in Sri Lanka

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith condemned Monday's attack on a high profile TV journalist and the "abduction" of a campaigner for justice

Sri Lankan cardinal boycotts Independence Day celebration to protest lack of...

"We want to have answers in this country, but for three years it has been increasingly difficult”

Sri Lankan Catholic priest stands by statement on Easter Sunday attacks

The priest has allegedly tagged intelligence units of providing financial and other vital assistance to those behind the attacks

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