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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

Amnesty International calls for end to discrimination against Muslims in Sri...

The report said discrimination against Muslims has evolved from “a rising series of mob attacks ... into government policies" against Muslims

Sri Lanka braces for oil spill from sunken cargo ship

Flaming containers filled with chemicals tumbled into the sea from the ship's deck

Chemical cargo ship sinks off Sri Lanka, fouling rich fishing waters

The government on Wednesday suspended fishing along an 80-km stretch of the island's coastline, affecting 5,600 fishing boats

Sri Lankan Catholic Church leader calls on Muslims to reject extremism

Groups linked to the so-called Islamic State were responsible for the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks

Sri Lanka gov’t order makes it ‘easier to target religious, racial...

Regulation expands island nation’s ‘draconian and abusive’ Prevention of Terrorism Act, rights group says

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